UNTIL LAP 11 - Remembering Dan Wheldon's Final Race

ALTERNATE CUT WITHOUT CHAT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfmZGU07Odk

In memory of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who lost his life ten years ago today.

On Sunday, October 16, 2011, I logged onto a motorsports chat room as I tuned into watch the IZOD IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas. The resulting chat transcript provided a first-hand account of the emotions of that awful day, and I saved a copy of it when the race was called. Now, a decade later, I'm sharing that transcript for the first time, plus my own personal memories from that day, synced up to the original ABC broadcast.

In the interest of time, these are only excerpts from the chat, but represents most of its length. And in the interest of an accurate historical record, these excerpts are otherwise unedited, and have been synced up to the approximate moments in the broadcast, where possible.

THOUGHTS AFTER THE ACCIDENT (October 16, 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjVpE6BuxNQ

BSGN TRIBUTE TO DAN WHELDON (October 17, 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXDo1jEUo7Y

For more on the story behind this race, please check out NASCARMAN History's excellent video "PERFECT STORM: INDYCAR'S LAS VEGAS NIGHTMARE," which is narrated by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsgl-o7gHsM

MUSIC:
"The Quiet Aftermath" - Sir Cubworth
“Tuff Data” - Vans In Japan

BOOKS:
Hallberry, Andy and Jeff Olson, ed., "Lionheart: Remembering Dan Wheldon," Lionheart Books, Inc., 2016.

VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjZQnMo0uMCFOLFNjS1qeqhvVL7iDAygs

PHOTOS:
*Alamy Stock Photo
*Dan Wheldon on Twitter
*Google Images