Indycar Dan Wheldon died personal video

[@dryvur]

The drivers tried to tell Indy Car that this would be a dangerous race. They were right....hope they learned to listen better. Narrow and extremely fast on such a small track.....what a tragedy

[@jokingwithtenno2470]

dryvur Michigan would be way better than Las Vegas or auto club

[@dryvur]

Oh, that was a cool race....no doubt. I just hate it ended tragically

[@indyracin1]

The size of the track had nothing to do with it. It's the same size as Texas. The problem was 34 cars that was way too many.

[@eshaybahh7518]

It was made for nascars on indys

[@VirtualMotorsportsTV]

@@indyracin1 and if it did they race at wwt raceway which is more dangerous

[@vegasaviation2243]

I was there in the bleachers. It was my first race of any kind. And my God they were fast… I couldn’t believe how fast they were. It’s something you wouldn’t understand unless you go to an Indy race. But the crash… Felt like something out of a movie when they caught the fence. Absolutely terrifying. Rip Dan

[@LASTCARonBROCK]

I'm so sorry that had to be your first race. Four minutes and twenty seconds of unbelievable racing, followed by an accident so unimaginably awful.

[@crazycars81]

When it happened you could tell it was not good, it feels like even before they announced it. Everyone knew.

[@Strokes1983]

What a shit sport, round in circles, no wonder there's about 20 people turned up to watch

[@SUBARUWRC555Jiffy]

@@Strokes1983 your opinion blows..

[@Antwan_R]

@@crazycars81 hi

[@harpoon_bakery162]

@@crazycars81 why?

[@ernestbuckley8671]

You don't get the impact of how dangerous this sport is on TV. The sound is tweaked to make it entertaining and the close-up shots minimize just how fast these drivers are going. This camera angle and this rough footage shows just how extreme this sport is and how incredibly brave and "crazy" these drivers are. The pure sound of those engines being pushed to max, the cars whipping around those turns, and each car within inches of each other going 200+ MPH cannot be truly appreciated unless you're right there... this footage is pretty remarkable. RIP DW

[@paravecchiavince9685]

You don’t have a chance if you’re driving and this happens in front of you.

[@ernestbuckley8671]

@@paravecchiavince9685 These cars should never have been allowed near that track.

[@mossgrowth]

Even more so when you are basically trackside

[@fighterjetsteve]

You're right.....I've been to Indy 5 times and the speeds they run at amaze me every time I've been there. Truly amazing to witness in person.

[@miragef191]

Facts

[@yeastpriest9181]

god...the scale of everything is SO much more apparent in your vid than the TV broadcast. RIP Dan

[@gp8666]

Even the sounds are way more apparent

[@johnsanborn7339]

So this is what the race cars really sound like. They sound ten times more awesome and scary in real life more than the broadcast networks make them out to be. Sorry you had to witness this tragic accident firsthand.

[@danieltaylor1666]

They don’t sound like that anymore sadly

[@SFbayArea94121]

Check out the corvette Imsa car at your next local race, that thing is ridiculous even beyond any of the other dpi,LMP or gt3/gt4 cars

[@tylerensminger]

They sounded a lot louder then than when I saw the current cars in person

[@iornlazer04]

I went to the Texas motor speedway race this year, and they are soooooo loud, but I also think we had an echoing ceiling above

[@sammylacks4937]

I don't mean to take away from Dan's accident but this is the first time I've seen and heard Indy cars except on television and I couldn't believe how loud they are and they also seem to be racing faster than broadcast shows.

[@alerey4363]

I've never been to high speed racing tracks but hearing this devilish sound gives me goosebumps

[@ScrubbyRumpkins]

For real, same here

[@projetoventura]

that's very very distorted though

[@007amy-n1b]

Right, this how I feel about theme parks I used to love going but had mix emotions about the sound, you have a spiritual gift where you hear and see what other people don't, they see the normal but not the spiritual aspect

[@jerry7433able]

It’s even more intense live! You can’t tell who is who it’s one big blur till they get about 100 yards past you ! When I was at talladega a wreck started at one end ot the track an didn’t stop till all most at the other end of the straight away and the impact was so hard when Rusty Wallace hit the embankment the ground we were standing on felt like an earthquake!

