"Many people ask me why I say till we meet again. I say, because Goodbye is so final. Goodbye Dan Wheldon." This is one of the saddest yet most powerful pieces of commentary I have ever heard.

How quickly that chat went from haha goofy to holy shit this is serious No matter who it is, no matter the series, death in racing always hits hard. RIP Dan

"This is going to be a spectacle, this is a great way to go out." - Dan Wheldon, 16th October 2011

I always had the feeling that Will knew immediately after getting out of his car. Much in the same way that Ken Schrader knew about Earnhardt.

Grew up 12 minutes from LVMS. Oct 16th is a day local race fans won't forget...

When the announced he had died, I teared up. Not when this originally happened, I mean now when I'm watching this video. It doesn't matter that it has been 10 years, hearing a racer died is never easy and it will never be easy. We know this can happen, every weekend when you turn on a race you know a hit at the wrong angle could mean we lose a driver. It is nice that safety has improved but in the back of most people's minds we know we could see a driver pass. At Daytona in 2020 when we saw Newman's bad wreck I thought we lost him. We saw the wreck and heard the commentators talking sounding depressed. I teared up then, I'm tearing up now writing this. Racing is fun, but the consequences can be horrendous. This is why I hate any kind of crash, you never know the outcome. RIP #LionHeart

I think one of the worst parts about this (other than losing Dan of course) was how ABC handled the coverage, shoving cameras in the faces of drivers in mourning, showing close ups and replays of the crash AFTER we found out he died, and missing the announcement itself. Their handling of it was completely inexcusable.

Everytime they go to the onboard of Dan I know what's coming next and it's surreal. RIP

This was a tough on to watch, but very well done. A perspective that so many of us shared that day.

At 36:03, TK crying pretty much conveyed to all of us that Dan had died. Plus watch again when everyone came out of the meeting, half were in total shock, half were trying to put on a brave face, but ended up breaking down.

I will never forget the feeling. The Greg Moore crash was a similar flooring sick feeling. Dale Sr. feeling was different and it has never really changed as if it has been frozen in time and another 20 years can pass and I'd feel the same as I did in 2001. The Wheldon crash always reminded me of the Rich Vogler one, the first fatal crash I can remember as a kid seeing on TV.

I don’t want to overstate anything but there is a lot of things I have learned about this day over the years. I gained a ton more respect for the commentary team. I karted at the same track the Goodyear’s and he talked about what was going on on their side. All 3 Goodyear, Reid and Cheever were told of Wheldon’s passing over 2 hours prior to when it was announced. So they had to fill several hours of air time before the announcement was made public. He was pronounced Dead still at the track, before leaving in a helicopter. In the time following the crash there were 3 separate meetings. The first was a Driver ONLY meeting, at the head of it were Kanaan and Dario. They made the announcement to all the Drivers first that Wheldon had died. The 2nd meeting was with Drivers and Teams where they decided to Abandon the race and how the move forward in the day. The 3rd meeting was the press conference with the media that was televised. Such a sad day. I had just spoken to Dan at a World Karting Association event in New Castle Indiana 2 weeks before Vegas where I congratulated him on his 2nd 500 win and joked about splitting the $5,000,000 with me to fund my racing.

0:58 This doesn't get talked about as often as it should. When James Jakes had this crash happen in practice, seeing how much damage his car sustained and how close the fire was to the cockpit, this was when, even as a 12-year-old, I started to get nervous about the safety of the race given there would be 34 cars on track at once. Hard to believe it's been 10 years. Harder to believe that it happened at all with all the warning signs.

PT later said on a podcast he saw Dan in the medical center and his face was completely smashed in.

An idea that I've had since witnessing the crash at Brands Hatch a couple months back: Miracles like Grosjean and Newman remind us that we shouldn't take the fact that everyone so often walks away from horrible crashes unscathed for granted. Days like 10/16/11 remind us that we shouldn't take the miracles for granted, either. Unlike so many times in recent memory, there was no miracle to save Wheldon's life. Fate wouldn't have it. The car, launched at a perfect angle, rolled a perfect amount of degrees, and hit a perfect part of the fence. It puts into perspective every time a driver has been a matter of inches from disaster. Never will forget this day.

