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  • IndyCar: Wheldon’s woeful weekend

    Dan Wheldon believes his Saturday qualification session for IndyCar’s Detroit Grand Prix was the worst of his career – but things got even more painful on race day.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Wheldon’s NASCAR hopes may be frustrated

    It’s no secret that British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon is keen to make a move to another extremely popular American racing series – but the time just isn’t right, according to his team boss.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, IndyCar Series, NASCAR, Target Chip Ganassi Racing

  • IndyCar: Wheldon and Franchitti crash out of Indy 400 – video

    Both Dan Wheldon and Dario Franchitti have been cleared as fit to drive by doctors following a spectacular seven-car crash on lap 144 of the Firestone Indy 400 in Michigan that saw Franchitti’s car cartwheel through the air.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    AJ Foyt IV, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy 400, Tony Kanaan

  • Panther trio hope for transferable skills in Iowa

    Last year, Dan Wheldon won in Iowa for his old team while his new team, Panther, won the Indy Lights race with a driver who has since left. This year the team hopes to assemble those elements into a winning combination for its trio of English racers.

    Archive, Firestone Indy Lights, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dillon Battistini, Firestone Indy Lights, IndyCar Series, Martin Plowman, Panther Racing, Pippa Mann

  • IRL: Manning loses drive in Indycar musical chairs

    Darren Manning has lost his Indycar drive at Foyt Racing to Vitor Meira, the Brazilian who found himself suddenly out of work when Brit Dan Wheldon jumped from Target Chip Ganassi.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    AJ Foyt, Darren Manning, IndyCar Series, Vitor Meira

  • IRL: Could Panther see a British invasion?

    The tantalising prospect of an all-British line-up at the IRL’s Panther Racing team was floated by Dan Wheldon and team boss John Barnes at the pair’s first interview since the announcement of the Englishman’s move there.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Anthony Davidson, Dan Wheldon, IndyCar Series, John Barnes, Mike Conway, Panther Racing, Vitor Meira

  • IRL: Dixon wins first race in new era

    Dan Wheldon’s hopes of charging from the back of the field to take a fourth consecutive season-opening win at Homestead-Miami Speedway were dashed by team-mate Scott Dixon.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IndyCar: preparations afoot for 2008 season

    IndyCar Series teams will test under lights each day for the second consecutive year in preparation for the season opener at the facility on March 29 when Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon will be seeking his fourth consecutive circuit victory.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • The top step: UK race-winners in 2011

    British single-seater race winners this season July Jenson Button July 31st, F1, Hungary Lewis Hamilton July 24th, F1, Germany Jack Clarke July 23rd, F2, Brands Hatch Craig Dolby July 17th, Superleague Formula, Zolder race one William Buller July 17th, British F3, Circuit Paul Ricard Jon Lancaster July 16th, Auto GP, Donington Park Dario Franchitti July…

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  • Field wide open for the centennial Indianapolis 500

    Forget the Monaco Grand Prix – the biggest event in motorsport for the whole of 2011 takes place this weekend with the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

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