[@paulnguyen8910]

The 3 "TRs" that caused Wheldon to leave the world: traffic, trouble & tragedy. 8 years have gone by, and we all miss him.

[@fighterjetsteve]

He could have been a 4 time Indy 500 winner......RIP Dan.

[@jameshoran8]

I loved how the spectators dressed up to look like empty stands.

[@AustinDickerson2001Tiger]

In memory of Dan Wheldon 1978 - 2011

[@chizdippler8496]

What the hell? Nothing says "in memory of" more than a KZbin video of the guy's death. I get that you internet nerds like to romanticize death, but your "in memory of" comment is beyond ridiculous.

[@yellostarr]

@@chizdippler8496 you need to shut your mouth, he's just trying to help

[@InactiveChannel19272]

@@chizdippler8496 what’s your fucking problem?

[@guitarjunkie7]

It was even worse watching this from a personal video prospective. What a tragic and terrible accident and loss of a great person. Very sad!

[@beenaplumber8379]

That's an awesome view of the whole track. Your one small camera gives a cool perspective on what a race like this really looks like. It's more of a spectacle on TV, but this makes it more real. What a thing to have to see on your first day out though :( Dan died doing what he loved. May we all have such good fortune.

[@bonzology322]

he died a young man and left his infants behind, this was plain stupid

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@bonzology322 I think open-wheel racing in this day and age is stupid without protection against the open-wheel launch. They mandate all kinds of safety devices, which I think is good, but they never address the elephant in the room, the most unnecessarily fatal aspect of open-wheel racing. It was plain stupid all right.

[@stevelucero9047]

@@beenaplumber8379 - there's a reason to this day, that Indy has not gone back to racing at Las Vegas... _the track is the elephant_ ... an open wheel recipe for disaster, too smooth and high banked for open wheeled Indy cars with nearly identically setups, going the same speed. What we saw was 3 to 4 wide, which is not the norm for open wheel racing, and we found that out that wasn't racing... but instead literally Russian roulette with cars...

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@stevelucero9047 Yes, this track was an asinine place to hold an Indycar race. But if you look at the most devastating and deadly open-wheel crashes, regardless of the venue, the open-wheel launch figures prominently. All the safety advances of recent decades work well when the cars remain on the ground, but as long as open wheel racing ignores the launch, they don't. (The halo is an exception. It works brilliantly in any crash.) Mechanical solutions are simple to employ - simple frame elements (bars & bumpers) that would preserve the open-wheel racing look and feel without allowing launches. Launches kill drivers and destroy careers. Robert Wickens' career-ending crash (open-wheel launch) was the last open-wheel race I watched. Enough already.

[@isaiahnapier6962]

I have been unfortunate to be present at two oval race deaths. Fontana in 1999 and this one in 2011. RIP Greg Moore and Dan Wheldon. Horrible accidents

[@JoseFlores-ps7ie]

Greg Moore had just given me his autograph at Long Beach

[@Praster89]

I was there at Fontana that day too. I was 10 years old. Never forget it

[@jimmyhaley727]

total waste of gas,,, people go to the race to see wrecks/death,,, not who wins,,,

[@mkay1957]

I was at Laguna Seca when Gonzalo Rodrigues was killed at the Corkscrew. Then a few weeks later we were at Fontana when Greg Moore was killed. I have never been to a Crapwagon race but watched a few times on TV. I wasn't watching the race where Wheldon was killed until a friend called me and said there had been a horrible crash at Las Vegas. Watching the replays I could see at least 3 cars getting airborne and knew it was going to be bad for someone. RIP Dan Wheldon.

[@cwnapier67]

@@mkay1957 I hated CrapWagons too and ironically got the tickets for free from a customer

[@DSmith1997]

Crazy its going to be 12 years in October. I remember watching this race live on TV im 26 now and this is still one of the worst crashes ive ever witnessed fatal or not. Ryan Newman at Daytona, Austin Dillon at Daytona, Jules Bianchi at Japan, Robert Wickens at Pocono and Scott Dixon at Indy, numerous Rally crashes. There is a reason we pray before motorsport races in the USA its because of this. We all know its possible but never think we will see it or be part of it until it happens. I personally never had issues with the track and racing was great but the cars just weren't safe enough. Sadly the lives of Justin Wilson and Dan Wheldon were taken before certain safety features were made. Hopefully as cars get safer we see less and less deaths in all of motorsport.

