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Your victory lap. 4 00:00:12,929 --> 00:00:14,305 We did 20 of those. 5 00:00:14,305 --> 00:00:16,141 [producer] "Here you're fast or you're last." 6 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:18,101 Here you're fast or you're last. 7 00:00:18,435 --> 00:00:20,311 "Here you're fast or you're last." 8 00:00:20,311 --> 00:00:22,313 Here you're fast or you're last. 9 00:00:22,313 --> 00:00:23,773 [producer] Good on that one. 10 00:00:23,773 --> 00:00:26,151 -"A storm is coming." - [laughs] 11 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:29,112 We're supposed to be cool. 12 00:00:29,112 --> 00:00:30,822 Aren't drivers supposed to be cool? 13 00:00:30,822 --> 00:00:34,159 -"A storm is coming." - [laughs] 14 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,119 I've just got to stop laughing. 15 00:00:36,119 --> 00:00:38,663 -"A storm is coming." - [clears throat] 16 00:00:38,663 --> 00:00:40,749 A storm-- [laughs] 17 00:00:41,374 --> 00:00:43,293 Okay, I'll be serious now. 18 00:00:44,002 --> 00:00:46,046 "A storm is coming." 19 00:00:46,796 --> 00:00:48,340 A storm is coming. 20 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:49,924 - [crowd roars] - [dramatic music plays] 21 00:00:49,924 --> 00:00:52,761 [announcer] Without doubt the fastest man in the world, 22 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:54,012 Dan Wheldon. 23 00:00:54,012 --> 00:00:57,349 [chanting] Wheldon! Wheldon! Wheldon! 24 00:00:57,349 --> 00:01:00,185 [David Letterman] Your life changes yet again, doesn't it? 25 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:02,395 [announcer 2] Winner of the Indianapolis 500, 26 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:04,689 Dan Wheldon and his beautiful wife Susie. 27 00:01:04,689 --> 00:01:06,358 [producer] "A storm is coming." 28 00:01:06,358 --> 00:01:08,610 [announcer 3] On the high side! Side-by-side! 29 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:09,819 Who's gonna win it? 30 00:01:09,819 --> 00:01:11,404 [Wheldon] A storm is coming. 31 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:13,239 [announcer 3] It is Wheldon! 32 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:15,367 [producer] Good. Next line. 33 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:18,787 "At over 200 miles an hour, there's no room for error." 34 00:01:18,787 --> 00:01:19,871 [Dan] No shit. 35 00:01:19,871 --> 00:01:21,331 [Dan] Go! 36 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,712 [announcer] Oh, so close. Right there. 37 00:01:29,714 --> 00:01:32,801 [Wheldon] At over 200 mile an hour, 38 00:01:32,801 --> 00:01:34,469 there's no room for error. 39 00:01:40,392 --> 00:01:42,310 [producer] Very good. We got one last line. 40 00:01:42,310 --> 00:01:44,604 "Hi, I'm Dan Wheldon from Emberton, England." 41 00:01:44,604 --> 00:01:47,399 Hi, I'm the good-looking son of a bitch from England. 42 00:01:47,399 --> 00:01:49,651 [laughter] 43 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,237 And a storm is coming. 44 00:01:54,155 --> 00:01:57,409 [boy babbling happily] 45 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:04,332 Honk-honk. On your right, big boy. 46 00:02:05,041 --> 00:02:06,418 [imitates engine revving] 47 00:02:07,752 --> 00:02:09,713 What motor are you using? 48 00:02:09,713 --> 00:02:11,464 You know I can't say that. 49 00:02:12,507 --> 00:02:13,633 You can't? 50 00:02:17,679 --> 00:02:20,098 - What place you gonna come in? - First. 51 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:22,642 [boy 1] What place am I gonna get? 52 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:23,852 [boy 2] Like, last. 53 00:02:27,897 --> 00:02:29,607 [gentle music playing] 54 00:02:29,607 --> 00:02:30,900 [Susie] Boys? 55 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:34,946 Oliver? 56 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:39,200 Sebastian? 57 00:02:40,785 --> 00:02:42,162 Come down, please. 58 00:02:43,204 --> 00:02:45,248 [race car engine revving faintly] 59 00:02:46,374 --> 00:02:49,461 I was gonna grab some letters that we could read. 60 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:51,796 That's from Lord Charles. 61 00:02:52,547 --> 00:02:53,798 [Oliver] Who's Lord Charles? 62 00:02:53,798 --> 00:02:55,717 [Susie] He's the Earl of March. 63 00:02:56,176 --> 00:02:58,678 There's a beautiful letter that Elton John wrote. 64 00:02:58,678 --> 00:03:00,388 Oh, Peyton Manning. 65 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,267 Look at this one. 66 00:03:04,267 --> 00:03:06,186 You guys probably don't know Nancy Reagan, 67 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:08,980 but she was the wife of a former president. 68 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:11,941 So when Daddy was racing at Indy, 69 00:03:11,941 --> 00:03:13,985 he had the Presidential Seal 70 00:03:13,985 --> 00:03:15,904 of Ronald Reagan on his car. 71 00:03:15,904 --> 00:03:17,739 - What, our dad? - Mm-hmm. 72 00:03:17,739 --> 00:03:18,865 Nice. 73 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:20,575 Oliver, do you want to read one? 74 00:03:20,575 --> 00:03:21,826 Sure. 75 00:03:24,788 --> 00:03:27,457 "Dear Ms. Susie Wheldon..." 76 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:29,334 [bird twitters] 77 00:03:29,334 --> 00:03:33,171 "It is with my deepest sympathy that I wish to express 78 00:03:33,171 --> 00:03:35,674 our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers 79 00:03:35,674 --> 00:03:39,511 from the entire American Honda family of companies. 80 00:03:40,095 --> 00:03:44,015 Dan was the ultimate gentleman and friend to all who met him. 81 00:03:44,015 --> 00:03:45,725 Our most sincere..." 82 00:03:47,102 --> 00:03:48,978 I don't know what that word is. 83 00:03:48,978 --> 00:03:50,730 [Susie] "Our sincere condolences." 84 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:54,025 "...condolences go out to you and your family. 85 00:03:54,025 --> 00:03:56,861 May you find comfort in our prayers 86 00:03:56,861 --> 00:03:59,239 and knowing how many friends 87 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:01,324 and lives he touched." 88 00:04:05,537 --> 00:04:07,330 This is kind of too intense, Mom. 89 00:04:07,330 --> 00:04:09,708 Okay, you don't have to be here, buddy. 90 00:04:11,042 --> 00:04:12,627 You wanna go take a break? 91 00:04:13,878 --> 00:04:16,756 Just don't want to hear about death and everything. 