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1 posted on 10/16/2011 3:11:38 PM PDT by TaraP
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Oh wow, I heard about the crash but haven’t seen it yet. Very sad.


2 posted on 10/16/2011 3:13:12 PM PDT by mnehring
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I knew it. Dang. Prayers


3 posted on 10/16/2011 3:13:35 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in wreck

LAS VEGAS — IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon has died from injuries after his car went sailing through the air during a massive 15-car wreck early in Sunday’s Las Vegas Indy 300.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/indycar-driver-dan-wheldon-1202315.html


4 posted on 10/16/2011 3:13:52 PM PDT by TaraP (An APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last)
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Who is Dan Wheldon?


5 posted on 10/16/2011 3:14:26 PM PDT by freejohn ("Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." --- Mark Twain)
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I didn’t even know who he was but happened to turn the TV on and saw the live coverage of the race, actually after the race had been cancelled.

I was struck by just how clearly the other drivers are saddened.


6 posted on 10/16/2011 3:15:17 PM PDT by yarddog
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RIP Dan Wheldon!!!


9 posted on 10/16/2011 3:17:43 PM PDT by Halls (Jesus is my Lord and Savior)
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Wow, I’m always surprised when I see these horrible track crashes, and the drivers are not injured..I’m sorry, Dan W wasn’t so lucky.

RIP, Dan.


10 posted on 10/16/2011 3:17:43 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Freepers, please turn yourself in at attackwatch.com)
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I just heard... very sad!


12 posted on 10/16/2011 3:18:42 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Cain!)
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Now there’ll be endless replays of the accident by the morbid media.


13 posted on 10/16/2011 3:19:03 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse.)
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I thought “breaking” was supposed to a racist term?

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14 posted on 10/16/2011 3:20:46 PM PDT by bobk333
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Wow! Watching. RIP Dan Weldon! 5 lap tribute to Dan Weldon....


15 posted on 10/16/2011 3:21:21 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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20 posted on 10/16/2011 3:25:17 PM PDT by drewh
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watched the whole thing...big open wheel/Indy fan and today was suppose to be an exciting day...terrible crash- smacked the catch fence and the back sheared off...he was a good guy- broken down in victory lane after winning the Indy 500 for his mom who is suffering from Alzheimer..Wheldon drove the National Guard car in Indy for years and was always complimenting our troops...very, very, sad...


21 posted on 10/16/2011 3:25:57 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
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racers doing a five lap salute for Wheldon...bagpipes playing in the background...

very sad...


23 posted on 10/16/2011 3:29:25 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
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RIP and prayers for his loved ones.


25 posted on 10/16/2011 3:29:59 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Compassionate Conservatism? Promoting self reliance is compassionate. Promoting dependency is not.)
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Later AP thread:

“IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries,” IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said.


27 posted on 10/16/2011 3:30:36 PM PDT by TomGuy
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/indycar/story/2011-10-15/Dan-Wheldon-frustrated-with-car-in-Las-Vegas/50786654/1

Driver blog: Dan Wheldon frustrated with car in Las Vegas


29 posted on 10/16/2011 3:36:05 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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Did anyone notice the tough looking driver, sort of looked Italian to me, sitting in his car prior to the 5 lap tribute?

The guy was crying so bad I wondered if he would be able to drive.


30 posted on 10/16/2011 3:36:05 PM PDT by yarddog
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31 posted on 10/16/2011 3:36:48 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
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So unfortunate. RIP Dan Wheldon.


41 posted on 10/16/2011 3:41:56 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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