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Dan Wheldon
Brief Bio from Gregg Leary
Category:Auto Racing -> Indy Car
DOB: 6-22-78 (30)
Hometown: Emberton, England
Panther Racing 2002, 2009
Ganassi 2006-2008
Andretti-Green Racing 2003-2005
2005: IRL Champion
15 Career Wins
5 Poles
54 Top Five
73 Top Ten (In 97 Starts)
First Start: 9-8-02 (Chicagoland) PANTHER
First Win: Motegi 2004 (A-G)
Racing Hero is Ayrton Senna
Started racing go-karts at age 4 in England
1996: Runner-up British Formula Vauxhall with 3 wins
1997: 4th in British Formula Ford with 3 wins
1998: 3rd in “ “ “ “ 4 “
1999: Moved to USA Won Championship and ROYear in US F2000
2000: 2nd in Toyota Atlantics…ROYear…won in his first race
2001: 2nd in Indy Lights…ROYear…2 wins
2002: IRL debut at Chicagoland…with Panther Racing Q7 F10
2003: ROYear…11th in points for Andretti-Green…Qualified 5th for Indy 500…Finished 19th…turned upside down in Turn 4 “Upside Dan” according to Tony Kanaan
2004: 2nd in Points Wheldon gets his first IRL win in Motegi, Japan. Wheldon is the first Englishman to win in the IRL…Also wins at Richmond and Nazareth
2005: IRL Champion, 6 Wins for Andretti-Green
2006: 2nd in Points, 2 Wins for Ganassi
2007: 4th in Points, 2 Wins for Ganassi
2008: 4th in Points, 2 Wins for Ganassi (Kansas, Iowa)
Ran last race of the season at Surfers Paradise in the #4 Delphi National Guard S18 F11