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Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon in Gasoline Alley at Indianapolis in 2007.
Racing Driver
NameDaniel Clive Wheldon
NationalityUK British
Date of birth22 June 1978(age 32)
Place of birthEmberton, Olney, England, United Kingdom
2010 IRL IndyCar Series
Debut season2002
Current teamPanther Racing
Car no.4
Former teamsChip Ganassi Racing
Andretti Green Racing
Panther Racing
Starts100
Wins15
Poles5
Best finish1st in 2005
Previous seriesIndy Lights
Toyota Atlantic Championship
U.S. F2000 Championship Series (2001
2000
1999)
Championship titlesIRL IndyCar Series Champion (2005)
AwardsIRL IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year (2003)

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Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is an English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament . He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Interview With Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti, Finishes 2nd and 3rd at Chicagoland - Auto Racing Daily Tweet this news
Auto Racing Daily---DAN WHELDON-: I hope it was as entertaining for the fans as it was for the drivers. It was pretty hairy at times. I thought the team did a very good job. ... - Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:33:27 GMT+00:00
IndyCar Series: Wheldon and Carpenter, Both Ready for Kentucky Challenge - Auto Racing Daily Tweet this news
Auto Racing Daily--Both Panther Racing drivers -Dan Wheldon- and Ed Carpenter led last weekend's IZOD IndyCar Series event at Chicagoland Speedway, where Wheldon collected a ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:15:40 GMT+00:00
IndyCar title battle heats up with three races to go - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news
MiamiHerald.com--Franchitti finished just 0.04 seconds ahead of -Dan Wheldon- for his third victory of the season. "I think what we saw [at Chicagoland], we see how quickly ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:57:27 GMT+00:00
Crash ends Dan's hopes - Bedford Today Tweet this news
Bedford Today--Former Bedford School pupil -Dan Wheldon- suffered a disappointing time in the IZOD IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sunday. After qualifying in 12th ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:12:28 GMT+00:00
Power earns record eighth pole of '10 - autosport.com Tweet this news
autosport.com--Simona de Silvestro had another strong run for HVM in 11th, while -Dan Wheldon- (Panther) led his group for a while, was pushed down to seventh and outside ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:08:02 GMT+00:00
Mid-Ohio: Panther Racing qualifying report - Motorsport.com Tweet this news
Motorsport.com--LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 6, 2010) -- National Guard Panther Racing driver -Dan Wheldon- appeared poised to advance to the second round of qualifications ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:02:23 GMT+00:00
Aug. 4: On Hornish and Wheldon - Indianapolis Star (blog) Tweet this news
Indianapolis Star (blog)--Panther's current driver, -Dan Wheldon-, has expressed interest in NASCAR in the past. Could Hornish to Panther mean Wheldon to NASCAR? ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:02:18 GMT+00:00
IndyCar champion Franchitti finding thrills, fun on way to Sonoma - Vallejo Times-Herald Tweet this news
Vallejo Times-Herald--Looking to fill the seat left vacant by -Dan Wheldon's- departure to Panther Racing, Ganassi brought Franchitti back to open-wheel racing. ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:34:38 GMT+00:00
2010 Mid-Ohio: Panther IndyCar Race Recap - PaddockTalk Tweet this news
PaddockTalk---Dan Wheldon-, No. 4 National Guard: "We started off and held position at a reasonable pace and then the National Guard Panther Racing guys had a great pit ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:06:50 GMT+00:00
Dan 'Sourdough' Wheldon Ready To Bake Bread In San Francisco - PerishableNews (press release) Tweet this news
PerishableNews (press release)---Dan Wheldon-, driver of the National Guard car on the IZOD IndyCar® Series circuit, will trade-in his racing gloves for floured hands and sourdough bread ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:29:34 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Laurent Redon
IndyCar Series
Rookie of the Year

2003
Succeeded by
Kosuke Matsuura
Preceded by
Buddy Rice
Indianapolis 500 Winner
2005
Succeeded by
Sam Hornish, Jr.
Preceded by
Tony Kanaan
IRL IndyCar Series Champion
2005
Succeeded by
Sam Hornish, Jr.
Awards
Preceded by
Mark Webber
Autosport
Rookie of the Year