25:44 this sounds strikingly similar to my afternoon that day. I was watching the race in my room, and when the crash happened I went out and told my grandmother “you may want to turn this on, this is really bad.” She and I sat on the couch for the entire two hours, in almost complete stunned silence until the announcement.

Ten years later. The pain hurts still to this day, seeing my hero crash and then die in front of my eyes brings me tears. I wish had the privilege to have met him. This is a wound that has haunted me. However, This is a day that will always hurt me no matter what. But Brock, I’m just gonna say you definitely did a damn good job doing this. This is a wonderful documentary that you did on such a dark day.

I heard a good story: A kid was in line to get his autograph, and his mother tells him, "Go ask Mr. Wheldon for his autograph". Dan gave his million-dollar smile, and said, "Mr. Wheldon is back in England. I'm Dan".... Rest In Peace Dan Wheldon, 1972-2011, I look forward to meeting you in heaven one day...

"It is more difficult to live than to run. The races last a couple of hours, but life lasts a lifetime" Juan Manuel Fangio

Unreal how the broadcast happened to be on board with him when he was killed

For the five lap salute, it sounded like even those naturally aspirated V8s that IndyCar were using were crying

The fact you had the feeling to copy the chat on whim is crazy to think about! Added a whole new level new to the video! Amazing job Brock! R.I.P Dan!

Dan's death was the first I'd ever experienced in racing and something about it still stands out the most. Such an unnecessary and avoidable disaster.

I have to admit, this is the most emotional IndyCar documentary I've ever seen in my time following the series... Dan will never ever be forgotten. For me, back in 2011, the two weeks between October 16 and 23 are the toughest in my life as a motorsports fan. The first is hearing the news on Wheldon's death and the week after, motorbike racer Marco Simoncelli died following an accident at Sepang, Malaysia.

I was at this race. I've never gone to a race with such a bad feeling before. Saturday was fun, took in the truck race, and the first Monster Energy Cup race, but just had this bad feeling about the Indycar race on that track. I can remember it like it was yesterday.

"Today is all about broken hearts and shattered legs", oh man that's hardcore.

I was up in Toledo for the ARCA finale that weekend. I remember reading about the race and having a bad feeling something was going to happen, as I felt they were putting too many cars on track (a mistake NASCAR made at Talladega in '73). Wasn't surprised when I heard a wreck had happened. It was rainy most of the day in Toledo (save for the last 15 laps), which with hearing the news in Vegas really just brought the mood down. Spent the whole 5 hour drive home just thinking about it all.

It’s been ten years and I still can’t hear “we have lost Dan Wheldon” without crying.

I didn't watch the race live, but I remember when I logged on the computer and saw the news. I saw the replay and the tribute, my dad came up and saw as I was crying. We miss you Dan

I remember watching practice that weekend and saying "I'm not gonna watch someone die...I'm just gonna watch football on Sunday." I had a friend text me that there was a huge wreck and my heart sank. I flipped over and saw the carnage and knew we'd lost someone. To this day how the decision-makers decided Vegas and 34 cars were safe, I'll never know.

Dan was a friend of Iowa and will always be remembered for his donation of his race winnings to relief efforts during the floods of 2008 that devastated a large part of eastern Iowa. As a resident of Cedar Rapids, IA which was perhaps the hardest hit city in Iowa, I get chills every time I see a story about Lion Heart. May his story live on forever.

I was flying back from Vegas and had a layover in Atlanta. On the tram there, I saw Dan Wheldon. He could tell I knew who he was and he sat down and talked to me. It was really cool. We talked about racing for what was probably something like 2-3 minutes. He really did not have to do that, and it always gave me great respect for him and I pulled for him of course. Just said to think back about this accident and his family having to go on without him...

