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Nerf battle racer1/31/2024 He had three younger brothers and a sister. He was the son of plumber and domestic heat electrician Clive Wheldon and his wife Sue. Wheldon was born in the village of Emberton near the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England on 22 June 1978. He was 33 years old and the first driver to die in Ind圜ar competition since Paul Dana in 2006. At the season-ending IZOD Ind圜ar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Wheldon was killed in a collision with a fence post alongside the circuit on the race's eleventh lap. He won his second Indianapolis 500 in May of that year. He drove part-time for Bryan Herta Autosport and later Sam Schmidt Motorsports in the 2011 season. Wheldon left the team at the conclusion of the season. He returned to Panther Racing for the 20 seasons, failing to win a race but taking a further four podium results during this period. During the 20 seasons, Wheldon's form lowered but he won four additional races to place fourth overall in both years. in points but finishing second because of count-back on the number of victories taken by both drivers. In the 2006 season, he moved to CGR, tying Sam Hornish Jr. He won the drivers' title in 2005 with the record for most victories (including that year's Indianapolis 500) during a season. The following year, Wheldon moved to AGR, finishing as runner-up in the 2004 championship. He began driving in Ind圜ar with Panther Racing in 2002. F2000 National Championship, the Toyota Atlantic Championship and Indy Lights. Wheldon began competitive karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to open-wheel car racing in the U.S. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 20, and was co-winner of the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (posthumously)ĭaniel Clive Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was a British motor racing driver who won the 2005 Ind圜ar Series Drivers' Championship for Andretti Green Racing (AGR). Ind圜ar Series Most Popular Driver (posthumously) Unsurvivable blunt force trauma to the headĬalvary Catholic Cemetery, Clearwater, Floridaīryan Herta Autosport/ Sam Schmidt Motorsports (2011)
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