92 00:04:17,215 --> 00:04:18,550 Okay. 93 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:21,720 - Too intense for me. - Okay. 94 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,638 Oliver, come, buddy. Do you wanna sit with me 95 00:04:23,638 --> 00:04:25,724 for a bit longer or are you done? 96 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:29,728 "We loved your dad..." 97 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:32,230 - [crowd cheering] - [car horn honking] 98 00:04:33,064 --> 00:04:35,525 [man on TV] That calls for a nice cup of tea! 99 00:04:35,525 --> 00:04:37,235 [boy on TV] I'll put the kettle on! 100 00:04:37,235 --> 00:04:38,862 [man] Hop in! 101 00:04:42,073 --> 00:04:47,871 ♪ I'm H-A-P-P-Y! ♪ 102 00:04:47,871 --> 00:04:50,832 [dramatic music playing] 103 00:04:53,918 --> 00:04:56,463 [inaudible] 104 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:20,987 [music intensifies] 105 00:05:52,727 --> 00:05:54,646 [music fades] 106 00:05:59,109 --> 00:06:01,903 [solemn music playing] 107 00:06:05,323 --> 00:06:07,450 [man 1] We had some really good times here. 108 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:10,662 They're the memories that will last till the day I die. 109 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:18,211 I was racing, and when Dan was born, 110 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:20,630 he'd come along to the track. 111 00:06:21,506 --> 00:06:23,550 He used to have a little pedal kart. 112 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:26,177 Wherever I raced, he was always with me. 113 00:06:26,594 --> 00:06:29,472 I always heard him say, "Dad, could I have a kart?" 114 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:32,934 For his birthday, we had a kart made for him. 115 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:36,187 And we used to go down every weekend 116 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:38,064 and we'd just practice and practice. 117 00:06:39,691 --> 00:06:41,401 [man 2] We're all working on the karts, 118 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:44,029 and you'd see this Wheldon Plumbers van show up. 119 00:06:44,029 --> 00:06:45,530 This helmet with legs 120 00:06:45,864 --> 00:06:49,367 walks out, a little... I mean, tiny... 121 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:51,077 [huffs] "What is this?" 122 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:54,914 He got into this kart and took off. 123 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:56,875 [engines revving] 124 00:06:58,126 --> 00:06:59,794 [Dario] Lap after lap. 125 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:00,837 So fast. 126 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,882 "What? Who is that?" 127 00:07:03,882 --> 00:07:06,051 And that was my introduction to Dan Wheldon. 128 00:07:06,051 --> 00:07:07,844 The Lionheart. 129 00:07:08,678 --> 00:07:11,556 He always had the Lionheart on the back of his helmet. 130 00:07:11,848 --> 00:07:13,725 [Dario] Richard Lionheart was about courage 131 00:07:13,725 --> 00:07:14,934 and Dan... 132 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:16,061 he loved a battle. 133 00:07:18,688 --> 00:07:20,565 [reporter] Out of the 80 drivers that are here, 134 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:22,108 there's one that really stands out. 135 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:23,735 His name is Daniel Wheldon. 136 00:07:25,862 --> 00:07:27,947 [Clive] When he put the helmet on, 137 00:07:28,239 --> 00:07:29,532 he dominated. 138 00:07:31,576 --> 00:07:33,495 It was in his blood. 139 00:07:34,662 --> 00:07:36,664 It was always the Wheldons to beat. 140 00:07:36,664 --> 00:07:39,793 [stirring music playing] 141 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,051 [man] All right, ladies and gentlemen, 142 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:49,469 welcome back for day two 143 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:51,471 of the United States Pro Kart Series 144 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,390 Quest for the Championship. 145 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:56,309 We're in the final session for this weekend 146 00:07:56,309 --> 00:07:58,436 and this is the best of the best here. 147 00:07:58,436 --> 00:08:00,063 [kart engines revving] 148 00:08:00,063 --> 00:08:02,524 [dramatic music playing] 149 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:05,985 [announcer] Kart number one, that's Danny Wheldon, 150 00:08:05,985 --> 00:08:07,779 the young man with lots of potential. 151 00:08:07,779 --> 00:08:09,698 [Clive] Dan was very clever. 152 00:08:09,698 --> 00:08:12,575 He would look at the weakest point of the driver 153 00:08:12,575 --> 00:08:14,953 so you'd know where the best place is to overtake him. 154 00:08:14,953 --> 00:08:17,747 Soon as I sort of got him in my sight, 155 00:08:17,747 --> 00:08:20,709 I thought, "Top of the straight or bottom of the straight, 156 00:08:20,709 --> 00:08:22,669 and that's where I got him." 157 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:29,134 [announcer] Here comes Sebastian Wheldon. 158 00:08:35,056 --> 00:08:38,101 Wheldon dives right to the inside. 159 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:41,646 [crowd cheers] 160 00:08:41,646 --> 00:08:44,190 And he has taken over the top spot. 161 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:54,034 [announcer] What a Cadet's Final 162 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:56,870 and what a victory for Daniel Wheldon. 163 00:08:58,747 --> 00:09:00,832 Dan was unbeaten for two years. 164 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:04,002 [announcer] I think it's gonna be Wheldon that takes it. 165 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:06,296 [reporter] He's quite good, isn't he? 166 00:09:06,296 --> 00:09:08,798 I've had lots of seconds against him. 167 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:12,177 [young Dan] Just got to not make silly moves, 168 00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:13,845 get as many points as possible, 169 00:09:13,845 --> 00:09:15,638 and go for it in the final. 170 00:09:15,638 --> 00:09:17,682 [Clive] He won the British championship four times. 171 00:09:17,682 --> 00:09:20,185 [announcer] And the British champion, Daniel Wheldon. 172 00:09:20,643 --> 00:09:22,896 - [announcer] Sebastian Wheldon. - [crowd cheers] 173 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,856 Oliver Wheldon. 174 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:31,696 [Clive] Dan progressed from karting... 175 00:09:31,696 --> 00:09:34,282 [announcer] Out in front, it's number one, 176 00:09:34,282 --> 00:09:35,533 Daniel Wheldon! 177 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:37,452 I always thought, out of the drivers, that 178 00:09:37,452 --> 00:09:38,953 I was one of the strongest. 179 00:09:38,953 --> 00:09:40,997 And that is what I'm out to prove. 180 00:09:41,664 --> 00:09:43,625 Formula 1 is expensive. 