Dan Wheldon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Wheldon
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1978(1978-06-22)
Age	46
Date Of Death	2011-10-16
Birthplace	Emberton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Dan Wheldon Biography

Dan Wheldon is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England, United Kingdom. British driver of race cars from Britain who is the 2004 Indy Racing League Indycar series champion. The tragically deceased driver was killed in the course of an incident on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the wake of his death He reportedly signed a contract in conjunction with Andretti Autosport to replace On the day of his death, he reportedly signed a deal with Andretti Autosport to replace Danica Patrick..

Wheldon was born in the village of Emberton near the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England on 22 June 1978. He was the son of plumber and domestic heat electrician Clive Wheldon and his wife Sue. Wheldon was of Irish descent. He had three younger brothers and a sister. Wheldon’s family was connected to motorsport; his father had competed in karting from an early age and his mother acted as Clive’s timekeeper. He went to the Bedford School until he completed his GCSE examinations at the age of 16. Wheldon attained good reading grades and excelled in cross-country running, rugby and squash. He was also captain of the school’s cricket team.

Daniel Clive Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was a British motor racing driver who won the 2005 IndyCar Series Drivers’ Championship for Andretti Green Racing (AGR). He won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011, and a was co-winner of the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR).

He had two kids together with wife Susie Behm.

Dan Wheldon Net Worth

Dan Wheldon is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Wheldon 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kart racing began for him at the age of four.

He had an adversary against British track car racer He developed a rivalry with British race car driver Jenson Button..

An autopsy conducted by Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy on 17 October determined that Wheldon died of a blunt force trauma to his head. He was the fifth Indianapolis 500 winner to die in a racing accident in the same year as winning the race, and the first repeat winner to do so. Preceding Wheldon were Gaston Chevrolet (1920), Joe Boyer (1924), Ray Keech (1929), and George Robson (1946). He was also the first driver to be killed in IndyCar competition since Paul Dana died in an accident during practice for the 2006 Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. On 22 October, Wheldon was given a funeral at the First Presbyterian Church of St. Petersburg attended by almost 1,000 mourners. Fellow drivers Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Wheldon’s three brothers acted as pall-bearers. The next day, IndyCar held a public memorial service for him at Conseco Fieldhouse (now Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis attended by members of the motor racing community and his family and fans. A second memorial service for Wheldon took place at the All Saints’ Church in his home town of Emberton on 6 November. He is buried at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Clearwater, Florida.

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Who is Dan Wheldon Dating?

According to our records, Dan Wheldon married to Susie Behm. As of December 1, 2023, Dan Wheldon’s is not dating anyone.

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He progressed to the 2000 Toyota Atlantic Championship, driving for PPI Motorsports in its No. 3 Swift 008.a vehicle, winning the season-opening Homestead–Miami Speedway round to become the first driver in series history to win on his debut. He won the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca race, finishing as runner-up in the championship standings with 159 points and a further nine top-ten finishes. Wheldon was named the series’ Rookie of the Year. For the 2001 season, Wheldon moved to the PacWest Lights outfit to compete in the higher-tier Indy Lights Championship. In the No. 1 Lola T97/20-Buick 3800 V6, he won two races in the championship’s second half (Gateway Motorsports Park and Road Atlanta) and placed in the top-ten in all twelve events to finish as runner-up in the drivers’ championship with 149 points. Wheldon was named the 2001 Indy Lights Rookie of the Year.

Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Dan Wheldon celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

After his objective of obtaining a seat in Championship Auto Racing Teams (later Champ Car World Series) went unfulfilled, he began his association with the rival Indy Racing League (IRL) by joining Panther Racing as its test driver in June 2002. He later brought capital to the team and drove their second car for the final two races of the 2002 season. Wheldon qualified seventh in the No. 7 Dallara IR02 Chevrolet V8 and finished tenth in his first IRL race, the Delphi Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. He came fifteenth in the season-closing Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished his two-race campaign thirty-sixth in the points standings with 35 points accrued. When funding for a second Panther Racing car fell through, Andretti Green Racing (AGR) co-owner Kim Green contacted Wheldon in October and asked him to test its IRL car and develop its Honda engine at Homestead–Miami Speedway the following month. Wheldon was signed to be the team’s test driver in November as they sought sponsorship to enable his participation during the 2003 season.

What caused Dan Wheldons death?

An autopsy conducted by Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy on 17 October determined that Wheldon died of a blunt force trauma to his head. He was the fifth Indianapolis 500 winner to die in a racing accident in the same year as winning the race, and the first repeat winner to do so.

How many people died in the Dan Wheldon crash?

There were 34 cars in October’s Las Vegas event. The infrastructure, fencing, barriers, track and all facilities were thoroughly reviewed prior to the season’s fateful final race. There were 15 cars involved in the multi-car wreck that took Wheldon’s life. The accident occurred on lap 11 of 200.

What car was Dan Wheldon driving when he crashed?

Fortunately, cameras cut to a broad view right before Wheldon’s No. 77 lifted off Paul Tracy’s car and flew from the inside track into the outside catch wall, bursting into flames upon impact and skidding back across the pavement.

Is Dan Wheldon still alive?

October 16, 2011

What was Dan Wheldon last words?

Sometimes one’s final tweet has a sense of irony—as was the case when two-time Indianapolis 500 winning race car driver Dan Wheldon tweeted “ Green!!! ” prior to a race in Las Vegas, where he died in a 15-car accident.