2003
Succeeded by
A. J. Allmendinger
Preceded by
Andy Priaulx
Autosport
British Competition Driver of the Year

2005
Succeeded by
Jenson Button

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American Open-Wheel :
36th
2003 IndyCar Andretti Green US
HMS
US
PHX
JP
MOT
7
US
INDY
19
US
TXS
20
US
PPIR
19
US
RIR
8
US
KAN
21
US
NSH
4
US
MIS
20
US
STL
5
US
KTY
8
US
NZR
7
US
CHI
4
US
FON
4
US
TX2
3
11th 312
2004 IndyCar Andretti Green US
HMS
3
US
PHX
3
JP
'MOT'
1
US
INDY
3
US
TXS
13
US
RIR
1
US
KAN
9
US
NSH
13
US
MIL
18
US
MIS
3
US
KTY
3
US
PPIR
3
US
NZR
1
US
CHI
4
US
FON
3
US
TX2
3
2nd 533
2005 IndyCar Andretti Green US
HMS
1
US
PHX
6
US
STP
1
JP
MOT
1
US
INDY
1
US
TXS
6
US
RIR
5
US
KAN
2
US
NSH
21
US
MIL
5
US
MIS
2
US
KTY
3
US
PPIR
1
US
SNM
18
US
CHI
1
US
WGL
5
US
FON
6
1st 618
2006 IndyCar Ganassi US
HMS
1
US
STP
16
JP
MOT
2
US
INDY
4
US
WGL
15
US
TXS
3
US
RIR
9
US
KAN
2
US
'NSH'
2
US
MIL
8
US
MIS
3
US
KTY
4
US
SNM
6
US
CHI
1
2nda 475
2007 IndyCar Ganassi US
'HMS'
1
US
STP
9
JP
MOT
2
US
KAN
1
US
INDY
22
US
MIL
3
US
TXS
15
US
IOW
11
US
RIR
3
US
WGL
7
US
NSH
8
US
MDO
10
US
MIS
12
US
KTY
17
US
SNM
7
US
DET
3
US
CHI
13
4th 466
2008 IndyCar Ganassi US
HMS
3
US
STP
12
JP
MOT1
4
US
LBH1
DNP
US
KAN
1
US
INDY
12
US
MIL
4
US
TXS
4
US
IOW
1
US
RIR
4
US
WGL
24
US
NSH
2
US
MDO
17
CA
EDM
7
US
KTY
5
US
SNM
4
US
DET
20
US
CHI
6
AU
SRF2
11
4th 492
2009 IndyCar Panther US
STP
14
US
LBH
5
US
KAN
10
US
INDY
2
US
MIL
10
US
TXS
7
US
IOW
4
US
RIR
10
US
WGL
10
CA
TOR
14
CA
EDM
15
US
KTY
11
US
MDO
16
US
SNM
12
US
CHI
22
JP
MOT
8
US
HMS
21
10th 354
2010 IndyCar Panther BR
SAO
5
US
STP
20
US
ALA
11
US
LBH
9
US
KAN
15
US
INDY
2
US
TXS
9
US
IOW
US
WGL
CA
TOR
CA
EDM
US
MDO
US
SNM
US
CHI
US
KTY
JP
MOT
US
HMS
10th* 164

American Open-Wheel :
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)**
Top 10s
(Non-podium)***
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
9 4 120 5 15 24 46 1 (2005) 1 (2005)

Indy 500 results :
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2003 Dallara Honda 5th 19th Andretti Green
2004 Dallara Honda 2nd 3rd Andretti Green
2005 Dallara Honda 16th 1st Andretti Green
2006 Dallara Honda 3rd 4th Ganassi
2007 Dallara Honda 6th 22nd Ganassi
2008 Dallara Honda 2nd 12th Ganassi
2009 Dallara Honda 18th 2nd Panther
2010 Dallara Honda 18th 2nd Panther


2010 IndyCar Series season

Teams
Ganassi Penske Andretti Autosport Newman/Haas Coyne Panther
9 Dixon
10 Franchitti
3 Castroneves
6 Briscoe
12 Power 7 Patrick
11 Kanaan
26 Ma.Andretti
37 Hunter-Reay
06 Mutoh 18 Duno
19 Lloyd
4 Wheldon
KVRT dFD Foyt D&R HVM Conquest FAZZT
5 Sato
8 Viso
32 Moraes 2 Matos 14 Meira 22 Wilson
24 Conway
78 de Silvestro 34 Romancini
36 Baguette
77 Tagliani

Races
São Paulo • St. Pete • Barber • Long Beach • Kansas • Indy 500 • Texas • Iowa • Watkins Glen •
Toronto • Edmonton • Mid-Ohio • Infineon • Chicagoland • Kentucky • Motegi • Homestead
Road to Indy
Indy Lights • Star Mazda • U.S. F2000

Indianapolis 500 winners

Four-timeA. J. Foyt * Al Unser, Sr. * Rick Mears
Three-timeLouis Meyer * Wilbur Shaw * Mauri Rose * Johnny Rutherford * Bobby Unser * Hélio Castroneves
Two-timeTommy Milton * Bill Vukovich * Rodger Ward * Gordon Johncock * Emerson Fittipaldi * Arie Luyendyk * Al Unser, Jr. * Dario Franchitti
One-timeRay Harroun * Joe Dawson * Jules Goux * René Thomas * Ralph DePalma * Dario Resta * Howdy Wilcox * Gaston Chevrolet * Jimmy Murphy * Lora L. Corum * Joe Boyer * Pete DePaolo * Frank Lockhart * George Souders * Ray Keech * Billy Arnold * Louis Schneider * Fred Frame * Bill Cummings * Kelly Petillo * Floyd Roberts * Floyd Davis * George Robson * Bill Holland * Johnnie Parsons * Lee Wallard * Troy Ruttman * Bob Sweikert * Pat Flaherty * Sam Hanks * Jimmy Bryan * Jim Rathmann * Parnelli Jones * Jim Clark * Graham Hill * Mario Andretti * Mark Donohue * Tom Sneva * Danny Sullivan * Bobby Rahal * Jacques Villeneuve * Buddy Lazier * Eddie Cheever * Kenny Bräck * Juan Pablo Montoya * Gil de Ferran * Buddy Rice * Dan Wheldon * Sam Hornish, Jr. * Scott Dixon

IndyCar Series Champions

(1996) Scott Sharp & Buzz Calkins * (1996-97) Tony Stewart * (1998) Kenny Bräck * (1999) Greg Ray * (2000) Buddy Lazier * (2001) Sam Hornish, Jr. * (2002) Sam Hornish, Jr. * (2003) Scott Dixon * (2004) Tony Kanaan * (2005) Dan Wheldon * (2006) Sam Hornish, Jr. * (2007) Dario Franchitti * (2008) Scott Dixon * (2009) Dario Franchitti

Winners of Autosport's Rookie of the Year

2000: Jenson Button * 2001: Juan Pablo Montoya * 2002: Mark Webber * 2003: Dan Wheldon * 2004: A. J. Allmendinger * 2005: Tiago Monteiro * 2006-07: Lewis Hamilton * 2008: Sebastian Vettel * 2009: Kris Meeke



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