181 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:44,751 I couldn't afford it. 182 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:48,296 So Dan wanted to get to IndyCar. 183 00:09:48,296 --> 00:09:49,714 It was the hardest day of my life 184 00:09:49,714 --> 00:09:51,466 seeing him going out of Emberton 185 00:09:51,466 --> 00:09:53,718 with his helmets and his bags 186 00:09:53,718 --> 00:09:55,136 to race in America. 187 00:09:55,136 --> 00:09:57,055 Look, I've done my job. 188 00:09:58,348 --> 00:10:00,058 My job was to get him there. 189 00:10:00,058 --> 00:10:01,267 [music fades] 190 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:18,410 [Susie] Listen, I know it's a long day, 191 00:10:18,410 --> 00:10:21,705 but we have to get ready for tomorrow. 192 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:25,000 I'm gonna go check on Sebastian. 193 00:10:26,584 --> 00:10:29,254 [gentle music playing] 194 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:41,182 [munching softly] 195 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:53,987 Get your suit and stuff and put it in the laundry room. 196 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:56,948 All right. And your bag. Empty your bag. 197 00:10:57,699 --> 00:11:00,285 You guys have a big day in front of you tomorrow. 198 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:11,338 [music darkens] 199 00:11:12,881 --> 00:11:14,716 [man] Racing is the type of sport that, 200 00:11:14,716 --> 00:11:16,301 if you get into it, 201 00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:18,345 it gets in your blood. 202 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:20,388 It's what you wanna do. 203 00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:21,639 [announcer 1] Andretti. 204 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:23,850 An Italian name, but an American legend. 205 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,477 [Michael] It started with my father. 206 00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:26,811 [announcer 2] Mario Andretti. 207 00:11:26,811 --> 00:11:28,521 [announcer 3] The greatest race car driver 208 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:30,190 in the history of the sport. 209 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:31,149 And then I came along, 210 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,526 made it to the big time at IndyCar. 211 00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:34,819 [announcer 4] He is driving finer 212 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:37,030 than any other driver in the series. 213 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:39,157 Michael Andretti, with an incredible 214 00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:42,077 record-breaking year, wins the title. 215 00:11:42,077 --> 00:11:44,704 Big party tonight. Big party tonight. 216 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:48,500 In 2002, I became a team owner. 217 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:51,169 We were looking for a good young rookie 218 00:11:51,169 --> 00:11:53,213 that we felt like we could bring up. 219 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:55,840 [peaceful music playing] 220 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,259 [birds twittering] 221 00:12:00,512 --> 00:12:02,931 [man] I'll just clean up a little bit on the side. 222 00:12:04,307 --> 00:12:06,434 [Clive] You want your son to be the champion. 223 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:12,941 And to get the attention of Michael Andretti 224 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:14,442 would be a big deal. 225 00:12:14,442 --> 00:12:15,860 [clippers buzzing] 226 00:12:16,695 --> 00:12:18,154 [reporter] Breaking news this weekend. 227 00:12:18,154 --> 00:12:20,365 This young man, Dan Wheldon. You're gonna get to drive. 228 00:12:20,365 --> 00:12:22,117 How excited are you with this opportunity? 229 00:12:22,117 --> 00:12:23,993 I'm dying to get in the car right now. 230 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:27,038 I just can't wait to go racing. It's gonna be fantastic. 231 00:12:30,625 --> 00:12:32,961 Dan drove the hell out of that car. 232 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,089 He had instinct, he had quick hands. 233 00:12:36,673 --> 00:12:38,550 [engines revving] 234 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:40,677 And we thought he'd be perfect 235 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:43,054 for a rookie that we wanna bring in. 236 00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:45,849 And so we sign a contract. 237 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:47,976 [man] Well, good morning, everybody. 238 00:12:47,976 --> 00:12:51,438 We are at the Dan Wheldon monument here in St. Petersburg. 239 00:12:52,022 --> 00:12:54,607 As you all know, Andretti Autosports 240 00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:56,860 is very involved in the development world, 241 00:12:56,860 --> 00:12:59,988 and today they're gonna expand that development series. 242 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:02,574 Michael, who are your new drivers in this team? 243 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:04,534 Well, we got a couple young hot shoes 244 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:07,037 that we've been watching since they've been this tall, 245 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:08,747 and now they're about this tall. 246 00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:11,958 You might know their last name and their father. 247 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:15,086 I'm gonna bring up Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon. 248 00:13:15,086 --> 00:13:17,922 [crowd applauding and cheering] 249 00:13:19,716 --> 00:13:21,760 These kids are the real deal, I can tell you. 250 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,845 I mean, uh, I've been watching a lot 251 00:13:23,845 --> 00:13:25,388 of what they've been doing in go-karts. 252 00:13:25,388 --> 00:13:27,807 Everywhere they go they're running up front. 253 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:30,101 We're here to get them through the road to Indy, 254 00:13:30,101 --> 00:13:32,354 and hopefully to IndyCars one day, 255 00:13:32,354 --> 00:13:33,355 so that's the plan. 256 00:13:33,355 --> 00:13:35,148 [shutters clicking] 257 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,859 [man] What's your favorite race you've won? 258 00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:41,196 Last weekend, I won by ten seconds. 