[@QF_Dan72]

One of the darkest day in the history of indycar. Rip Wheldon

[@jimbishop7725]

I was there sitting lower down. Couldn’t believe the speed & closeness of the cars. Then hours later the helicopter leaving was so sad. I had met Dan at an earlier race in Richmond Super guy w/the fans. So sad for his family

[@Victorino702]

first time and its way diferent experience,not what i wanted to see but things hapen:(

[@thor4224]

This was my first time at this race also, actually I think I'm sitting right in front of you in the blue shirt...what a coincidence

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

What is small world you guys!!! ~ JonseyG 👲💖 #jonseyg

[@KennyDresden98]

I cannot watch Indy Car racing after seeing this crash. Me and my dad looked at each other and said “We just probably saw a man die today.” About 2 minutes later, the news hit and I was shocked…..

[@nolancain8792]

Thankfully the cars are incredibly safe now with the halo and practically indestructible tub.

[@DougMcDave]

I'm glad I wasn't there!

[@vinnyruiz9221]

I was there and it was scary I look up and there is fire and cars all crashed up. Very scary

[@nateg1825]

I was there too, top of the grandstand by pit exit end. It was clear after a few laps that pack racing on this track was potentially disastrous. Sadly it was. Aweful day. Rip DW

[@BrianSchaffer]

The fact they ended the race immediately after finding out, that shows they knew this track was too dangerous for Indy cars. Many have died mid race and didn’t end the race.

[@benicio1967]

You could feel the tension and the danger in that place.

[@BMordecai]

This video just puts into perspective how terrifying it is

[@sojourner650]

Thanks for posting your video. Good reminder any one of us can go at any time. Best to be prepared. Brutal wreck even across track.

[@MarcusDoughty15]

4:27 is when the crash starts

[@thiago.salsa.2024]

Que bom que a pessoa que filmou a corrida e o acidente compartilhou essa experiência conosco. O som dos carros emitidos para a arquibancada é mais alto e mais intenso que na TV.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

And u can tell from this video that those cars never should’ve been on this track to begin with especially with a package that made them race so closely. The speeds were crazy and for a package like this it was a recipe for disaster. If they wanted to race there take some of the downforce off so they spread out and make the draft not that strong. This was a nightmare waiting to happen. And unfortunately it took the end of Dan to realize this was a stupid idea after the drivers said over and over that they shouldn’t race there.

[@maryschulz8605]

The IRL raced for years on 1.5 mile tracks (kansas, kentucky, chicagoland, texas, vegas, charlotte) with this package. Racing is dangerous. Greg Moore died on a 2 mile oval with less downforce and cars spread out. They accept the risks.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

@@maryschulz8605 there is a difference between the sport being dangerous, and actively forcing danger. This was obvious it was gonna be a disaster. There is a difference between accepting the risk vrs making ur death bed. This package was so dumb. Doesn't matter if it was 190 on speed either only. The package was the issues. Indy car is dangerous, but that package was just stupid on a track like that.

[@maryschulz8605]

@@tamezzodiac2862 You're opinion means nothing. How many of those races did you attend? The fans loved this package. When I was there at Kentucky, Joliet, and Texas they cheered like mad because the racing was so close.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

@@maryschulz8605 so where were those fans to continue to support it? If they really loved it then Indy car wouldn't of kept falling and falling during that time. If anything, the sport had been in a way better place as of late then before. If fans loved it so much then explain the poor crowd at Vegas when Dan died? Dan went out there and put it on the line for a package that couldn't even fill a small part of the stands. Just embarrassing. A truly great talented man gone cause u need to jerk urself off on ur own entertainment. Indy car is dangerous, but that package was straight stupid at a place like that. It was like the story you already knew what the end was but just had to write the words to get to it. For awhile there was so much speculation and everyone knew what would happen. It was not just a "one time thing." Run that package over and over at a place like that and they will kill drivers the majority of the time. It was the same road nascar found out with the restrictor plate yet they still do it. The speed isn't the problem, bit it's more of the pack racing that is. Nascar had way more crashes, injuries, and close death or death encounters too when they packed everything up. They only do that 5 times a year and forever only 4. Learn the hard way I guess. Call it opinions, but the fans who actually care about racing product and what the drivers think will tell you otherwise. U are on ur island. I suggest u watch WWE and not a game where lives can be changed for entertainment. Knowing and accepting the risks are different then putting urself in a situation where death is almost certain.

