Dan Wheldon heads into the grueling month of May with all the pieces for a successful run in the 91st Indianapolis 500. The latest piece was added April 29 in the Kansas Lottery Indy 300.
The Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver, who lost by the blink of an eye in 2005 to then-Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan on the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway tri-oval, paced 177 of 200 laps and led Dario Franchitti across the finish line under caution.
Wheldon now in his career has won at each of the five racetracks on the front end of the IndyCar Series’ 17-race schedule, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This season, he’s won two of the three speedway events, and – save for a communication device problem at Twin Ring Motegi – could have a wider cushion in the points championship.
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