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Date: 10/16/2011 Album ID: 1343419
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Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after his car became ensnarled in a fiery 15-car pileup on Lap 13, flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn 2. The 33-year-old racer was a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, including this year's race.
Dan Wheldon, front left, and another driver crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died after the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Dan Wheldon (77) goes airborne during a wreck that involved 15 cars in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died following the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon was airlifted to a hospital. Will Power (12), of Australia, is airborne at left. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT
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Drivers crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died following the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers, including Dan Wheldon (77, in air at left), crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died following the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers, including Dan Wheldon (77, in air at left), crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died following the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers Dan Wheldon, front, and Will Power crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died following the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Dan Wheldon, front left, and another driver crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died after the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Dan Wheldon was killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES
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Drivers, including Will Power (12), of Australia, crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) LAS VEGAS SUN OUT MANDATORY CREDIT
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Drivers climb from their cars following a crash early in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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ADDS NAME OF DRIVER - Dan Wheldon is transported to a medical helicopter following a crash during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Dan Wheldon, of England, is airlifted to University Medical Center following a crash early in the IndyCar Series' auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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IndyCar officials and pit crew members pay tribute to Dan Wheldon who died after a crash during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. Wheldon was a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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Mark Tripoli, left, and Dave Soresi pay tribute to IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon, who died following a crash in the the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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Drivers take five tribute laps in honor of Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner who was killed in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race earlier Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Drivers take five tribute laps in honor of Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner who was killed in a crash in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race earlier Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Teams line up on pit row as drivers take five tribute laps in honor of Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner who was died following a crash during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race earlier Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Vitor Meira, of Brazil, attends a drivers meeting after a crash that killed Dan Wheldon, of England, during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Track workers unload truck beds full of car parts after a 15-car crash early in the IndyCar Series' auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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