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Topic: Dan Wheldon

INDYCAR PEAK ANTIFREEZE 300
Dan Wheldon (10) wins the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 held at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL September 10, 2006. Dan Wheldon won the Indy 300, while Sam Hornish Jr. won the 2006 IRL IndyCar Series Championship with his third place finish in the race.(UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)

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Englishman Dan Wheldon won for the second time at the 95th Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- IndyCar officials said Thursday, at the end of a two-month investigation, a "perfect storm" of events caused the Las Vegas wreck that killed driver Dan Wheldon.
Las Vegas loses IndyCar race
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Las Vegas Motor Speedway, site of a 15-car crash in October that took the life of Dan Wheldon, lost its place in the IndyCar series Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- IndyCar drivers and racing officials met privately on safety issues in Indianapolis Monday, eight days after driver Dan Wheldon died in a pileup during a race.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Hundreds of fans and family members gathered in Florida Saturday for the funeral of IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon, who was killed this month in a race crash.
Public service set for Wheldon
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A public memorial service for Dan Wheldon, who died in an IndyCar race, has been scheduled for Sunday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, an official said.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Open wheel racing's governing body, IndyCar, announced Tuesday it has begun a formal investigation of Sunday's fatal 15-car crash in Las Vegas.
Coroner: Wheldon died of head injuries
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon's death in a Las Vegas Motor Speedway crash was the result of head injuries, medical officials ruled Monday.
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon killed in wreck
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday in a hideous wreck that left the Las Vegas Motor Speedway littered with fiery debris.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29 (UPI) -- Dan Wheldon inherited a lead on the final turn of the last lap and rode it home to a stunning victory Sunday in the Indianapolis 500's centennial race.
JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti took a late lead and then held on Saturday to claim the Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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