Comments on: What’s Next For Dan Wheldon?

By: Charlie H.

Charlie H. — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:40:59 +0000

Godspeed Dan. We will miss you.

By: Brown Haired Warrior

Brown Haired Warrior — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:30:36 +0000

How bout now?

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:44:17 +0000

I greatly miss Dan in the Indy series and was not aware of his most recent personal developments. I’m thrilled he is happy with the choices he has made and know that he will somehow be back in rare form. I wish him and his family well and can’t wait to see him on the track again.

Sincerely,

Holly LaMarche

By: h lucas

h lucas — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:31:04 +0000

i thihk dan wheldon is the best oval driver ever,

By: Mr. Ed

Mr. Ed — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:27:40 +0000

Dan has signed with Andretti Autosport. This opportunity opened up when 7-11 pulled their sponsorship of Tony Kanaan’s can. Dan is signed, sealed, and delivered for the 4th Andretti entry in 2011.

I’m glad to see Dan back with Andretti – Dan never should have left there.

By: Dara

Dara — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:43:43 +0000

It is a mystery to me as to why Dan Wheldon is not with one of the big three teams. He is one of the best IndyCar drivers in the history of the sport. The issue of attitude is moot. If the owners , managers and fellow team mates are that sensitive and meek, they should consider a career change themselves or man up.

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:59:39 +0000

If someone doesn’t offer him an opportunity, I would rather see Dan retire. I don’t want to see Indy 500 champions become ride buyers. That would be too sad.

By: Farmula Won

Farmula Won — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:04:34 +0000

Lloyd is in the “Boy Scouts” car, because he gave Coyne a check. Had nothing to do with that nationality he was. All Coyne (and most Indy Car owners) care about is who brings them the check.

Plus, there isn’t much real money coming from the Boy Scouts anyway. Milka Money is probably helping Coyne more then the Boy Scouts.

Wheldon should be at KV next year. Lotus would be stupid to not want an Englishmen, who has won the Indy 500 and a Indy Car championship, in their car. I see Wheldon and Sato driving for KV next year full-time, with the possibility of Casey Mears doing the Indy 500 with GEICO sponsorship in a 3rd car.

The ideal Panther team, would be Rahal full-time, with Carpenter and Hildebrand sharing the 2nd car.

Indy Car DESPERATELY needs more American drivers. The foreign driver thing, has driven the series into the dumper. Its why the TV ratings (anybody seen a rating lately?), sponsor interest (non existant) and overall national interest (non existant) are at embarrassingly low levels.

By: Christopher Leone

Christopher Leone — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:27:56 +0000

I’ve been saying the same for months too. I’d love to see an all-British team at KV with Wilson moving over as well (though I doubt it). As for the 4 car, I’d love to see a few guys in there: Rahal and Hildebrand for obvious reasons, or Jonathan Summerton. Keep in mind that JS has won in nearly every series he’s competed in (and had solid finishes in Lights) and almost had the Atlantic Championship this year. He’d make an excellent National Guard spokesman – he’s a good all-American kid (and the only American to ever win in A1GP) and he uses social media well and often. I don’t see how Panther (or any team) could pass him up.

By: Mike R.

Mike R. — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:48:32 +0000

Not sure about where Dan might end up. KV a possibility? Sure. Wheldon could also do well with DeFerran alongside Matos…that could in fact be a pretty stout punch for that team.

Regarding Rahal, I can easily see HIM winding up with KV if a deal doesn’t happen with his Dad’s team. Vasser drove for Bobby in CART/ChampCar a few years back, and KV isn’t a ‘fledgling’ team…they just wound up with about the worst driver lineup in modern era racing this year, so it makes the team look a bit marginal perhaps. To keep putting the cars on track week-in and week-out (despite the drivers’ attempts to knock down everything they can with the cars), they’re a much more capable group than a lot of others. The fact that I still have a good friend working on the team, knowing the quality-wrench he is (outstanding) evidences it to me, ’cause if it were marginal (or worse), he wouldn’t stick around.

Yep, that’s a prediction right there…if Rahal-Letterman doesn’t field a car for Graham, expect to see him as the primary shoe at KV, or on equal terms with Wheldon as a teammate (if Dan doesn’t go with DeFerran).