I was there. I was 6 years old. Still to this day, its the most traumatic day of my life. I was initially excited to go to my first indycar race, as literally my entire life up to that point I had been a NASCAR fan, still am. I felt initially slightly skeptical of the race but i was still excited nonetheless. We went to the neon garage before the race, as we were going to watch the race from a rooftop in the infield. My mom and dad were with me. My mom and dad both open wheel fans, as they were from LA, where i was born, and they'd go to every Grand Prix of Long Beach. So imagine their surprise when I picked NASCAR over indy. That's beside the point. I was anxious for the race to start. But the moment they cranked the engines, my heart dropped. I remember the feeling. The worst feeling I have ever felt. I knew something bad was going to happen. There was nothing i could do to stop it. I clutched my moms arm and looked up at my parents. "Something bad is going to happen" I said. "These cars shouldn't be on this track". My parents told me not to worry. As the pace car went in, I started sobbing. Uncontrollably. I knew what was going to happen, I was powerless and was only along for the ride. My parents were confused but they couldn't understand. On lap 11, I look over to turns 1&2 from where we were standing, and in what felt like slow motion, i saw it unravel. The first car spinning, then the next, then the next. The horrid fireballs and carnage I was witnessing. I knew someone was dead. I felt alone. Scared. Powerless. It seemed like I was in a black hole. I kept crying and crying. begging to go home. we went to the grandstands, sat down, and with my scott dixon. dario franchitti, and will power diecasts in hand, I tried to process what had happened. There was still no announcement over the speakers on any drivers condition, but again, I knew someone died. I knew someone was dead the moment I walked into the track. I had been going to LVMS to see NASCAR races since I was 2, so races were nothing new to me. The sound was comforting to me. But when they cranked the engines that day, as I stood in the middle of the racetrack with all the noise reverberating right into where I was, I was scared. Genuinely scared. Not before or since have I ever been this scared. It was traumatizing. I wanted to be a racecar driver. Still do and always have. But that day was a necessary lesson and experience I had to endure if I wanted to be a racer. But I still did. I do however remember vividly that for about 3 months after, that I hated racing. That I never want to drive a racecar. But I couldnt lie to myself. Theres nothing cooler than racecars. Im still pursuing my dream to this day, but I look back on this day often. I thank Dan Wheldon for his life, passion, and sacrifice for the sport of auto racing. I know this has been a ramble but, its honestly hard to articulate what that day was like for me. It still feels fresh in my mind. Part of me still struggles to grow past how 6 year old me felt.

I remember catching this right after the accident just happened and seeing this live on TV and the replays of the accident. Just seeing the tarp cover Dan’s car, and the glimpses we got of it post wreck where you could see that the roof hoop was torn off was a horrific sight. I always think back to that time Champ Car cancelled their Texas race in 2001 that was supposed to be the same weekend that Driven also released. It wasn’t due to the quality of the film, I’m not judging the quality of the film here. The drivers when they tested Texas in the Champ Cars/CART vehicles noted how fast they were going. I’m not a expert in speeds, G Forces, etc. I just thought I found multiple parallels between the races but I have been wrong plenty of times.

Great video Brock I can’t believe it’s been 10 years today since we lost Dan Wheldon. #RIPDanWheldon

"Dominos are currently inspecting my pizzas to make sure they are perfect" famous last words

I've seen that shot from Dan's onboard right before the accident, the accident itself, and Bernard's announcement several times over the years at this point. However, this is the first time for me to sit down and watch the prerace and the full 11 laps since seeing it live on ABC. I remember watching Speed Center and Wind Tunnel that night, and switching to another channel when they showed the wreck. For several months, I actively avoided seeing video or photos of it. Eventually, I did go back and watch videos of the crash, though. Ever since that day, my perception of danger in motorsport was amplified, especially in regards to high-speed pack racing on ovals, both in IndyCar and NASCAR. The biggest example of that was when Eric McClure had his crash at Talladega the following May. Seeing him being cut from the car and airlifted by helicopter gave me a similar sense of dread as I had with Dan, and I couldn't watch the rest of the race as a result.