[@alessandrogiraldi1327]

Da italiano dico che la Indycar è più affascinante e godibile per gli appassionati in TV e sulle tribune che non la F1 che è diventata un videogioco dove vincono ogni x anni una scuderia e il suo pilota di punta...tuttavia gli ovali li trovo oltreché tecnicamente poco interessanti assolutamente iperveloci e quindi pericolosi, essendo i piloti sempre in pieno e incollati l'uno all'altro. La pista in questione in effetti mi dà l'impressione che in termini di sicurezza fosse approssimativa e Wheldon ne ha pagato le conseguenze. R.i.p.

[@rockydesign3303]

The sound of racing is chaos, just like on this video. It surrounds one’s mind until it’s hard to think about the flow of a race that commentators describe. Yet somewhere on that track there is a pattern, logic, a plan that fights against that shrieking noise. Then all hell breaks loose, and there’s that terrible silence at a track. That’s the sound at the track you’ll never forget.

[@rsharp897]

A fatal combination of extremes. Track too short, too narrow...possibly too little banking in turns. Too many cars allowed in race. RIP, Dan.

[@davidfstanford]

Too much banking, not too little.

[@weofnjieofing]

I was at the Indy 500 that year at tuen 4 where he won the race on the last lap. Was super happy for him and then this later that same yearG may his soul rest in peace✝️

[@jendriarguetajr.9696]

I Never Been to that race. But it looks like A driver is trying to go for the turn, and then makes contact with the others trying to slow down and pass through the carnage. And there's dan Wheldon going in for the turn and ends up sending his car flying in the air and collides into the wall! Man, That is the most dangerous indycar accident I ever seen In my entire life!!

[@4637812648]

The pack was so bunched together, it was absurd. Of course this was encouraged by the regulations.

[@salvatoreangelina5966]

GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL BEOTHER!!!! GOD BLESS UR FAMILY❤❤❤

[@TylerBonenfant]

damn, this was my first time watching an indycar race period. really rough this was your first live one

[@scottlowman.1044]

Lionheart was my favorite driver in IndyCar since he was with team Andretti. 😢 Still like to wear my Tshirt at Indy. Sad day!

[@marionetamtz]

Jeez! I watch this and I can't believe they raced in Las Vegas. I wasn't a fan back then, so I didn't know about the series. Now that I'm a fan, I cross my fingers whenever they race in Texas or Indianapolis. Racing single-seaters on an oval is just crazy.

[@legibby]

Sound is incredible

[@grahamstuart9432]

What amazes me more than the accident is how empty those stands are.

[@lokitojrfunnyvideos6068]

He had a fatal crash and Dan Weldon was dead and we lost a great racer and we miss him a lot.😭😭😭🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mikeglenn5212]

I've attended many nascar sprint cup, truck, and dragster at Las Vegas motor speedway. There was a race where Jeff Gordon had his radiator ripped out of his car when he hit the inside wall with no safer barrier. Dan Wheldons crash was much worse...so sad..

[@williambowen1771]

Saw the indy cars at Kentucky speedway the year before. Always go to talladega but indy was so fast and loud my head rung for 2days. Awesome sight .rip dan

[@wendlandpark4795]

Gosh, I forgot how much louder the old engines were.

[@patpeterson2671]

This proves the Indycar could care less about driver safety ....... they were told by the drivers about this track ....... but they didn't give a shit ........ a lot of these tracks are not designed for these cars or the speeds they do ......... hats off to the POS managing body at the time , they are to blame for Dan Wheldon's death ........ it is more about the money for the show to Indycar ......fu#king sickening ..... these cars shouldn't have been on this track in the fu#king first place .............

