OT: IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon killed in crash

[sherbert1421]

very tragic. thoughts and prayers out to the friends and family of dan wheldon

 

[Ho_Brah]

brutal crash. sad sad day for motorsports. my heart goes out to his wife and family. RIP, such a great person on and off the track.

 

[Ho_Brah]

 

[recon]

 

[mbhhofr]

How tragic. RIP Dan Wheldon. I had four comp tickets for the race. I gave them to my neighbor. The track is the next exit from mine off the Interstate.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

What a terrible crash. RIP Mr Wheldon.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I have been a fan of open wheel racing for 20 years and it really can be tough to follow. It is such a small group of guys and you really feel like you get to know them. Dan didn't have a ride for one of the races following his Indy 500 win and another driver was driving his car. Well, he was doing commentary in the booth with the guys and was so funny and interesting to listen to. He kept saying "be careful, that's my Indy car" when the other guy was getting close to people. It really was witty and fun to hear him.

He has a young wife and two young sons. All of my thoughts and prayers are with him. Racers race, and I am sure that Dan is getting fitted for a new firesuit and seat in a better place right now.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I have been a fan of open wheel racing for 20 years and it really can be tough to follow. It is such a small group of guys and you really feel like you get to know them. Dan didn't have a ride for one of the races following his Indy 500 win and another driver was driving his car. Well, he was doing commentary in the booth with the guys and was so funny and interesting to listen to. He kept saying "be careful, that's my Indy car" when the other guy was getting close to people. It really was witty and fun to hear him.

He has a young wife and two young sons. All of my thoughts and prayers are with him. Racers race, and I am sure that Dan is getting fitted for a new firesuit and seat in a better place right now.

That's brutal and a sad story.

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

Dammit all to hell, why is it always the nice guys that die on the track? This is Greg Moore all over again. It's never the wreckless jerks like Tony Stewart that these things happen to.

R.i.p Dan

 

[pixburgher66]

That picture just slays my heart. R.I.P. Dan.

 

[Automattic]

R.I.P. My thoughts are with his family.

 

[Automattic]

Dammit all to hell, why is it always the nice guys that die on the track? This is Greg Moore all over again. It's never the wreckless jerks like Tony Stewart that these things happen to.

R.i.p Dan

How about nobody deserves to die on the racetrack!?

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Not even gonna pretend I have any clue who this guy is or that I'm shocked a guy whose job is to drive a car 200mph in close quarters was killed (I'm actually suprised it doesn't happen more often, which speaks to the safety equiment).

But small kids having to grow without a dad now is always super sad and depressing. THAT hits home hard. See it all the time on the news. I hate watching the news.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Open wheeled cars is like playing Russian Roulette. Sooner or latter it will kill you.

 

[Automattic]

When Weldon won the Iowa 250, he donated all of his winnings to tornado and flood victims of Iowa. It was a bad year around here ,weatherwise , if you recall. Pretty cool and other drivers followed suit and gave up their money too. Racers are a close knit and good group of people.


2008 article: Dan Wheldon wins the Iowa Corn Indy 250 | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

 

[jstewismybastardson]

RIP

/that guy had some great chompers

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Horrible crash. There was debris everywhere. RIP Dan Wheldon.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Dammit all to hell, why is it always the nice guys that die on the track? This is Greg Moore all over again. It's never the wreckless jerks like Tony Stewart that these things happen to.

R.i.p Dan

holy christ


In a cruel twist of irony, the accident was grimly reminiscent of a championship battle Franchitti was involved in back in 1999. On that day, his best friend, Greg Moore, was killed in virtually the same type of impact in a single-car crash on Lap 10 in the final race of the season. Moore's father, Ric, was at Sunday's race, his first time attending an IndyCar race since his son was killed 12 years ago.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/racing/more/10/16/dan.wheldon/index.html#ixzz1b4lZ5bg9

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I just keep replaying the clip over and over again. Brutal.

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

holy christ


In a cruel twist of irony, the accident was grimly reminiscent of a championship battle Franchitti was involved in back in 1999. On that day, his best friend, Greg Moore, was killed in virtually the same type of impact in a single-car crash on Lap 10 in the final race of the season. Moore's father, Ric, was at Sunday's race, his first time attending an IndyCar race since his son was killed 12 years ago.

Read more: Dan Wheldon dies in Las Vegas crash - SI.com - Racing

That's the first thing that came to my mind. This is the second time he watched one of his best friends die on the track. And Moore's dad being there is just unreal.