I remember watching this race live on WPVI Philadelphia, I actually didn't see the announcement of Dan's passing and the five lap tribute live because the race went past it's broadcast window (at least in the Philadelphia market, Idk about other markets and ABC affiliate stations on the east coast) but I had a feeling that I had just witnessed a death

Great tribute! I never saw the race, but those 11 laps really foreshadowed what ended up happening. It is a miracle that all of the other drivers were able to walk away from some of those destroyed cars.

This race was almost like a movie. There was so much foreshadowing. “It’s gonna be a great way to go out”. “There are gonna be more fatalities in this race than any other this season”. It all seems too perfect, yet so imperfect at the same time

I have my Dan Wheldon diecast tucked away in a box. Been that way since 2011. I'm about to watch this. I'm already feeling pain.

I can't hear amazing grace with bagpipes and not just start sobbing uncontrollably and think about how traumatizing watching this race was. My first two memories in life was Dale Earnhardt's death and 9/11... Dan Wheldons death haunted me through my teens. And having grown up in a household that was Earnhardt fans, and growing up a fan of Dan Wheldons. I thought for sure everyone I would root for would end up dying horribly. In 2012 when I still raced soap box derby cars, I was given a pair of "Dan Wheldon" Sunglasses from a competitor who went to that years Indy 500 and knew how much he meant to me. I wore them every year until I eventually retired from soap box derby racing. He was a hero to me. I just hope that if theres a life after this, I can shake his hand and tell him I hoped I made him proud by my little nod to him as I did my own racing... thanks Brock for making this. I wasn't expecting to cry today. But damn it. Ten years later it hurts just as much.

This was the first fatality I had seen in a race live and hopefully the last one. After it happened I was completely in shock. I was 17 at the time.

Thankfully I wasn’t watching this live. I was only a kid at the time. This just reminded me of Daytona when Newman wrecked. I was there when that happened and the silence was so scary. I thought the worse

10:58 “it will have more fatalities” man I’m shocked someone said that before the race that’s a tragic coincidence I wonder what that person is thinking now or when his death was announced

I’m related to Dan Wheldon. I’m a distant cousin to him. I sadly never got to meet him. He was my favorite driver growing up. I remember I was 7 when he died. A few years later I took a DNA test and one of my family members was a man named Dainel Clive from St Pete Florida (Dan Wheldon). Knowing this now I’m going to travel to Clearwater and go to his grave, give him flowers, glass bottle of milk, an England and a checkered flag and just talk to him. Have a conversation that I never got to have. I miss you Dan. I love you 😭❤️

Got me crying reliving my emotions from 10 years ago, thank you so much for sharing this.

I still vividly remember Dan Wheldon's death. It brought me to tears and I don't how I kept it all together through the five-lap salute. A lot of us young race fans grew up on that terrible day. R.I.P. Dan Wheldon.

The broadcast sign-off always sends chills up my spine

A lot of things go through my mind when it comes to this particular event: - Paul Tracy's interview was my first inclination that Dan was badly injured. When Paul said Dan was going to have "a long recovery" my mindset went from "Is Dan going to be ok" to "Oh God how bad is he injured". - The wait for any update regarding the drivers & especially Dan felt like an eternity. I felt like I waited for an update for over 6 hours when it was only a quarter of that time. - Being naive & trying to be hopeful that Dan was alive, I saw the emotion of the drivers after the media center meeting being one of fear & not them knowing that Dan was gone. When Randy Bernard made his announcement the initial part was missed, which honestly was a blessing to lessen the impact for the TV audience that hadn't figured it out. When I heard the race was called my immediate thought was "The track is too badly damaged." When the 5 lap salute was announced, I was perplexed... & then Marty Reid brought up Paul Dana, & that's when I figured it out, right before Marty flat out said it. - During the tribute laps they played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. I lost it... Reason being because my Mom told me that come her time, she wanted that exact song played at her memorial. - The question about whether IndyCar would survive to me was more "Should I continue to watch IndyCar, & auto racing in general?" I honestly came close to quitting not only IndyCar but all of auto racing. This was now 3 times I had lost a driver of interest in the span of a decade (The other 2 were ARCA's Blaise Alexander who I started having a little bit of interest in just 2 months prior, & the NHRA's Darrell Russell who I rooted for since his first Top Fuel race being Joe Amato's successor)... Looking back & really thinking about it, had a particular crash on June 13th, 2009 been fatal, I most certainly would have quit. If not after that crash, then most certainly after Wheldon's. - I've always felt bad for Marty Reid. He is a great announcer. Granted he's no Bob Jenkins or Allen Bestwick, but I feel like Marty was very good. Sadly he's synonymous with tragedy. Among the 3 drivers I've lost, he's called the event for 2 of them (The other being Darrell Russell). The other 2 races he called where there was a fatality hit hard as well: Tony Roper legit died on my birthday, & Paul Dana died less than 2 weeks after my favorite game show host passed away... I know what Marty has said regarding him leaving ESPN, but I truly feel like him calling all these bad crashes & events eventually took a toll on him, & especially Dan's crash.