[@ziomkris1]

your first time watching? :( Bad day to watch it :( Im watching this in computer, scary ; /

[@B3_6]

Are all tracks like this? I’ve never seen a video from personal perspective the track seems insanely small. Reminds me of those rc cars on a track that you only control the speed and they swivel around turns because that’s how crowded this track looks in the video. RIP to a Great man, father, husband, & racer, Dan Wheldon.

[@konorfewkes7608]

Slot cars?

[@iaingraham4911]

Rest in peace 🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️✝️🙏

[@sammylacks4937]

I dont mean to take away or be disrespectful about the accident that took Dans life. This is the first time I have heard Indy cars except on TV and I havent watched it there in years. Indy cars sound much louder and seem faster than on broadcast. My son recently moved to Indy and I wouldnt mind watching the 500 as a bucket list of to do s. I watched Nascar and went to many races from 85 till 01 when racing lost another and my driver. It was so different listening to Cup cars on TV then at track. I can remember how smooth the leaders cars sounded compared to the rough, oil burning sound and smell of those in the back. Back in the 80s Nascars Saturday races , Bush Grand Nat. cars were 6 cyl that sounded like angry bumblebees. I miss racing, its not the same anymore. My regards to the family and fans of Dan.

[@zachdoster1206]

In the accident you see two fireballs hitting the fence the second fireball was Dan Weldon‘s impact in nbc news footage you could see the helicopter flying toward the hospital but it wasn’t flying very fast because he was already dead according to Internet sources it says he hit his head against one of the posts which makes me believe he was killed on impact

[@TMJ32]

IndyCar is liable for this garbage. You could tell on the first lap someone was going to get badly hurt during this race.

[@bonzology322]

this was a disaster born of sheer arrogant stupidity, the drivers were all saying the speeds were too high and the track was too tight, something bad is going to happen, well right they were

[@qairilhaqimbruh4509]

Holy shit, that track looks small...

[@AlexRuane]

It's 1.5 miles in length, which is short compared to others on the schedule

[@rahmmason2159]

I was in that grandstand, and I still am angry at officials for not displaying the red immediately, instead letting 20 or so cars drive through that debris field. Could Dan have been saved? Probably not, alas.

[@kalebmiller2914]

I was at this race. RIP Dan Wheldon.

[@billinca9274]

To IndyCar's Credit, Substantial Track Safely Improvements (for all Tracks) were Instituted by IndyCar, after Dan's Death. {Bill in CA}

[@julesviolin]

Crazy race design Crazy small track Crazy idea

[@eletronikgameplays5458]

Today, 10/16/21, it makes 10 years that Dan Wheldon was killed in the Las Vegas race

[@Bertoluciii]

Sorry.i can't hit the like button ...a very sad weekend...Race in peace Dan!

[@The_No_Victim_Zone]

I never realized how short that oval was until watching this video. The drivers warned them; this was far too unsafe. RIP Dan. Shame on you IndyCar.

[@toshishimura]

Oh my god, how dull is Indycar?!

[@littleinkling4604]

Its the sound of 1 million cats meowing

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

Then let me add one more: *MEOW* to all the cats in the world!!! ~ JonseyG 👲💖😹

[@Bearded_Nerd94]

My god, they were going so fast that day that this video looks sped up, but it is not

[@mrkoolio8494]

This rate is way too tight, there’s no way for the cars to spread out and the racing in packs of 200 miles an hour it’s only a matter of time. Very sad

[@WarnerWrestling]

Crazy video!! Thanks for sharing

[@harpoon_bakery162]

What an exciting track and Wheldon could have won 5,000,000. Felt so bad for the family back in the day when this happened because the gravity of the situation was that his kids were so young. The driver that went high then went low has to feel so bad, he caused the whole thing. Didn't have to happen.

[@impronta]

Too many cars in what became a bathtub. That race should have allowed 10 or 12 cars less.

[@jameshoran8]

Dan wins Indy in 2011 and then can't get a ride for the rest of the season. He went for a totally crazy stunt starting last with big money if he finished first, having to pass 33 cars on a mile and a half vs. a two and one half mile Indy track. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

[@kennethkilleen8758]

Ridiculous the amount of cars allowed to race on a one mile track Very stupid

[@gnatman1102]

Kenneth Killeen Track is 1.5 miles, but I agree there were too many cars.

