Dan Wheldon: What We Can Learn from the Drivers Tragic Death

Today the IndyCar Series lost a true hero, Dan Wheldon, in a horrific multi-car accident at Las Vegas Motorspeedway.In what was supposed to be a day of celebration for the end of the season and a day of excitement for Wheldon, as he raced for $5 million dollars, turned into a tragedy for everyone in the sports community as they lost as a terrific racer, man and father. Wheldon had a great career in the IndyCar series. Born in England, he got his start carting like most IndyCar drivers today.  Wheldon worked his way over the United States and was able to finally get a ride in the IndyCar series. Wheldon experienced tremendous success toward the beginning of his career.  He won the series championship in 2005 as well as hi...

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