Dan Wheldon

No Clear Favorite For 'Super Bowl' Of Racing

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Indianapolis 500, Motor Sports, Video, Indy 500, Marco Andretti, Super Bowl of Racing, Roger Penske, Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marco Andretti knows how much heartache his family has suffered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs no reminders that IndyCar cou...

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Marco Andretti: One to Watch This Weekend at Indy

James M. Clash | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Auto Racing, Dan Wheldon, Marco Mario Michael Andretti, Las Vegas Indy Crash, Indy Indianapolis 500, Celebrity Apprentice, Helio Castroneves, Sports News
James M. Clash

This isn't 2006 -- and Marco is a veteran now, easily qualifying for his seventh Indy 500 this year. Confident but not cocky, the 25-year-old is realistic about his chances. Over lunch at Palm Too in New York, he answered my questions.

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Auction Grants Huge Sum For Family Of Killed IndyCar Driver

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Indianapolis 500, Indycar Racing Death, Susie Wheldon, Dan Wheldon Fundraiser, Video, Graham Rahal, Indycar Racing, Auction Cause, Dan Wheldon Auction, Dan Wheldon, Impact News

An auction dedicated to the late Dan Wheldon raised more than $600,000 that will go to his wife and two young sons. The final total of $627,203 was r...

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AP Sports Story Of Year Is..

AP | By RACHEL COHEN | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Green Bay Packers, Penn State Football, Penn State Scandal, Dallas Mavericks, Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Cardinals World Series, St. Louis Cardinals, Jerry Sandusky, Ohio State, Packers Super Bowl, Dan Wheldon, Syracuse Scandal, Penn State, Mavericks Heat, Ohio State Football, Syracuse, Sports News

By RACHEL COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- The ouster of one of America's most revered coaches, Penn State's Joe Paterno, after shocking child s...

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Pictures Of The Week: Oct. 16-Oct. 22 (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Gaddafi, Photos, Photography, India, Pictures of the Week, Muammar Gaddafi, Flooding, Ireland, Exposure, Dan Wheldon, Culture News

To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. ...

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Did You See That?! Top Sports Photos Oct. 16-Oct. 22

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Photography, Photos, Equestrian, Sports Photos, Soccer, Field-Hockey, Pan-American Games, Exposure, Indy Car, Dan Wheldon, Sports News

To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. ...

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IndyCar Remembers Wheldon

AP | By MICHAEL MAROT | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Dan Wheldon Tribute, Video, Auto Racing, Dario Franchitti, Indy Car, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dan Wheldon's friends shed a few tears and shared lots of laughs Sunday. Some couldn't even bear to say goodbye a week after the two-...

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NASCAR Remembers Dan Wheldon As It Prepares To Race

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Video, Carl Edwards, Dan Wheldon Nascar, Talladega Superspeedway, Nascar, Tony Stewart, Auto Racing, Greg Biffle, Dan Wheldon, Talladega, Sports News

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Tony Stewart competes in NASCAR. His heart, though, belongs to open-wheel racing, and he spent the first 25 years of his life ...

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Why We Race: Reflections From a Driver After Dan Wheldon's Death

Leilani Münter | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Ayrton Senna, Auto Racing, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Nascar, Dale Earnhardt, Sports News
Leilani Münter

After Dan Wheldon's death, many of his fellow drivers were openly sobbing at the track. The danger we all face every day had become real and had stolen someone we all loved. So why do we do it?

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Jon Lester, Jim Harbaugh Jim Schwartz, Nba Lockout, Dan Wheldon Dies, Dan Wheldon Dead, Ballpark Beer, Dan Wheldon, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

If an NFL player wears his socks funny, he gets fined. But if a coach (Detroit's Jim Schwartz) acts like an idiot and challenges another (49ers' Jim Harbaugh) to a fight on television? The league takes a pass.

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Could IndyCar Tragedy Have Been Avoided?

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Wheldon, Video, Weldon, Indycar Wheldon, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Indy Car, Dan Wheldon Dead, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

Grief was the most pervasive emotion at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the bleary-eyed aftermath of driver Dan Wheldon's death. But it wasn't the onl...

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Best Athlete Tweets Of The Week

The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Dan Wheldon Tweets, Funny Athlete Tweets, LeBron James Tweets, Best Athlete Tweets, Dan Wheldon, Chad Ochocinco, Best Athletes on Twitter, Chad Ochocinco Tweets, LeBron James, Sports News

The week that was in sports saw two different teams punch their ticket to the World Series, the NBA decide to cancel the first two weeks of their seas...

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Wheldon's Death Leaves a Legacy of Triumph and Sadness

Karl Ueberbacher | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Dan Wheldon, Dan-Wheldon-Tribute, Dan Wheldon Crash, Dan Wheldon Death, Dan Wheldon Dies, Sports News
Karl Ueberbacher

When I think about my conversation with Dan Wheldon last week, and some of the others that I had with Dan through the years, I think of the way in which he had learned to give himself so unselfishly to the sport he loved.

