Dan Wheldon: IndyCar Releases Findings Following Legend’s Tragic Death

It has been two months since Dan Wheldon was killed in an accident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and IndyCar has completed its findings of the accident and made them public. According to the report on SpeedTV.com, it was a number of usual circumstances you normally see on a racetrack that all converged at one time that led to Wheldon's death, though the track, which came under fire afterwards, was a contributing factor. SpeedTV.com's report said: The accident review revealed that Wheldon's path on the lower portion of the racetrack was blocked by the multi-car crash he was approaching. The No. 77 car became airborne and ultimately impacted a vertical post of the track fencing. The pole intruded the cockpit, and the impact with the d...

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