The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.

After interviewing the championship contenders Randy Bernard president of IndyCar announced to the officials drivers and fans that Wheldon had died from the accident after being pronounced dead on arrival. ** Podium (non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finiDan Wheldons. He was 33 years old.

He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. Daniel Clive Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was an English racing driver.