16-10-2011, 11:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-10-2011, 11:29 PM by Valter Cardoso.)
Hoje deu-se este trágico acidente na prova Indy em Las Vegas.
O piloto Dan Wheldon não sobreviveu.
(CBS/AP) Last Updated 6:08 p.m. ET
LAS VEGAS - British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon has died rom injuries after his car went sailing through the air during a massive 15-car wreck early in Sunday's Las Vegas Indy 300.
Wheldon was 33. Drivers were told of Wheldon's death in a meeting about two hours after the fiery, smoky crash that many drivers said was the worst they had ever seen.
He won the Indianapolis 500 twice, including this year. Wheldon was injured when his car flew over another during the wreck on Lap 13.
Wheldon, in line to win $5 million had he won the race, was seriously injured when he car flew over another on the Lap 12 wreck and apparently caught part of the catch fence just outside of Turn 2.
Graham Rahal's car burns following a crash early in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas.
(Credit: AP Photo)
O piloto Dan Wheldon não sobreviveu.
(CBS/AP) Last Updated 6:08 p.m. ET
LAS VEGAS - British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon has died rom injuries after his car went sailing through the air during a massive 15-car wreck early in Sunday's Las Vegas Indy 300.
Wheldon was 33. Drivers were told of Wheldon's death in a meeting about two hours after the fiery, smoky crash that many drivers said was the worst they had ever seen.
He won the Indianapolis 500 twice, including this year. Wheldon was injured when his car flew over another during the wreck on Lap 13.
Wheldon, in line to win $5 million had he won the race, was seriously injured when he car flew over another on the Lap 12 wreck and apparently caught part of the catch fence just outside of Turn 2.
Graham Rahal's car burns following a crash early in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas.
(Credit: AP Photo)