259 00:13:41,905 --> 00:13:43,198 [man] And, Oliver, how about you? 260 00:13:43,198 --> 00:13:46,117 Probably the next race I'm gonna win. 261 00:13:46,451 --> 00:13:48,244 [laughter] 262 00:13:48,244 --> 00:13:50,246 I like to be at the front. I'm not the kinda guy 263 00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:52,207 that likes to sit around in fifth or sixth, so... 264 00:13:52,207 --> 00:13:53,917 Thanks for your time. Good luck today. 265 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:55,835 [reporter 1] How exciting was today for you guys? 266 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:58,630 It's very exciting especially because my dad 267 00:13:58,630 --> 00:14:01,216 was on Andretti and it was his first team. 268 00:14:01,216 --> 00:14:05,095 And it's my first team that I was pretty much ever on. 269 00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:09,599 [reporter 2] This is what you wanna do? 270 00:14:09,599 --> 00:14:10,850 [boys] Yes. 271 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,644 [reporter 2] Was it hard for you 272 00:14:12,644 --> 00:14:14,062 because of everything 273 00:14:14,062 --> 00:14:15,730 for them to go into racing? 274 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:17,148 - Um... - As opposed to baseball? 275 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:19,734 Yeah, you know, it's not really something that I... 276 00:14:19,734 --> 00:14:21,986 - [reporter 3] Swimming? - Yeah. [chuckles] 277 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:24,531 You know, obviously, that kind of... 278 00:14:24,989 --> 00:14:26,741 thought is there, for sure, 279 00:14:26,741 --> 00:14:29,160 um, but it's not something that is... is... 280 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,496 that I dwell on or I think about a lot. 281 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,164 [reporters speaking faintly] 282 00:14:34,749 --> 00:14:36,876 [inaudible] 283 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:41,881 [peaceful music playing] 284 00:14:52,517 --> 00:14:53,852 [sobbing softly] 285 00:14:53,852 --> 00:14:55,603 [sniffling] 286 00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:57,439 [sighs, sniffles] 287 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:01,109 [exhales sharply] 288 00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:07,824 You feel lost, you feel abandoned, 289 00:15:07,824 --> 00:15:10,160 you feel scared, alone, 290 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,954 and then you have these two little faces, 291 00:15:12,954 --> 00:15:15,331 you know, that are, like, looking at you. 292 00:15:15,749 --> 00:15:17,125 And... 293 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:19,586 Yeah. 294 00:15:21,046 --> 00:15:23,506 You just... you know that you have to 295 00:15:23,506 --> 00:15:25,550 keep going and figure it out. 296 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,849 Racing has taken from me 297 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:35,518 the most important thing in my entire life. 298 00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:37,437 But it's also given me so much. 299 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,691 I'm sure a lot of people that don't understand the sport, 300 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:43,193 it's like, "Wait a second. 301 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:46,279 Your husband passed away in a motor racing accident, 302 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:50,075 and now you're letting your kids drive. 303 00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:53,244 How do you reconcile that?" 304 00:15:53,703 --> 00:15:55,413 But that's my job, 305 00:15:55,413 --> 00:15:57,791 to help them pursue whatever it is 306 00:15:57,791 --> 00:16:00,001 that makes them happy or fulfills them. 307 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,921 I'm helping them to achieve their dreams, 308 00:16:02,921 --> 00:16:04,673 just like Dan did. 309 00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:08,468 Signing on with Michael Andretti 310 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:09,594 is an amazing opportunity, 311 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:10,929 but I always tell them, 312 00:16:10,929 --> 00:16:12,764 "You still have to earn your stripes. 313 00:16:12,764 --> 00:16:13,932 You didn't earn that name 314 00:16:13,932 --> 00:16:15,433 on the back of your suit. 315 00:16:16,518 --> 00:16:18,812 You have to prove that you're good enough 316 00:16:18,812 --> 00:16:20,397 to be there." 317 00:16:22,857 --> 00:16:24,442 [zips duffel bag] 318 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,238 [Michael] From a team standpoint, 319 00:16:28,738 --> 00:16:31,157 it's very important not to only look at the talent, 320 00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:33,451 but you also gotta look at the personalities. 321 00:16:34,661 --> 00:16:37,622 And so we were very careful when we picked our guys. 322 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,542 [cell phone ringing] 323 00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:41,793 Fuck! Sorry. 324 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:44,087 See, I thought I turned it off. 325 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:45,296 That's my wife. 326 00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:47,173 - [mouthing] - Michael Andretti calls me 327 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:48,800 and says, "I bought a team. 328 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:51,553 Dario's gonna be one of my drivers 329 00:16:51,553 --> 00:16:52,971 and I want to hire you." 330 00:16:53,263 --> 00:16:54,514 And I'm like, "That's awesome." 331 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,891 I'm gonna be teammates with my best friend. 332 00:16:57,308 --> 00:16:59,144 How much better can it get? 333 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,188 I see Michael, 334 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:04,149 he says, "We hired another driver." 335 00:17:04,149 --> 00:17:07,110 I said, "That's great. So who did you guys hire?" 336 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:10,655 [Dan] I'm gonna introduce you to big-nose Tony Kanaan. 337 00:17:12,991 --> 00:17:15,035 [affects Brazilian accent] Hi, I am Tony Kanaan 338 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,537 from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 339 00:17:18,455 --> 00:17:19,372 "Really, man? 340 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:21,041 Gonna have to put up with that guy?" 341 00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:22,208 [horn beeps] 342 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:24,461 The cockiest person I've ever met. 343 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:26,838 Pretty quickly, Dan made his presence felt. 344 00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:29,674 This is gonna be a little interesting, guys. 345 00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:31,176 So, uh, you gotta bear with me. 346 00:17:31,176 --> 00:17:33,845 Bear with me, I'm gonna make some introductions. 