Dan Wheldon, Indianapolis 500 2011 Champion Passed Away

Last Sunday, October 16, 2011, the tragic incident that cut the life of Dan Wheldon, the former Indianapolis 500 2005 and 2011 champion remind us of his legacy in racing. According to our source, Dan tried to made a turn in the final lap of the race but things goes rough unexpectedly. It is because somehow, the car leading his way wrecked and he immediately took advantage of his remaining time but the speed of his car cannot set a clear way for him.

However, Dan failed to bring home the other prestigious awards way back on May of 2011 but he earned the spotlight of the recent Indy 500. His two winning races has been recorded in the history, as a Panther Racing driver way back in 2010. And somehow, the recent race he aimed to win brought him to his final destination.

Wheldon grow up in southern part of England, somewhere in Emberton. And at the age of 21, he moved to United States and signed for Andretti Green Racing owned by Michael Andretti. The man behind of his success not just for his racing career and probably as well for his popularity.

He passed away at the age of 33, Dan will be remembered by the people who loved to follow his race. He inspired anyone in his field and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the place of his final run. And in addition to this report, he died two-hours after of the tragic accident and the management decided to stopped the event for a while.

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