I lost my first racing hero (boat racer Bill Muncey) when I was 3; it was my introduction to the reality of racing. I was watching this race with my 6 year old daughter. When I saw the tarp (25:21) I knew I had to start a talk with her about death and racing. It wasn't an easy conversation, but a necessary one. All that being said, we still love watching races together. Thank you for this video! It's very well done and offers a nuanced insight to the events of that day.

I attended this race back when I was 11, I remember seeing 2 fireballs and the helicopter taking Dan Wheldon. When it was announced that Dan passed everyone could not believed it. When they did the 5 lap salute, everyone was silent. It was my first and only IndyCar I have ever been to.

I was at the race in Vegas. I had never seen a fatality on track in the dozens of races I’d attended. Later that evening I was at the casino bar at MGM Grand commiserating with a fellow fan who held a betting ticket for Wheldon to win. It would be covered in tears. I live in Tampa Bay Area now and go to St Pete race each year. I always take time to go have a moment of silence and remembrance at Dan’s memorial.

I still have unused tickets to this race. It's something that I'll NEVER get rid of.

one minute, we are race fans having fun and seeing a fantastic race! the next minute, we lost a legendary driver.... R.I.P Dan

A man on his comeback to IndyCar having gotten a ride for 2012 with Andretti. And a man who I believe could have won another championship, and won another Indy 500. RIP Dan 1978-2011

This was the first time I experienced a driver being killed in a race. I remember this date exactly where I was. Even which chair I was sitting on. I work in racing and the first race I ever did at Las Vegas on the big track was eerie for me. We drove into the infield through the tunnel and I just couldn't not look at turn 2. I'm glad to say last year I was able to get a win at Las Vegas (on the bullring) in September 2020 which felt meaningful to me. This place will always be special to me.. RIP

You always deliver a replicated emotion to these types of videos Brock. I felt that same gut wrenching, anxiousness I felt back then, watching this. We take for granted sometimes, the men and women who strap into these cars and go fast for our entertainment. We complain about the lack of horsepower, or something so minimal... That we forget sometimes these are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, or friends simply living their dreams. And putting on a show for us, the racing enthusiasts. Dan hasn't been forgotten. Not by a long shot. Thank you again Brock for this touching tribute

can't believe it was 10 years ago

Thanks, Brock. Reliving the chat feed as it happened for your brought me back to the similar way I experienced this race, and the tragedy that unfolded. It was on a website that aggregated news links with a message-board style comment section. I can still go back and read the comments, and it's amazing to see how quickly the mood turned from a very guarded cynicism pre-accident, to horror, shock and deep concern post-accident. Great video, great narration, and quality as always. Looking forward to your next project!

And Jackie Stewart said during his announcing days for ABC that drivers don't feel any emotions for other drivers when a crash happens. Dario's best friend and former teammate died in a crash and he's in tears just getting ready to drive around at low speed for five laps....Pretty much says it all.

