Dan Wheldon is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England, United Kingdom. British driver of race cars from Britain who is the 2004 Indy Racing League Indycar series champion. The tragically deceased driver was killed in the course of an incident on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In the wake of his death He reportedly signed a contract in conjunction with Andretti Autosport to replace On the day of his death, he reportedly signed a deal with Andretti Autosport to replace Danica Patrick..
Wheldon was born in the village of Emberton near the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England on 22 June 1978. He was the son of plumber and domestic heat electrician Clive Wheldon and his wife Sue. Wheldon was of Irish descent. He had three younger brothers and a sister. Wheldon’s family was connected to motorsport; his father had competed in karting from an early age and his mother acted as Clive’s timekeeper. He went to the Bedford School until he completed his GCSE examinations at the age of 16. Wheldon attained good reading grades and excelled in cross-country running, rugby and squash. He was also captain of the school’s cricket team.
Daniel Clive Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was a British motor racing driver who won the 2005 IndyCar Series Drivers’ Championship for Andretti Green Racing (AGR). He won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011, and a was co-winner of the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR).
He had two kids together with wife Susie Behm.