347 00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:35,930 He's talking to the boss right now, so... 348 00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:38,016 - This is the famous... - I'm beautiful. 349 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:39,351 The famous piece. 350 00:17:39,351 --> 00:17:41,561 And look at that. I dropped the microphone. 351 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:43,104 This is the boss, 352 00:17:43,104 --> 00:17:44,814 so obviously we've got to be nice to him. 353 00:17:44,814 --> 00:17:46,858 - Mr. Andretti. - Better be nice. 354 00:17:47,484 --> 00:17:50,153 Michael said, "I need somebody to come here right now 355 00:17:50,153 --> 00:17:52,697 and work with Dan, a bit of a mentor-type role." 356 00:17:52,697 --> 00:17:55,325 [Dan] This is the new teammate, Mr. Bryan Herta. 357 00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:59,496 Famous in California for his skate shoes and baggy pants. 358 00:18:00,330 --> 00:18:03,333 [Bryan] And he told me my belt was too smart for my shoes. 359 00:18:03,333 --> 00:18:05,293 [chuckles] And I thought, 360 00:18:05,293 --> 00:18:07,879 "That's an odd thing to say to somebody you just met." 361 00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:09,756 He was a kid that wanted to learn. 362 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:11,091 Dan asked many questions. 363 00:18:11,091 --> 00:18:13,385 "How does this work? What does that do?" 364 00:18:13,385 --> 00:18:15,720 "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" 365 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,222 And answered few. 366 00:18:17,222 --> 00:18:19,224 [chuckles] Yeah, typical Dan. 367 00:18:19,224 --> 00:18:21,434 I felt bad for Susie. [laughs] 368 00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:24,270 [Michael] Susie worked for Dan's sponsor, Jim Beam, 369 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,731 and she ended up taking care of Dan. 370 00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:28,066 [chuckles] 371 00:18:28,066 --> 00:18:30,235 [Dario] There was Dan doing what Dan did 372 00:18:30,235 --> 00:18:31,528 and there was Susie making sure 373 00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:33,488 he didn't do anything he shouldn't do, 374 00:18:33,488 --> 00:18:34,739 or trying to. 375 00:18:34,739 --> 00:18:36,574 Let's interview Susie. 376 00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:38,243 Put the mic on Susie. 377 00:18:38,576 --> 00:18:40,245 - Ask me anything. - Speak to the camera. 378 00:18:40,245 --> 00:18:42,414 What's Dan Wheldon like to work with? 379 00:18:43,915 --> 00:18:45,208 We could have a one-on-one later, 380 00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:46,251 and I'll really tell you. 381 00:18:46,835 --> 00:18:49,754 I didn't know what I was doing. If I'm honest. 382 00:18:49,754 --> 00:18:51,423 [gentle music playing] 383 00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:53,883 I ended up getting this job in marketing. 384 00:18:53,883 --> 00:18:56,845 They gave me this... Jim Beam account. 385 00:18:57,220 --> 00:18:59,347 And I was coming into the sport really not knowing 386 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:01,224 much about the IndyCar side of things, 387 00:19:01,224 --> 00:19:03,810 but, you know, Dan was a rookie, too. 388 00:19:04,227 --> 00:19:06,187 We were both navigating through those waters 389 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:08,023 a little bit at the same time. 390 00:19:08,023 --> 00:19:09,607 I've gotta buy my own dinner tonight, 391 00:19:09,607 --> 00:19:11,568 which is a bit disappointing, but... 392 00:19:11,568 --> 00:19:15,113 I'm working on Susie Behm to take us out. 393 00:19:15,113 --> 00:19:16,531 [Susie] Because I worked with him, 394 00:19:16,531 --> 00:19:19,117 you just pick up on the way that somebody is 395 00:19:19,117 --> 00:19:20,285 and what they expect. 396 00:19:20,285 --> 00:19:22,996 Everything had to be in its place. 397 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:24,622 Dan was borderline OCD. 398 00:19:24,622 --> 00:19:27,000 I have the hangers all going the same way. 399 00:19:27,542 --> 00:19:30,170 The pants are all kinda hanging without creases. 400 00:19:30,545 --> 00:19:33,340 I even have the shoes in their original boxes. 401 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:35,342 He had a certain method for everything. 402 00:19:37,761 --> 00:19:40,263 He'd always have a pair of new boots for race day, 403 00:19:40,263 --> 00:19:41,931 and I would always have to de-lace them 404 00:19:41,931 --> 00:19:44,184 and make sure that they were exactly the same length 405 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:46,186 of shoelace at the very top, 406 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:47,896 and then re-lace them. 407 00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:50,482 [Dario] With a race, there's so many things 408 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:51,733 that aren't in your control, 409 00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:53,568 you try and control as much as you can. 410 00:19:53,568 --> 00:19:55,195 [engines revving] 411 00:19:56,488 --> 00:19:59,074 [Tony] We have to do a track map to tell how the car behaves. 412 00:19:59,074 --> 00:20:01,201 Me and Dario, we put a couple notes here. 413 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:04,245 A couple arrows, some little chicken scratch things. 414 00:20:04,621 --> 00:20:06,664 [Susie] I was trying to find the notes. 415 00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:09,668 Like... Like more engineering notes. 416 00:20:11,336 --> 00:20:13,338 [Bryan] His track maps were just... 417 00:20:15,006 --> 00:20:16,216 filled with words. 418 00:20:16,675 --> 00:20:19,344 Gosh. Like, this is the kind of stuff he'd write. 419 00:20:20,011 --> 00:20:21,429 [dramatic music playing] 420 00:20:21,429 --> 00:20:23,264 You're making me look bad. 421 00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:25,600 [Susie] "The throttle, not the throttle pedal itself. 422 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,602 Does not have a progressive feel to it. 423 00:20:27,602 --> 00:20:29,187 It's more like an on/off switch. 