LAS VEGAS, NV - Oktober 16: Indianapolis 500-Sieger Dan Wheldon starb Sonntag in einer feurigen 15-Auto Wrack in Las Vegas Motor Speedway, als sein Auto über eine bereits in Runde 13 flog und zertrümmerte in der Wand direkt vor Turn 2. Wheldon war 33. Die Fahrer waren erklärte von wheldon's Tod in einer Sitzung etwa zwei Stunden nach dem feurigen, rauchig Crash, dass viele Fahrer sagte, das Schlimmste war, die sie je gesehen hatte. Er gewann die 500 Meilen von Indianapolis zweimal, wie in diesem Jahr. "IndyCar sehr traurig ist, zu verkünden, daß Dan Wheldon weg von unsurvivable Verletzungen geführt hat, "IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard sagte. "Unsere Gedanken und Gebete sind
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LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 16: Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday in a fiery 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when his car flew over another on Lap 13 and smashed into the wall just outside turn 2. Wheldon was 33. Drivers were told of Wheldon's death in a meeting about two hours after the fiery, smoky crash that many drivers said was the worst they had ever seen. He won the Indianapolis 500 twice, including this year. "IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries, " IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. IndyCar, its drivers and owners, have decided to end the race. In honor of Dan Wheldon, the drivers have decided to do a five-lap salute to in his honor." Three other drivers, including championship contender Will Power, were hurt in the pileup. The wreck left Townsend Bell upside down and smoldering cars and debris littered the track nearly halfway up the straightaway of the 1.5-mile oval. The track was red-flagged following the accidents while crews worked on fences and removed smashed cars. Wheldon started in the back of the pack but quickly worked his way through the 34-car field before the wreck. "It was like a movie scene which they try to make as gnarly as possible, " said Danica Patrick, making her final IndyCar start. "It was debris everywhere across the whole track, you could smell the smoke, you could see the billowing smoke on the back straight from the car. There was a chunk of fire that we were driving around. You could see cars scattered. Drivers had been concerned about the high speeds at the track, where they were hitting nearly 225 mph during practice. Their concerns became reality when contact on Turn 2 sent cars flying through the air, crashing into each other and into the outside wall and catch fence. "I'll tell you, I've never seen anything like it, " Ryan Briscoe said. "The debris we all had to drive through the lap later, it
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