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	Dan Wheldon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful racing driver.
		Wheldon won his first IRL race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, ultimately finishing as runner-up to team-mate Tony Kanaan in the 2004 season.
		[1] Wheldon is playfully nicknamed 'Difficult Dan' in the IRL pitlane for his sometimes choloeric temperment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dan_Wheldon (296 words)

	Dan Wheldon wins Honda Indy 225 - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dan Wheldon took his second lead with 60 laps left and wasn't challenged again, running away with the Honda Indy 225 on Sunday for his record-tying fifth win of the season.
		Wheldon led by as much as 14 seconds after that and cruised to his first win since the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, beating Sam Hornish Jr.
		Wheldon also won at Miami, St. Petersburg and Motegi, matching Hornish's record for wins in a season, set in 2002.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2005/08/22/dan_wheldon_wins_honda_indy_225 (466 words)

	Wheldon almost forgotten after Indy win - IRL - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wheldon said he felt no less excitement over winning despite the attention paid to the 23-year-old Patrick, only the fourth woman to race at Indy; and Andretti, who led more laps at Indy during his driving career than any other nonwinner of the 500 before retiring after racing here in 2003.
		Wheldon was a virtual unknown in the United States when he was hired by the new Andretti Green Racing team in 2003.
		Wheldon started the 2005 season with three victories in the first four IRL races and his win Sunday came as no surprise to anyone, least of all team co-owners Andretti, Kim Green and Kevin Savoree.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8029487 (846 words)

	Dan Wheldon clinches IRL title at Watkins - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dan Wheldon won his first Indy Racing League title Sunday, clinching the championship at the inaugural Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix.
		Wheldon, who started ninth, would accumulate at least another 12 points for finishing last at Watkins Glen, making it impossible for Kanaan to overtake him with only one race remaining after Sunday.
		Wheldon led six laps but gave up the lead on lap 29 when he pitted and was running 12th in his No. 26 Jim Beam Honda.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2005/09/25/dan_wheldon_clinches_irl_title_at_watkins (264 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Wheldon overjoyed by Indy victory
		Dan Wheldon hailed "a dream come true" after becoming the first Briton to win the Indianapolis 500 since 1966.
		Wheldon emerged on top after 27 lead changes over the 500 miles, the second highest in the race's 89-year history.
		Wheldon battled it out in the closing stages with Danica Patrick, who was bidding to be the first woman to win the famous race at the Brickyard.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/motorsport/4593049.stm (326 words)

	Dan Wheldon - Hunting for the Crown
		Dan Wheldon --- The dust didn't really get a chance to settle from Danica Mania, when Dan Wheldon stole the media attention right out from under her.
		Wheldon seems to be on a crash course for the championship.
		Wheldon placed second in the 2004 championship and is the odds on favorite to win this season.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/irl/116868 (468 words)

	Klein Tools/Jim Beam driver Dan Wheldon narrowly missed his fifth win of the season
		Wheldon showed early how strong the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car was by gaining eight positions in the first 10 laps of the race and running in the top five, where he would stay for the remainder of the event.
		Throughout the race, Wheldon's toughest competition came from within the AGR stable and by lap 60 the AGR team was running 1-2-3-4.
		Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "It was a very, very good team effort by the Klein Tools/Jim Beam crew and by the AGR team as a whole.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/07/31/139050.html (564 words)

	CBC Sports: Wheldon wins Indianapolis 500
		Dan Wheldon of Great Britain soaks himself with the traditional bottle of milk after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
		For Wheldon, the current Indy Racing League points leader, it was his first Indy victory and fourth IRL win in five races this season.
		Wheldon had plenty in the tank while Patrick was forced to conserve fuel.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/05/29/Sports/wheldon050529.html (497 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Wheldon tastes Indianapolis glory
		Dan Wheldon became the first British winner of the Indianapolis 500 since 1966 when he stormed into the lead with only six of the 200 laps remaining.
		Scotsman Dario Franchitti, one of Wheldon's Andretti Green team-mates, was a contender throughout and finished sixth.
		Wheldon was locked in a fight with Patrick when Roger Yasukawa hit the wall.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/4589643.stm (345 words)

	UPN33: Dan Wheldon Wins Indy 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wheldon took team co-owner Michael Andretti with him to Victory Lane, ending years of frustration for the Andretti family, which last got a taste of the Indy winner's jug of milk when Michael's father, Mario, won in 1969.
		Wheldon is the first Englishman to win at Indy since Graham Hill in 1966.
		Wheldon, who said after winning the season-opener at Homestead, Fla., that his major goal in racing was to win Indy, was in tears after getting out of his car.
	paramountstations.com /wbfs/topstories/topstories_story_149162114.html (950 words)