I was living in Las Vegas when this happened. Our condo was about 3 miles from the track, with only Nellis AFB and open desert in between. It was a beautiful day, and we had windows and the patio door open. We were watching the race on TV, and we could hear the race through the door and windows. We heard it as it was happening on the screen in front of us. For a long time I couldn’t shop at O’Reilly’s, because I could still see the billboard on the back stretch when I’d see their sign. Dan was a good man, husband and father, and a great friend to many of his competitors. RIP, Dan. Hard to believe we’re coming up on 12 years.

I remember this wreck so vividly, too. I remember it like it was yesterday. I, just like Brock in 2011, was getting into IndyCar racing, I even got to go to the Baltimore Grand Prix and watch Power win it live that Labor Day weekend. I never imagined this would happen almost a month later. That day, I had gotten home from church, had youth group that night, and I was like "I can watch the IndyCar finale before I go." I watched all 11 laps... and then the wreck. I wanted to look away. I couldn't. I had my eyes glued and I was praying quietly that everyone was okay. I had to leave for youth group as coverage went on. I was left hanging in the balance. Unsure of what happened to Dan. And then I got the message via text from my dad. I looked. and my heart sank down. I wouldn't have that sinking feeling with motorsports ever again... until Jason Leffler in 2013, Justin Wilson in 2015, and Bryan Clauson in 2016. They all hit so hard. 10 years later... we still miss you, Dan.

I worked that race. Dan was going in and out of my Sunoco gate back n forth between garages. We talked a lot the two days before race. I had made a new friend.Then I saw him right b4 the race. Told him have a safe race. I was fkg shattered when I realized it was Dan's car. I broke down. It was one of the worst days ever. I was not ok for a while after this race. I lost a friend that day.

This is one of very few crashs I can't go back and watch. I've watched Dale Sr, Justin Wilson, Antione Hubert, Scott Kalitta, Greg Moore but this wreck was particularly frightening and vicious. Scary to think about to this day. Will never forget Dan Wheldon

I will never forget where I was that day. I'm in the UK so the race started late, that being said I had to record it because I was working until even later. Sat down with snacks about 11:30pm to catch up, as usual I fast forwarded through some of the pre race intro. When the crash happened I slumped out of the chair and onto the floor. I vividly remember not fast forwarding through any of the red flag even though I could. My dad came down for work at about 6am the next morning, the TV was showing blue screen because the recording had ended and I was still in tears on the floor. The worst day I have ever experienced as a motorsport fan. RIP Dan. You'll always be my hero.

I remember watching this. I was distraught and in pieces when this happened. RIP Dan Wheldon

Incredibly well done. Brought tears to my eyes even this many years after. I shared the karting track with DW a few times and the only thing that was more memorable than his performance on-track was his smile and kind demeanor off it. May he continue to rest in everlasting peace.

Thank you for sharing. I was there at LVMS 10 years ago. I am also a Will Power fan, and I thought for sure that he would win the championship that year, so I had to be there. Besides I had gotten a free ticket from Randy Bernard for attending the Long Beach Grand Prix. I remember watching the Indy Lights race earlier in the day. After the drop of the green flag, the first, second , and third place car went three wide for the entire lap for the first four laps! I wondered if the IndyCar race was going to be this wild. For the IndyCar race I believe the loud speakers were tuned to IMS radio because they had Josef Newgarden as their race commentator. That was the first time I had ever heard of him. I was seated close to turn 1. I remember seeing the accident start, and quickly reached for my camera. As I kept taking picture after picture, it was weird, the cars kept crashing long after the initial start of the accident. After the accident, I kept thinking they would restart the race. Although we had seen a lot of cars wrecked, those of us in the grandstands were in the dark as to how serious this was. It wasn't until they interviewed Paul Tracy the seriousness of the situation. He was the one who said, "I'm concerned about Dan. I kept asking them how Dan is, and they won't tell me." Leave it to Paul to tell you the truth. The five pace laps where they played Danny Boy and Amazing Grace, with all the teams lined up along pit road was the most honorable thing to do for a fallen driver that I had ever seen in my life. Rest in peace Dan Wheldon.

