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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Yes, Rest In Peace Dan. My God, one of the most violent crashes I've ever seen.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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I was watching the race when the wreck happened. A couple of the cars flipped and Wheldon's car whet up against the catch fence, driver toward the fence. It ripped the car apart. Very sad. Even the wife (who doesn't like racing) happen to be passing by the TV and then sat there glued to the set for the next hour.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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What a loss to His family, friends and the racing world.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Saw it on the 5PM news. That was an ugly wreck.
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Simply tragic.. terribly sad...
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Yes, Rest In Peace Dan. My God, one of the most violent crashes I've ever seen.

Just horrible
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Just found out by internet news when I fired this up a few moments ago. WOW, he was younger than my Son. That gives you a hollow scarry feeling inside.
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Prayers for Brother Wheldon's family.
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Prayers for Brother Wheldon's family.

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Wade Cunningham walked away from this unscathed.








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... hard to believe that they were actually on board with him live as the wreck happened.



Watching this in hindsight is chilling.
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