Then as everything, like I say, things started to come together, when things started to go our way, that's when you results started to come. I was no different driver. I was certainly learning every time I went in the car.

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.