Dan Wheldon

A Wednesday report on Speed.com detailed an alleged revolt by several team owners to oust IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard. Rumors of discord has been present at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week, threatening to overshadow the biggest race of the year.  

Here's an excerpt about Dario Franchitti Celebrated Indy 500 Win With Emotional Tribute to Dan Wheldon from GreenBeanBuddy.com. “On Sunday, Dario Franchitti took home his third Indy 500 win. And his wife, Ashley Judd, was there proudly celebrating with him.  

The Indianapolis 500 is the fifth of 16 races in the Izod IndyCar Series, but it is, effectively, the halfway point for competitors. Going forward, the most important prize is points. Gather enough and the championship is delivered. Gather more ...  

DETROIT June 2, 2012—Mike Conway will start outside of Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti as the pair will start in the eighth row for Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, marking the return of the IZOD IndyCar Series to Belle Isle for the first time since 2008. It is the first time this year that Conway has started lower than 11th on a street/road circuit. Mike Conway, AJ Foyt Enterprises HondaPhoto by: Art Fleischmann “We...  

Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan HondaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert SATO WAS THREE TURNS FROM A POTENTIAL WIN IN THE INDY 500 BUT FINISHED 17TH DUE TO CONTACT AFTER BEING ALONGSIDE THE EVENTUAL WINNER; JOURDAIN JR. FINISHED 19TH TAKUMA SATO, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “What an incredible weekend. Not only the weekend, but it was also an incredible month of May. I was going for the win. On the last restart...  

Wheldon died about five months later at a crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After singing the anthem, Martina joined Dan's widow, Susie Wheldon, and actress Ashley Judd, Wynonna's sister and driver Dario Franchitti's wife, in a VIP suite ...  

Country star Martina Mcbride paid tribute to tragic car racer Dan Wheldon at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday (27May12) by wearing the driver's championship ring. MCBride sang the U.S. National Anthem and then spent time with Susie Wheldon and actress Ashley ...  

And it's a rivalry others have noticed. Michael Andretti, who owns Andretti Autosport, has won 39 races and three titles (Tony Kanaan in 2004, Dan Wheldon in 2005 and Franchitti in 2007) since 2003. As a former IndyCar driver, Andretti ...  

The Colombian, who started from sixth on the grid for Team Moore Racing, worked his way steadily into contention during the early stages of the race, and then spent several laps stalking polesitter Oliver Webb ... for third in Sam Schmidt Motorsports ...  

Nashville-based Big Machine Records sponsored a different driver at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 race, but the result was the same as in 2011: It backed a winner. Dario Franchitti was sporting a Big Machine Records logo on his helmet and firesuit when he won Sunday's race, the third Indy 500 win for the Williamson County resident. Big Machine Records also sponsored last year's winner, the late Dan Wheldon. The race, which aired on ABC, is...  

After the death of driver Dan Wheldon in last year’s season-ending race in Las Vegas, the IZOD IndyCar Series worked during the winter months to improve the safety features of the race car which will be seen in action this weekend at the ...  

A day after he won his third Indianapolis 500 race, Franchetti and his actress wife were back on the track -- this ... at the conclusion of the legendary race on Sunday. PHOTOS: Dan Wheldon Died In A Crash During The Las Vegas 300 Last year's ...  

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti says he's still "not very comfortable" racing on a high-banked oval. The Indianapolis 500 was the first IndyCar race on an oval since Dan Wheldon's fatal accident in last season's ...  

Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan HondaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert 1 WIN, 1 FRONT ROW START, 2 PODIUMS IN 12 BELLE ISLE RACES FOR RLL RACING The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will mark the IZOD IndyCar Series’ third visit to Detroit, but its first since 2008. The Motor City hosted Indy car racing from 1989-91 in Downtown Detroit. The race moved to Belle Isle Park from 1992-2001 and 2007-2008. The 2012 event will mark the 13th year...  

96th Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS - Results Sunday of the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out |(if any) |and money won: 1. (16) Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 200 Running $2,474,2802. (15) Scott Dixon Dallara-Honda 200 Running $1,102,280 3. (8) Tony...