INDYCAR Crash - RIP WHELDON - TERRIBLE INCIDENT FULL LIVE COVERAGE -Las Vegas Speedway 2011

R.I.P DAN WHELDON
you will always be remembered
hearts out to all family members
your hier Was a Legend

Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Dan Wheldon was killed in an accident early in the Las Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Wheldon's No. 77 Dallara/Honda was caught up in a 15-car accident that sent the Englishman's car into the catch-fence above the SAFER barrier between Turns 1 and 2 of the high-speed oval raceway and back onto the track in a flaming wreck. Safety crews removed the stricken driver immediately to the racetrack's infield medical center for resuscitation and Wheldon was shortly thereafter transported by helicopter to University of Las Vegas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

The accident left the large IndyCar field with only 19 drivable cars and a huge debris field on the racing surface that took over 90 minutes to clear. A sense of dread began to settle in over drivers and crews within minutes of the incident as medical updates on Wheldon's condition failed to arrive from the infield care area. A drivers meeting shortly after 5:30 PM EDT concluded with an announcement from IndyCar Series President Randy Barnard that said, "Dan Wheldon has succumbed to unsurvivable injuries incurred in the accident."

Also involved in the race-ending accident were the cars driven by Paul Tracy, Buddy Rice, Alex Lloyd, E.J. Viso, Charlie Kimball, Tomas Scheckter, Jay Howard, Townsend Bell, Wade Cunningham, Pippa Mann, JR Hildebrand, James Jakes and Vitor Meira. Mann, Hildebrand and Power were transported via ground to the hospital for evaluation.

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[sudhir36592]

really a great personality......wheldon you were indy500 winner .. people of uk and d world will always remember you

[deepbrownsomthing]

what sad bastard would dislike this video show some fucking respect R.I.P Dan Wheldon

[Lem0nh3ad]

thanks for the live footage

great video and audio quality btw!

[francis gagnon]

Well.. maybe they dislike death?.... Mistake of interpretation...

[stellinasolitaria1]

E' terrobile morire in questo modo.

[lilbro209]

And I shouldn't have jumped the gun. Lesson learned on both sides.

[OMGhowardtheduck]

I should have sent a message directly to the uploader rather than commenting. That's my bad. Lesson learned.

[lilbro209]

well then, I apologize and .. Fuck Me....

[OMGhowardtheduck]

The title of the video used to say that it was HD. The uploader has since corrected it.

[lilbro209]

fuck you

[giumessi1997]

it's a beautiful sport, but even in the football players dies during the match... R.I.P.