424 00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:31,439 If I have my foot on the throttle 15%, 425 00:20:31,439 --> 00:20:33,525 there's not a 15% response from the engine, 426 00:20:33,525 --> 00:20:35,110 there's only 5%. 427 00:20:35,110 --> 00:20:36,528 If I have 65 throttle input, 428 00:20:36,528 --> 00:20:38,947 there is a 95 response from the engine." 429 00:20:39,322 --> 00:20:40,657 Dan had a great rookie year. 430 00:20:40,657 --> 00:20:42,867 [announcer 1] Dan Wheldon, top 10. 431 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:44,577 [Michael] And in 2004... 432 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:45,954 [announcer 2] Dan Wheldon 433 00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:47,539 has notched his first victory. 434 00:20:47,539 --> 00:20:49,457 [Michael] ...he won in Motegi. 435 00:20:49,874 --> 00:20:51,042 He was like, "Oh." 436 00:20:51,042 --> 00:20:52,377 He's got potential. 437 00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:56,131 A lot of potential. 438 00:20:56,131 --> 00:20:58,883 But he did have a massively selfish side. 439 00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:01,261 [helicopter whirring] 440 00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:06,725 [announcer] Ten laps to go in Phoenix. 441 00:21:06,725 --> 00:21:08,977 Dario Franchitti in second place. 442 00:21:08,977 --> 00:21:10,270 [Dario] At Phoenix, 443 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:12,480 I was racing with Sam Hornish for the win, 444 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,149 and Dan was a lap down. 445 00:21:14,149 --> 00:21:16,276 And he got between Sam and I. 446 00:21:16,735 --> 00:21:18,570 [announcer] Dan Wheldon is a lap behind. 447 00:21:18,570 --> 00:21:20,280 I don't understand what he's doing. 448 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,657 I mean, he needs to let Dario go by. 449 00:21:23,575 --> 00:21:26,077 He stayed there and held me up. 450 00:21:26,077 --> 00:21:27,746 And Dario did not like that. 451 00:21:27,746 --> 00:21:29,330 One of my teammates get in the way. 452 00:21:29,330 --> 00:21:31,583 We had to do a lot of work in that last race there. 453 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:33,752 [announcer] Dario Franchitti finishes fourth. 454 00:21:33,752 --> 00:21:35,587 [Dario] I was upset after the race. 455 00:21:36,046 --> 00:21:38,965 And rather than go to see the bosses or any of that stuff, 456 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,217 Tony, Bryan, myself and Dan 457 00:21:41,217 --> 00:21:43,011 went and sat down in a hotel room 458 00:21:43,011 --> 00:21:44,429 and had a little discussion. 459 00:21:44,429 --> 00:21:45,847 I remember forcefully telling him, 460 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:48,391 "This is how we're gonna go racing on this team 461 00:21:48,391 --> 00:21:49,934 and here's why, 462 00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:52,270 and you are not providing 463 00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:53,855 the same level of respect to us 464 00:21:53,855 --> 00:21:55,023 that we are to you." 465 00:21:55,023 --> 00:21:56,483 That actually caught him by surprise. 466 00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:59,235 You know when you go, "Wow, I did not expect that." 467 00:21:59,235 --> 00:22:00,570 I saw him... 468 00:22:01,196 --> 00:22:02,781 sort of... 469 00:22:02,781 --> 00:22:03,990 lost for words. 470 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:05,784 [camera shutters clicking] 471 00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:08,119 [somber music playing] 472 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:09,954 [Tony] In St. Pete's, it was like, 473 00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:12,290 "Why don't you get on with the program here 474 00:22:12,624 --> 00:22:15,001 and we'll be stronger together?" 475 00:22:16,086 --> 00:22:17,587 [reporter] Dan? 476 00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,298 [Dan] I'm really excited. 477 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,051 And I'm going to try not to hold up my teammates 478 00:22:23,051 --> 00:22:24,844 this weekend, uh, but, uh... 479 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:26,680 No, I'm really looking forward to it, 480 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,890 and I'm sure you guys will have a good time. 481 00:22:30,308 --> 00:22:32,894 [engines revving] 482 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:34,479 [announcer 1] The green flag is out 483 00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:36,106 and we are off and racing. 484 00:22:36,106 --> 00:22:37,565 Bryan Herta just came through 485 00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:39,734 the front straight flying. 486 00:22:39,734 --> 00:22:42,028 This is his tenth IndyCar Series race 487 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,988 that he has led in his career. 488 00:22:44,906 --> 00:22:47,200 We go onboard with Dario Franchitti. 489 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,035 Here he goes, looking inside. 490 00:22:49,035 --> 00:22:50,328 And he's got it. 491 00:22:50,328 --> 00:22:52,247 [announcer 2] Dario is masterful. 492 00:22:52,664 --> 00:22:54,833 [announcer 1] Tony Kanaan takes a peek... 493 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,126 [tires squealing] 494 00:22:56,459 --> 00:22:58,837 Darren Manning goes into the tire wall! 495 00:22:58,837 --> 00:23:01,673 [announcer 2] Another fastest lap for Dan Wheldon. 496 00:23:01,673 --> 00:23:04,467 He's been faultless these last five laps. 497 00:23:05,135 --> 00:23:06,344 [announcer 1] The sun has shined 498 00:23:06,344 --> 00:23:07,971 on Andretti Green Racing here today. 499 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:10,640 The fastest cars in the field, Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti, 500 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,434 Bryan Herta, and Dan Wheldon. 501 00:23:13,018 --> 00:23:15,145 Dan Wheldon picks up the victory, 502 00:23:15,145 --> 00:23:17,188 followed closely by Tony Kanaan. 503 00:23:17,188 --> 00:23:20,358 Dario Franchitti and Bryan Herta in third and fourth. 504 00:23:20,358 --> 00:23:22,318 We finished one, two, three, four. 505 00:23:22,318 --> 00:23:24,070 I don't know if it's ever been done. 506 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:25,697 [cheering] 507 00:23:25,697 --> 00:23:27,365 [announcer 1] Maybe the first time 508 00:23:27,365 --> 00:23:29,200 four teammates finished one through four 509 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:30,368 in a major event. 510 00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:31,578 [shouting happily] 511 00:23:31,578 --> 00:23:33,204 [announcer 1] Hell yeah! 512 00:23:33,705 --> 00:23:35,331 [Michael] This is a dream. 