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Justin Timberlake And Ashley Judd Remember Dan Wheldon

E! Online | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Ashley Judd, William Rast, Justin Timberlake, Dan Wheldon, Celebrity News

Justin Timberlake and Ashley Judd are mourning yesterday's tragic death of two-time Indianapolis 500 champ Dan Wheldon, whom both knew personally. ...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Jim Schwartz, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers, Jim Harbaugh, Rugby World Cup, World Series, Dan Wheldon Dies, St. Louis Cardinals, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Texas Rangers, Dan Wheldon Dead, Fauja Singh, Dan Wheldon, Dewey-Bozella-Debut, New York News
Len Berman

St. Louis had the 11th highest payroll in Major League Baseball, the Texas Rangers had the 13th. They're both heading to the World Series.

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Death Reveals Dangers Of Auto Racing

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Wheldon, Dan Wheldon Death, Video, Indycar Crash, Dan Wheldon Dies, Racing Safety, Wheldon Dead, Indy Car, Auto Racing, Wheldon Crash, Dan Wheldon Dead, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

-- The death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt led to sweeping safety improvements in NASCAR, which has not suffered a fatality since. Now...

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Two-Time Indy 500 Champ Dies At Age 33

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Wheldon, Dan Wheldon Death, Video, Dan Wheldon Dies, Indycar Crash, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Auto Racing, Indy Car, Dan Wheldon Dead, Indy Car Crash, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

LAS VEGAS — Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice ...

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F1 Champs Remember Wheldon As "True Fighter"

AP | STEVE DOUGLAS | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Lewis Hamilton, Formula One, Video, Dan Wheldon Death, Wheldon, Indycar Crash, Dan Wheldon Dies, Wheldon Dead, Jenson Button, F1, Indy Car, Wheldon Crash, Dan Wheldon Dead, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

EMBERTON, England — Struggling to hold back tears, Clive Wheldon's voice quivered as he spoke about his son, "a true champion and a gentleman." ...

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Two-Time Indy 500 Champ Dies After Fiery 15-Car Wreck

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Video, Wheldon, Dan Wheldon Dies, Indycar Crash, Indycar Death, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Indy Car, Dan Wheldon Dead, Indy Car Crash, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

The perfect storm: A high-banked oval crowded with the largest field of the season. Inexperienced or impatient drivers racing at more than 220 mph. Ab...

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Drivers, Fans React To Death Of IndyCar Driver

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Dan Wheldon Tribute, Dan Wheldon Death, Video, Dan Wheldon Salute, Indycar Crash, Dan Wheldon Dies, Indy Car, Indy Car Crash, Dan Wheldon Dead, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

After learning that IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon had passed away due to injuries suffered in a horrific 15-car wreck that occurred during the 11th lap o...

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Indy 500 Winner Dies After Massive Wreck

AP | By JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Dan Wheldon Crash, Video, Dan Wheldon Death, Indycar Crash, Dan Wheldon Wreck, Las Vegas Crash, Indycar Racing, Indy Car, Auto Racing, Dan Wheldon Dead, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News

LAS VEGAS -- Race car drivers always know the worst can happen whenever they get behind the wheel. On Sunday, it happened to one of IndyCar's biggest...

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IndyCar Driver Killed In Crash Was Sponsored By Justin Timberlake's Label

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: William Rast, Indy 500, Dan Wheldon Dies, Justin Timberlake, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Video, Style News

Justin Timberlake's clothing brand, William Rast, lost a brand representative when Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died in a 15-car c...

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IndyCar Driver Dies In Massive 15-Car Wreck

AP | JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Las Vegas Indy 300 Crash, Dan Wheldon Crash, Dan Wheldon Dies, Dan Wheldon Crash Video, Las Vegas Crash, Indy Car, Dan Wheldon, Video, Indycar Crash, Indycar Racing, Dan Wheldon Dead, Las Vegas Indy 300, Wheldon Crash, Indycar, Sports News

LAS VEGAS — Race car drivers always know the worst can happen whenever they get behind the wheel. On Sunday, it happened to one of IndyCar's bi...

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Wheldon Aiming To Become IndyCar's First Five Million Dollar Man

Karl Ueberbacher | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Indycar Prize Money, Dan Wheldon Earnings, Dan Wheldon Five Million Dollars, Izod Indycar World Championships, Indycar Godaddy Challenge, Indycar Championship, Dan Wheldon, Indycar, Sports News
Karl Ueberbacher

Wheldon will start from the back of the record 34-car grid. But if he makes it to the front for the checkered flag, Wheldon and a lucky fan will split the $5 million dollar GoDaddy Challenge grand prize.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Rafael Nadal, Jim Tressel, Nba Finals, Miami Heat, Jim Tressel Scandal, Dallas Mavericks, Gary Carter Brain Tumors, Jed Mildon, Dan Wheldon, New York News
Len Berman

Stunning news. Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel resigning. His players got illegal benefits, and he lied to the NCAA. It's stunning on two levels. Whoever heard of a coach paying the piper for his misdeeds?

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