UPDATE: An alternate version of this video is now available at this link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcydjaqGlZ2zlJ8.html The only changes made to this second version are (1) the chat overlay has been completely removed and (2) the screen does not fade to black when the accident starts. These changes were made after carefully reviewing the comments section during the week. The biggest concern was that font was too large and made it hard to watch the footage. For those of you who do not mind the chat overlay, nothing else has been changed in this second version. However, it does also give you the option to watch both side-by-side, if you prefer the chat to appear in a separate window. The time stamps are identical, so both videos can be easily synced. Thank you for your support of this video, and for remembering Dan Wheldon.

I was 8 years old, this was my first year i really followed racing in general, i was at a friend's house when the race started and when the accident happened live, but when i got back, i then saw this replay, and i was immediately praying for everyone involved, i watched all the way to the end, and i was crying when they officially announced that Dan had succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the accident, after this, i stopped watching racing for some time. I later started watching NASCAR again after a few weeks.

I usually hate to leave this many comments all one one video, but I’m making an exception here. I also watched the 2011 Indianapolis 500, and at the time I was gutted for JR Hildebrand. I can still see the heartbreak on his face as he climbed from his wrecked car. Throughout that year, I often thought about that moment. After October 16th, it all began to make sense. That moment was meant to be, Dan Wheldon was meant to win that 500 as his final moment of glory before his passing.

this is so powerfully real to watch. i remember everything about that chilling day. congratulations on making me tear up for the first time in years.

I remember watching the race live and just watching somebody die right in front of my eyes just startled the shit outta me. It disturbed me so much I couldn’t watch Indy Car the same way again. RIP Dan. Hope you’re racing hard with Dale Sr up there with the other racing legends in that race track in the sky.

I remember this as if it were yesterday. Awful day. Race In Paradise, Dan. We still remember you and you are very much missed and loved.

40:53 The one image that I remember the most from the original ABC telecast when I saw this live. 😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭

34:00 Omg Justin Wilson's wife reporting Dan died... And then 4 years later... Terrible times.

Your quick thinking to preserve the live reaction as this happened with a group of friends was incredible and showed in real time how a good time amongst friends could change so quickly when something in the sport we love goes wrong. This was a beautiful piece, Brock. It brought back the feelings that I felt as a racing fan that day when it happened, it was hard not to get a bit emotional. Thank you

I was coming back home from a sporting event with my dad. He always listened to sport radio. They rarely if ever covered ANYTHING racing. I remember thinking it was cool they were talking about the Izod championship race and they were discussing who they thought would win, about Danica's last race Then they mentioned the green flag had dropped. About 5 minutes later they said there's been a massive crash at Las Vegas and the red flag was out. We were just turning into our driveway. I went in n and the first thing I see is two cars flying into the catchfence, and Will sitting on a wall. Then I saw the tarp and thought "Why the tarp?" (I hadn't seen them used that often so it didn't immediately click. The longer the red went the more I thought, something is really wrong. The fence looks fine." Then the announcement came. I was devestated. I didn't even really follow Indycar at that point but I felt the same way I did when Earnhardt died. Numb then devestated.

One thing I noted from the chat was the comment "racers die, racing goes on," while that seems like a dark thing to say in the moment, it so true because the next race is a chance to heal and move on.

Great Job, Brock. Im not a huge Indy fan, but I thought Id give this a shot. Again, you nailed it. Fantastic piece of work!

I was watching this race live. To this day, Amazing Grace on bagpipes makes me cry

This is the first time your channel has been recommended to me. I was 10 when I was watching this race, alone in my dad’s home office because my siblings were watching something else in the living room. I didn’t know how to react. I feel like now, in my relatively fresh adulthood, I feel a lot more emotional about this day than I did when I was younger, I clearly didn’t didn’t grasp the gravity of the situation as much as I can now. This video made me cry like a baby. Again, physically alone in the room. But this time, experiencing it with countless other strangers from the past. This was rough. Extremely hard to watch at times. This video was perfection in every way. Thank you for documenting this day with the respect and sincerity it deserves.