513 00:23:35,331 --> 00:23:37,208 I'm so proud of this team. 514 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:39,544 [cheering] 515 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:45,884 [cheering] 516 00:23:45,884 --> 00:23:48,094 [Tony] I think we both had to say, 517 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:49,429 "I gotta work with you, 518 00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:52,599 so I might as well try to get along with you." 519 00:23:57,729 --> 00:23:59,481 [Tony] And we started to hang, and I'm like, 520 00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:02,650 "He's still cocky, but I kinda like him." 521 00:24:07,197 --> 00:24:09,407 [Bryan] It was this great moment for the team, 522 00:24:09,407 --> 00:24:11,159 but I was mostly disappointed. 523 00:24:11,576 --> 00:24:12,911 I finished fourth. 524 00:24:17,165 --> 00:24:19,292 I was a little jealous of Dan. 525 00:24:20,293 --> 00:24:24,255 And then my teammates pulled me up on the podium with them. 526 00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:27,050 [cheering] 527 00:24:29,094 --> 00:24:31,930 The resentment melted away right in that moment. 528 00:24:32,597 --> 00:24:34,891 [triumphant music playing] 529 00:24:37,018 --> 00:24:39,771 It just happened we really liked each other. 530 00:24:39,771 --> 00:24:42,023 [cheering] 531 00:24:50,115 --> 00:24:51,491 [music fades] 532 00:24:56,830 --> 00:24:58,998 [Susie whispers] Time to wake up, sweetie. 533 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:00,667 [Oliver] I have school? 534 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:02,836 [Susie] No, it's race week. 535 00:25:02,836 --> 00:25:05,171 [both laughing] 536 00:25:05,171 --> 00:25:06,840 [Susie] I can't hold you anymore. 537 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,884 You're too big for me now. [laughs] 538 00:25:11,052 --> 00:25:13,263 [gentle music playing] 539 00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:15,390 [announcer] Everybody in motorsports 540 00:25:15,390 --> 00:25:16,891 has probably already heard about 541 00:25:16,891 --> 00:25:18,852 Oliver and Sebastian Wheldon both getting 542 00:25:18,852 --> 00:25:22,731 the development contract with Andretti Autosport. 543 00:25:23,314 --> 00:25:24,858 Exciting news for them, I'm sure. 544 00:25:24,858 --> 00:25:27,819 Big future in auto racing for both of them. 545 00:25:29,612 --> 00:25:31,948 [woman] I knew I wanted an IndyCar tattoo. 546 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:33,616 And it was like, who am I gonna get? 547 00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:34,993 And it was Dan. 548 00:25:34,993 --> 00:25:36,119 [Susie] Wow. 549 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:37,203 I'm always so touched. 550 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:38,455 I've seen a few tattoos, 551 00:25:38,455 --> 00:25:40,206 but this, by far, is one of the best. 552 00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:42,125 [gentle music playing] 553 00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,546 [go-kart engines revving] 554 00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:49,341 [revving] 555 00:25:55,305 --> 00:25:56,973 [man] Okay, guys. 556 00:25:57,349 --> 00:25:59,559 Time to think a little bit more, okay? 557 00:26:00,018 --> 00:26:01,102 On the go-kart, 558 00:26:01,102 --> 00:26:04,773 this is the key that mean win or lose the race. 559 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:08,401 You have to control the speed on the entry of the turn. 560 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,820 We have to make sure we go earlier on gas, 561 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:13,698 not overshoot the entry of the turn. 562 00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:16,117 Everybody's clear about turning point over there? 563 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:17,202 [boys] Yeah. 564 00:26:17,202 --> 00:26:18,411 [Leo] We got a plan? 565 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:19,454 [both] Yes. 566 00:26:19,454 --> 00:26:21,498 [Leo] We have to go suit up. 567 00:26:21,498 --> 00:26:23,708 [bright string music playing] 568 00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:28,338 [man over PA] Testing, testing, one, two, three. Testing. 569 00:26:28,338 --> 00:26:29,881 [engines revving] 570 00:26:31,216 --> 00:26:32,926 Go on, go on, go on. 571 00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:35,553 [announcer] Oliver Wheldon dives to the inside. 572 00:26:35,553 --> 00:26:37,597 He's got the lead now. 573 00:26:39,933 --> 00:26:42,018 Come on. Defense kick. Okay. Go, go. 574 00:26:42,018 --> 00:26:43,895 No! What are you doing? What are you doing? 575 00:26:43,895 --> 00:26:46,064 [announcer] Wheldon's driving with his rearview mirrors. 576 00:26:46,064 --> 00:26:47,565 He keeps looking over his shoulder 577 00:26:47,565 --> 00:26:49,609 back at Johnson to see where he is. 578 00:26:50,318 --> 00:26:52,570 Johnson gets up alongside him on the short chute , 579 00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:53,571 he's gonna beat him. 580 00:26:53,571 --> 00:26:54,948 Wheldon kept looking back. 581 00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:58,076 I think that cost him the position, honestly. 582 00:26:59,411 --> 00:27:00,704 Oh, shit. 583 00:27:07,085 --> 00:27:09,546 [Leo] The game changed right now, okay? 584 00:27:09,546 --> 00:27:12,590 We don't expect an easy race anymore, you know? 585 00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:15,093 In your entire life, we win a lot. 586 00:27:15,677 --> 00:27:17,470 You have to be ready to fight. 587 00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:19,806 [engines revving] 588 00:27:21,516 --> 00:27:23,435 [dramatic music playing] 589 00:27:31,651 --> 00:27:33,278 [tires squealing] 590 00:27:41,661 --> 00:27:43,788 [announcer] Sebastian Wheldon able to move up 591 00:27:43,788 --> 00:27:45,790 six spots to fifth. 592 00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:48,126 Now into fourth. 593 00:27:50,253 --> 00:27:51,963 [go-karts crashing] 594 00:27:52,630 --> 00:27:54,966 Oh, we got a huge schlimazel in the Monza. 595 00:27:55,425 --> 00:27:59,721 Big schlimazel involving probably ten karts at least. 596 00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:01,765 Cooper Beasley, Sebastian Wheldon, 597 00:28:01,765 --> 00:28:04,351 Cameron Weinberg and Aidan Lourenco 598 00:28:04,351 --> 00:28:06,311 all out of this session. 599 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:16,529 And your feature winner in RPG X30 Pro Junior, 600 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:19,282 number 705, Ayden Ingratta. 