Dan Wheldon Crash: Danica Patrick, Ashley Judd and Racing Community’s Reaction

Words can't explain how the racing community feels today.Knowing that someone who was so dearly loved by the racing world perished as his car went airborne brings tears to your eyes.To make matters worse, this was just another in a long line of tragedies that have rocked the sports world this year.William Caviness collapsed and perished just a few feet from the finish line at the Chicago Marathon. The Lokomotiv hockey team fell victim to a horrific plane crash in Russia. Hockey players Wade Belak and Derek Boogaard were both found dead earlier this year as well.Like Caviness, Wheldon passed away doing what he loved.Wheldon was just months removed from his incredible come-from-behind victory at the Indianapolis 500, when his car collided and...

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