	Star-Gazette.COM - IRL at the Glen
		Dan Wheldon celebrates in the pits at the end of the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix presented by Argent Mortgage after winning the IndyCar Series Point Championship Trophy.
		Wheldon, in just his third full season in the IndyCar Series, clinched the series championship Sunday when the race became official after the 31st lap.
		Wheldon winning the series title was a great individual honor, but it was also something the team could be proud of.
	www.star-gazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050926/SPORTS0202/509260310 (493 words)

	nbc4i.com - News - Dan Wheldon Wins Indianapolis 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wheldon, third on the track but in second place struggled to get past a backmarker which allowed Patrick to get a comfortable lead.
		Wheldon had plenty of fuel and was running full rich while Patrick was forced to conserve fuel.
		It showed as Wheldon charged towards Patrick and passed her on lap 186 just as Kosuke Matsuura was spinning out.
	www.nbc4i.com /news/4544846/detail.html (666 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Dan Wheldon and BMW
		GrandPrix.com > News > Dan Wheldon and BMW
		If this is the case the most likely destination for Wheldon is the new BMW team as Wheldon is denying a deal with the other likely option Williams.
		Wheldon won this year's Indianapolis 500 and the IRL title but has never made a secret of his desire to be in F1 and his option to continue with Andretti Green Racing expires on Tuesday.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns15869.html (162 words)

	ABC News: Dan Wheldon Poised to Claim IRL Title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon of England waits for adjustments to be made on his car during practice for the inaugural Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 23, 2005.
		But after the sun broke through in the afternoon, Wheldon, on the verge of winning his first IRL title, turned in the fourth-fastest lap around the storied 3.4-mile road course and was poised to capture a starting spot near the head of the field for Sunday's race.
		Wheldon finally was able to breathe a sigh of relief after edging Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1154622 (427 words)

	JS Online: Driver feels ties that bind
		Dan Wheldon led his Andretti Green teammates in qualifying for the Indy 500 and will start second.
		Wheldon, 25, is the baby of the four-driver Andretti Green team, brought on last year as Andretti's heir when the champion stepped from the cockpit.
		Wheldon also became a first-time winner in the IRL last month in Japan in the series' most recent race.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/race/may04/232752.asp?format=print (859 words)

	ABC News: Dan Wheldon Wins Honda Indy 225 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dan Wheldon Wins Honda Indy 225 for His Record-Tying Fifth Win of the Season
		FOUNTAIN, Colo. Aug 22, 2005 —; Dan Wheldon took his second lead with 60 laps left and wasn't challenged again, running away with the Honda Indy 225 on Sunday for his record-tying fifth win of the season.
		Wheldon started 11th and gradually worked his way to the front on the mile tri-oval at Pikes Peak International Raceway, taking the lead when he whipped past defending champion Dario Franchitti on lap 153.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1057540&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (401 words)

	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing, Alex Barron, Danica Patrick, Dan Wheldon, IRL Series, AUTO ...
		JOLIET, Ill. -- Dan Wheldon kept his composure through the tense moments and left the track with a record and, unofficially, a championship.
		Wheldon set an Indy car mark Sunday with his sixth victory this season and all but clinched his first IRL championship, beating Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr.
		Wheldon survived a pit-speed violation midway through the race, regained the lead on the 179th lap, held off a pack in the final stages, and finished in 1 hour, 47 minutes, 49.6126 seconds -- 0.0133 seconds ahead of Castroneves.
	cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8833544/rss (611 words)

	Dan Wheldon Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dan Wheldon needs to complete one lap of official practice this weekend at Watkins Glen to be crowned the 2005 IRL IndyCar Series Champion as the Englishman looks to continue his record breaking season in style.
		Dan Wheldon's dominant victory in Sunday's Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway not only took the Englishman one step closer to the 2005 IRL title, it also sealed Honda's second consecutive Manufacturers' Championship.
		Dan Wheldon took another major stride towards the 2005 IRL IndyCar Series title with an impressive victory at the always-tricky one-mile Pikes Peak International Raceway.
	www.topix.net /indycar/dan-wheldon/keepmedia (1096 words)

	ATLANTICS: Dan Wheldon taking the Villeneuve, Andretti route to the top
		Wheldon - the first English driver to contest the series in recent history - has been signed by Californian-based team PPI Motorsports to race a Jayhard Swift Toyota in all 12 rounds of the Championship, which are held throughout the USA and Canada.
		Last year - Dan Wheldons first in America - he took the US Formula Ford 2000 series by storm, claiming six wins, eleven podium finishes and five pole positions en route to clinching the 1999 Championship title and the Road to Indy Crown.
		Comments Dan Wheldon: This is an excellent opportunity to move into what is known as one of the toughest championships in the US.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/date/20000322/news011121.html (445 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		Wheldon became the first driver in the history of the IndyCar Series to win the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series championship in the same season.
		Wheldon exited the pits in ninth place, but the other eight cars ahead of him did not pit.
		Wheldon has collected a record-breaking six wins in 2005, giving him nine career wins and tying him with Scott Sharp for the second-most victories in IndyCar Series history.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=201895&FS=IRL (452 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Dan Wheldon wins Indy 500, Johnson takes third straight Coca-Cola 600 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dan Wheldon won the 89th Indianapolis 500 for Andretti Green Racing on Sunday, with Brazilian Vitor Meira finishing second and Brian Herta finishing third.
		On lapæ172 she inherited the lead when the other front-runners pitted and battled for the top spot until Wheldon was able to take the lead for good on lap 194 - Patrick finished fourth, and is the first women to ever lead the event.
		Dan Wheldon became the first British driver to win the Indy 500 since Graham Hill in 1966.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns14921.html (248 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		Dan Wheldon on the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300:
		Wheldon won the Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak for his fifth win in 2005, tying Sam Hornish Jr.
		Wheldon is the only IndyCar Series driver to win four of the first five races in a season.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=199928&FS=IRL (407 words)