I remember this like it was yesterday. I was probably 8 or 9 at the time. Came home from my Grandparents after spending the weekend with them and decided to check on the Indycar race. I will never forget anything about that day. Being so young I never really could wrap my head around it at the time. This masterpiece 10 years later made me realize just how horrible this tragedy was. And I'm glad I'm able to understand the significance of this day all these years later. This made me tear up quiet a few times. Thank you for making this video, from the bottom of my heart.

These are things that when you see it on your own, you are never the same again, to think that a pilot dies in the middle of the race is a shocking blow to reality, to see how the indycar were fired is horrifying, just to see what happened and feel yourself incompetent of not being able to do anything. Seeing how the pilots feel real fear makes you reconsider, in addition to the fact that only 1 mistake can go to hell, I have seen it both in real life and in online oval racing championships, rest in peace Dan

REST IN PEACE DAN , YOU'RE LOVED BY EVERYONE OF US ! GOOD BYE ...

Great video and beautiful tribute Brock. Every once in a while I come back to this horrible race to remember Dan. Seeing all the amazing tributes today just reminds me yet again how wonderful of a guy he was and how awfully awfully sad today is.

This is a beautiful tribute, thanks for making this and posting this.

It’s crazy to think that if those guys would’ve wrecked on lap 7 Dan might still be here today

I was 11 years old at the time, and watching it on TV live as it happened. At first i thought it was a spectacular crash, but then i heard them say that Dan Wheldon was involved. My heart sunk. He was my favorite driver, because we shared a first name. When i saw the replay of the accident i already knew the worst had come to be. I cried for days. Even to this day, viewing the accident makes me shudder. Thank you, Brock.

Thank you for this. I'm in tears right now. Just as painful today as it was the day it happened. Rest In Peace my friend. Will miss you always.

An amazing tribute. Thank you for sharing this, Brock. Rest in peace Dan

Tears man, tears. Watching Dan win indy in 05 pushed me to beg my dad to take me the next year. His Las Vegas crash was one of those days where I could take you right to the spot I was when I heard about it. Was harvesting corn with my dad. And we stopped harvest to go home and wait for updates. A lot of tears were shed.

Lotta people around here mentioning feeling somewhat guilty about drivers "dying for their entertainment", and while I really feel for them, having to live with seeing that accident live, I have a minor correction. Dan was a competitor, not an entertainer. He, like everyone else, wanted to win, above all else. He didn't die for anyone's entertainment. He died chasing victory, trying to win glory for himself and his team... ...we just got to have a lot of fun watching him.

man... this was a really tough watch, but really well done. That photo at 34:19 is horrifying. I've never seen that before...

Even now, 10 years later, although I wasnt an indycar fan then, I cried then and I'm crying my heart out now. Long Live Lionheart

I remember watching it live on tv. Never will forget it

I was not at this race, nor was I watching at home on TV. But I still remember exactly where I was when it took place. I was working Porsche Rennsport at Laguna Seca that weekend. During our lunch break, I'd noticed one of the other corner marshals talking on her phone quite a bit, and she seemed very shaken. I asked her if she was okay. She told me there had been "a huge accident at the Las Vegas IndyCar race. Someone was called a code 5." I later found out it was Wheldon. For those of you not familiar with the terminology, code 5 indicates a fatality. Including this video, I have only watched footage of this crash only four times in the ten years since it happened, and it was really hard to watch this video without getting choked up, even though Dan Wheldon was someone I only knew through what I read in race recaps. While I might not be at the wheel or in the pit lane, as a race worker I consider the drivers in this sport - from club racing all the way up to the pros - as my brethren, and it hurts to lose one of them.

One more quick fact. Wheldon had the chance to win 5 million dollars by starting last if he could win. Indycar had previously approached Kimi Raikkonen, Kasey Kahne and Travis Pastrana to be that driver but all dropped out for different reasons. Raikkonen concerned about not having a competitive car, Kahne was told no by Rick Hendrick and Pastrana possibly due to not being qualified to drive an Indycar and also still recovering from an X-Games accident 2 months earlier.

The Amazing Grace part of the broadcast destroyed me.....