Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Column: Will death bring change in IndyCar?

Sometimes you find out more about someone in death than you ever knew about them in life.

Most everyone in racing knew Dan Wheldon was a good driver and a really good guy. Loved his family dearly, just as they loved him back.

What most probably didn't know was that he was a neat freak who carefully lined up his many shoes in the closet. Or that he was determined never to give a bad interview. Or that he would say "It's mega, man!" when he did something like win the Indianapolis 500 — which he did twice.

There were a lot of stories told about Wheldon this weekend in Florida at his funeral and later at a memorial service in Indianapolis, giving us insight we never would …

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