	ESPN.com - RPM/INDY2005 - Wheldon holds off Patrick, wins first Indy 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		INDIANAPOLIS – Englishman Dan Wheldon spoiled Danica Patrick's big day, passing the only woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 in the final laps and holding on for his fourth victory of the season.
		Vitor Meira was second, Bryan Herta was third and Patrick finished fourth after she ran out of fuel on the final lap.
		Patrick seemed to have a good shot at winning the race when she passed Wheldon for the lead on a restart with 10 laps to go, but she couldn't stay in front as Rahal's gamble on fuel failed and she slowed as she began running out of gas.
	sports.espn.go.com /rpm/indy2005/news/story?id=2071457 (479 words)

	Scooter Chronicles » Dan Wheldon Win Indy 500
		And though my interest has waned over the years, and it is harder and harder to get up and watch the Forumla One races on Sunday morning during the 5 year reign of Michael Schumacher, I still make a point of watching the Indianapolis 500.
		This year the race was won by British sensation Dan Wheldon.
		She was leading for most of the last 20 laps of the race, was overtaken by Wheldon just before a caution, then overtook him at the restart.
	scooterchronicles.com /2005/05/30/dan-wheldon-win-indy-500 (327 words)

	ESPN.com - RPM - Dan Wheldon Driver Card (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After adding IndyCar champ Dan Wheldon, Chip Ganassi expects his once-dominant team to be a major player in '06.
		IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon is heading to Target/Ganassi Racing, and he's bringing a supply of the dominant Honda engines with him.
		Dan Wheldon didn't dominate the headlines, but he dominated on the track for most of the 2005 IndyCar Series season.
	sports.espn.go.com /rpm/driver?series=irl&driverId=522 (149 words)

	Tony Kanaan, Dan Wheldon, IRL, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript
		Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon, both of you, congratulations, I know you were here last year, Tony, and you mentioned fact that you were going to do everything you can to get Michael a victory, and you did that, as did Dan.
		I tell you, you know, winning races is important, and winning championships, but the relationship and when you get out on the track and you can fight that hard between each other and still get out of the car and be able to laugh about it, that's, for me, it's priceless.
		DAN WHELDON: Well, I haven't seen all of his races here, but I'm sure he's gutted to have three of the top four and not win the race.
	www.asaphq.com /autoracing/2004irl/053004TK.html (1587 words)

	Dan Wheldon - 2005 Indy Racing League Champion - News by Girls Talk Sports
		In May, Wheldon won the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 in only his third attempt, becoming the first Englishman to accomplish this feat since the late Graham Hill in 1966.
		Wheldon has become the first Englishman and the first driver since Jacques Villeneuve in 1995 to win both the Indy 500 and a major Driver's Championship in the same season.
		Dan Wheldon's 2005 campaign started as he meant to go on, as he led 158 of 200 laps and took the chequered flag at Miami-Homestead Speedway.
	www.girlstalksports.com /Motor-Sports/IRL/Dan-Wheldon-%11-2005-Indy-Racing-League-Champion-20051011101 (666 words)

	The Official Andretti Family Website - Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Third in Rain-Shortened Indianapolis 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In his second Indianapolis 500, Wheldon started from the middle of the front row and never ran lower the fourth during the event.
		Wheldon restarted the race from the point and went on to lead 26 laps to extend his streak of top-three finishes to five.
		Dan did a great job as usual, we ran out front and we’re just a little disappointed with the outcome.
	www.andretti.com /content/view/68/42?phpshop=992b1c277ed10a7de54d189b16519605 (473 words)

	Homestead: Dan Wheldon to Start 14th
		Wheldon's Andretti Green Racing teammate Dario Franchitti will start fourth after posting a lap of 216.599 miles per hour, just better than Bryan Herta, who will start fifth, who lapped the 1.5-mile track at 216.545 miles per hour.
		Wheldon and the rest of the field will take the green flag for tomorrow's 300-mile race just after 2 p.m.
		Dan Wheldon, Driver, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone "I'm not sure what was wrong with the car.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2004/02/28/182569.html (441 words)

	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing, Dan Wheldon, Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti, AUTO RACING,Panther Racing ...
		Rice, the pole-sitter who was trying for his second straight victory, led 52 laps before losing the lead to Wheldon, who gambled on a pit stop on lap 165 by not taking any tires on the IRL's only concrete track and beat everyone out of the pits.
		Kanaan checked out both sides of Wheldon's car during the caution and notified his team that Wheldon's rear tire was going down.
		Wheldon's tire came off the wheel three laps later, and he wound up 13th.
	www.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/7505591 (900 words)

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