[@nascarknight4228]

The number of cars wasn't the factor. Pack racing was the factor.

[@giotrapani7852]

Miguel Canache 34 actually.

[@differentcolored]

And cars that weighted like paper

[@AlonsoRules]

they did no practice as a group until the race started

[@maurickx]

I video si girano orizzontali, specialmente per una corsa di auto.

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

This video is well over 10 years old. I don't think that he can change it.... ~ JonseyG 👲

[@truthhurts1754]

Hell of a field of cars though. Damn. RIP Dan

[@mabelpup8502]

Rip Dan

[@eduardovieirascarpa8089]

GP de Las Vegas!!! Eu me lembro muito bem quando chegou a triste notícia da morte do Dan Wheldon!!! A prova foi cancelada e o título de campeão ficou com o Dário Franchitti!!! Fiquei muito triste com a morte do Dan Weldon!!! A notícia da morte do Dan Wheldon pegou todos os pilotos de surpresa!!! A tristeza e a emoção tomou conta do circuito de Las Vegas nos Estados Unidos!!! Imaginem só a dor, o sofrimento e a tristeza da mulher do Dan Wheldon eos filhos pequenos!!! Muito triste e lamentável!!!

[@diplmarius]

Sounds like buzzin Hornets🤩

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

Very true 👲

[@minionfan1024]

I'm sorry to hear what happened.

[@MrMelgibstein]

Love the "Oh my God" at 4:39.

[@erniecapell9917]

I've been to a Indy race in Kansas they are extremely loud and fast

[@RyanJohnson5529-o4c]

My Ears Is Hurt On The Engines Of Indycar I Can't Hold It Anymore

[@chriscosby6612]

I was sitting very near there

[@devinbooker3101]

R.i.P head phone users

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

LoL

[@Alltimechamp24]

I remember thinking for the first buncha laps how awesomely amazing the racing was! Guess it was too good :(

[@Slinger43]

Every big time race driver race's for the glory & the trophy, its a crying shame that DW didn't get his chance to sit on the porch & bask in the glory of his sure to be HOF driving career after he had hung up his helmet. Even more painful was seeing it live & thinking Damnit!! Dan lost his life racing Infront of this small crowd of Fan's & there's just not a lot of Glory in that. RIP DW, gone far too soon ✝️ 🙏 😞

[@jennhaneke1768]

I was there so tragic. 😢

[@BHV0810]

They shouldn't have even raced at Las Vegas.

[@aimless1141]

RIP dan 😥☹️🥺😫

[@danielhenao9583]

230 mph or more? 😕

[@OriginalSkaMan]

Track way way too small

[@wodekgrabski1869]

start at 4:20 because this is where the movie should start

[@Eversonjks]

Richmount?

[@davidfstanford]

It could have been such an awesome race. It really is too bad that SMI ruined a good track by adding banking for NASCAR.

[@Herecomesthethruth]

Yes.I remember when it was flat.it was a lot more enjoyable

[@davidfstanford]

@@Herecomesthethruth Flat and bumpy

[@johnauman8146]

Ummm are they four wide on turn three...? Too much ...

[@TexansForChrist]

34 Indy cars on that tiny track? A fence above the wall "like a cheese grater" for crowd view?

[@THEITALIANFAKEPILOT]

😢😢

[@paulboggan]

awful day for indy.

[@noahcamronlevesque1091]

Died a legend😞😭

[@giotrapani7852]

Died a hero

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

To both, I say that he certainly did!!! ~ JonseyG 👲💖

[@keithkellogg5325]

RIP a great racer

[@gigamhm2]

4:21

[@kajingberg7187]

You know what they said: Gentlemen, start your coffins. No heroes here.

[@freqeist]

cars had advanced, track has.. not ridiculous RIP Brother.

[@bioodfox7805]

fairly true, had these speeds been lower this would probably not have been a tragic accident

[@dalebanks1353]

Every race is dangerous in these cars

[@Manny4.6]

Shame on indycar for killing dan whelden. The drivers said this was too dangerous but indycar did it any way.