Inside IndyCar: Dan Wheldon’s 2005 Championship Season
Wheldon’s 2005 season set a bar that wouldn’t be reached for almost two decades.
Dan Wheldon
The Pit Straight: Does the Danger of Open-Wheel Racing Add to Its Mystique?
Danger is an inherent part of the sport of auto racing, even in the era of halos and HANS devices. But does it have to be? And what does it mean?
Inside IndyCar: Frontstretch’s Favorite Indy 500s, Pt. 1
There is nothing in sports quite like the Indianapolis 500, with its 106-year history of glory, tragedy, spectacle and speed. Four Frontstretch writers were asked to share the story of their favorite 500.
Dan Wheldon, Bob Jenkins Elected to IMS Hall of Fame
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame will be adding two more legendary figures to its hallowed halls, announcing on Wednesday that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon and long-time motorsports journalist and broadcaster Bob Jenkins will be inducted into the shrine later this year. Chosen from a ballot of 14 nominees, Wheldon and Jenkins …
A Last-Lap Thriller for the Ages: 2012 Indy 500 Race Recap
Dan Wheldon didn’t get a chance to defend his Indy win, so Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his friend and essentially defended it for him.
IndyCar Preview: The 2012 Indianapolis 500
This Sunday afternoon at the venerable Indianapolis Motor Speedway will see the 96th running of the Indy 500 and based on practice so far, it’s anyone’s race.
Pace Laps: NASCAR’s Rivalry Week, Nationwide Vacation & a “Favorite” Triumph
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Will Rivalries Ignite This Week?
Pace Laps: Kahne Un-Able, Wheldon’s Lasting Legacy & Casey on the Bench
Each week, Frontstretch will go inside the competition, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that you need to watch during the upcoming week.
MPM2Nite: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of NASCAR 2011 – The Ugly (Part III)
Was the 2011 Cup season a good one, a bad one or a lousy one?
Voices From the Heartland: “Open Letter” Based on Emotion, Not Reality
To equate the Sunday wreck of Dan Wheldon to Jimmie Johnson’s wreck Saturday night is like apples to oranges.
Professor of Speed: The Certainty of Uncertainty
One adage that seems to be receiving its share of attention during the 2011 Chase for the Championship is “The only sure thing is that there’s no sure thing.”
Top 10 Ways the World Will Remember Dan Wheldon
2. Pouring the milk over his head when he won the Indy 500 (both times) because he wanted to be different.