Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England) is an IRL race car driver. He came to the United States in 1999 and spent several years in lower open-wheeled circuits like the U.S. Ford Formula 2000 series, the Toyota Atlantic series and the Indy Lights series. In 2002, he moved up to the IRL for two events, with Panther as team-mate to Sam Hornish, Jr.. The following year, Wheldon joined Andretti Green Racing, taking the spot of Michael Andretti following his retirement, and collected IRL Rookie of the Year honors. 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. In 2005, he won both the Indianapolis 500 and the IRL series championship. His six victories in 2005 also broke the record for most victories in one IRL season.

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June 22: June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining....

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Emberton: Emberton is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes in England, though until local government reorganisation in 1995 it was in north Buckinghamshire. The village is near the border with Northamptonshire, just to the south of Olney and four miles north of Newport Pagnell....

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