Dan Wheldon dies at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Posted by Adam Yamada-Hanff on October 17, 2011 Posted in: TorqueNews. Tagged: dan wheldon, indianapolis 500, indycar, jenson button, las vegas, las vegas motor speedway, torquenews, wheldon. Leave a Comment I am sorry to share the news that Dan Wheldon, the charismatic two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, has died. He was killed yesterday during a race. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Related posts: GM to Break Ground on Eletric Motor Plant in Baltimore Win One of Eleven Free 1-Year Subscriptions to Motor Trend from Adam’s Auto Advice Andretti Claims the Baltimore Grand Prix could be “The premier street event in the world” My new Car, drive or ship? Posts navigation ← Asbestos in Cars ParkingPanda strives to Revolutionize parking →