601 00:28:19,282 --> 00:28:21,826 [crowd cheers] 602 00:28:26,790 --> 00:28:29,000 [distant engines revving] 603 00:28:29,709 --> 00:28:31,419 [Leo] We are a disaster. 604 00:28:31,836 --> 00:28:33,421 I'm not talking about the boys. 605 00:28:33,421 --> 00:28:35,173 I'm talking about the team. 606 00:28:35,173 --> 00:28:38,843 Our position, you and me, we planning all this. 607 00:28:38,843 --> 00:28:41,137 So we put the kids in this situation. 608 00:28:41,137 --> 00:28:43,181 So, we put the kids in a better condition 609 00:28:43,181 --> 00:28:46,267 or equal condition or worse condition. 610 00:28:46,267 --> 00:28:48,228 [Susie] Like, this and everything that I'm doing 611 00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:51,064 is to put them in a position to perform at their best 612 00:28:51,064 --> 00:28:53,983 and have the best training and experience and all of that. 613 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:55,318 [Leo] And I'm so happy about that. 614 00:28:55,318 --> 00:28:58,321 The only thing is we're talking about this race. 615 00:28:58,321 --> 00:29:01,324 We, adult, you and me, maybe me 616 00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:04,077 because I have to be more serious with you-- 617 00:29:04,077 --> 00:29:07,414 Just say it. Just say, "Listen, they can't go on vacation, 618 00:29:07,414 --> 00:29:08,581 plan that another time." 619 00:29:08,581 --> 00:29:10,083 "I have to change the flight, 620 00:29:10,083 --> 00:29:12,127 - talk with my sister..." - I wish you wouldn't-- 621 00:29:12,127 --> 00:29:14,546 "I have to do this. I have to do that." 622 00:29:14,546 --> 00:29:15,672 What else am I doing? 623 00:29:15,672 --> 00:29:16,965 You need to commit, 624 00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:19,551 and the boys have to be close to the track. 625 00:29:19,551 --> 00:29:21,136 [car engines revving] 626 00:29:21,136 --> 00:29:22,804 You understand what I'm trying to say? 627 00:29:22,804 --> 00:29:25,473 [Susie] Yes. I'm never gonna have a vacation. 628 00:29:25,473 --> 00:29:27,600 I'm uprooting my whole life. 629 00:29:28,059 --> 00:29:30,645 - ["Set Him Free" playing] - ♪ Eenie meenie ♪ 630 00:29:31,396 --> 00:29:34,566 - ♪ Miney mo ♪ - [kids chattering] 631 00:29:34,566 --> 00:29:36,901 ♪ If he hollers ♪ 632 00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:41,948 ♪ Let him go-o-o ♪ 633 00:29:43,742 --> 00:29:45,243 ♪ Set him free, yeah... ♪ 634 00:29:45,243 --> 00:29:48,371 Let's go eat some poisonous blueberries. 635 00:29:48,371 --> 00:29:51,499 [overlapping chatter] 636 00:29:55,420 --> 00:29:56,838 Look, they're pomegranates. 637 00:29:56,838 --> 00:29:57,839 [boy] Don't eat it! 638 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:00,133 [chattering] 639 00:30:00,508 --> 00:30:04,095 ♪ I found a little baby bird one day ♪ 640 00:30:04,095 --> 00:30:08,683 ♪ And his luck was almost gone ♪ 641 00:30:09,309 --> 00:30:12,604 ♪ Tenderly, I picked him up-- ♪ 642 00:30:12,604 --> 00:30:14,105 - [song stops] - Shh! Shh. 643 00:30:14,105 --> 00:30:16,441 [distant engines revving] 644 00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:18,818 - Oh, there they are. - [kids yelling] 645 00:30:18,818 --> 00:30:20,278 Wa-- Wave to them. 646 00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,322 [song resumes] 647 00:30:22,322 --> 00:30:25,241 [engines revving loudly] 648 00:30:25,617 --> 00:30:26,951 [Oliver] Hi! 649 00:30:30,955 --> 00:30:32,624 [song fades out] 650 00:30:33,917 --> 00:30:36,544 [crowd cheering] 651 00:30:36,544 --> 00:30:37,962 [solemn music playing] 652 00:30:37,962 --> 00:30:40,173 The Indy 500 is the biggest single 653 00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:42,217 sporting event in the world. 654 00:30:42,217 --> 00:30:45,136 It's one the big crown jewels of auto racing. 655 00:30:45,136 --> 00:30:47,681 It changes your life when you win the race. 656 00:30:48,014 --> 00:30:50,850 I've led a lot of those laps all the way up until the end, 657 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,686 but not that 200th. 658 00:30:52,686 --> 00:30:54,729 [Clive] Even as a young racer, 659 00:30:54,729 --> 00:30:57,482 Dan always wanted to win the Indy 500. 660 00:30:58,024 --> 00:30:59,609 That was his aim. 661 00:31:00,652 --> 00:31:02,278 [Dan] There's 500,000 people. 662 00:31:02,278 --> 00:31:05,073 If you win that, no one can ever take that away from you. 663 00:31:05,073 --> 00:31:06,658 It's been a dream of mine. 664 00:31:07,158 --> 00:31:09,828 It's something that I've wanted to be part of 665 00:31:09,828 --> 00:31:11,329 and wanted to win. 666 00:31:12,997 --> 00:31:14,708 We're entering the speedway now. 667 00:31:15,041 --> 00:31:16,793 You know like in the Rocky movie 668 00:31:16,793 --> 00:31:18,586 he has that music to get him going? 669 00:31:18,586 --> 00:31:20,088 In the speedway you don't need that, 670 00:31:20,088 --> 00:31:22,757 'cause whenever you're here, it kind of gets you going. 671 00:31:22,757 --> 00:31:25,218 [engines revving] 672 00:31:26,386 --> 00:31:28,888 [announcer] Dan Wheldon loves to go clothes shopping, 673 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:30,765 and right now he's speed shopping 674 00:31:30,765 --> 00:31:31,975 'cause he doesn't have enough 675 00:31:31,975 --> 00:31:33,727 to get that car in the front row, 676 00:31:33,727 --> 00:31:35,729 and possibly the front three rows. 677 00:31:35,729 --> 00:31:37,522 Right now he is 12th overall. 678 00:31:38,023 --> 00:31:39,941 [Michael] In the 2005 Indy 500, 679 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,401 Dan qualified 16th, 680 00:31:41,401 --> 00:31:43,778 and his teammates were way far up the grid. 681 00:31:44,195 --> 00:31:45,697 [Dan] I'm obviously very disappointed. 682 00:31:45,697 --> 00:31:48,033 We started the month of May very strong 683 00:31:48,033 --> 00:31:50,118 and slowly worked our way slower and slower. 684 00:31:50,118 --> 00:31:52,203 And there's no-- there's no good reason for it, 685 00:31:52,203 --> 00:31:54,164 and, uh, that's what we've got to look into 686 00:31:54,164 --> 00:31:55,540 and try and find out why. 687 00:31:56,332 --> 00:31:59,210 Indy's too special to me to sit on a time like that. 688 00:32:00,420 --> 00:32:02,797 [announcer] You are looking live at the home 689 00:32:02,797 --> 00:32:04,674 of the greatest spectacle in racing, 690 00:32:04,674 --> 00:32:07,052 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 691 00:32:07,802 --> 00:32:09,387 And now let's meet the drivers. 692 00:32:09,387 --> 00:32:11,389 I remember he was just spitting mad. 693 00:32:11,389 --> 00:32:13,975 Like, really, really pissed off. 694 00:32:14,434 --> 00:32:15,226 [cheering] 695 00:32:15,226 --> 00:32:17,729 He just... [imitates explosion] 696 00:32:17,729 --> 00:32:19,147 [Michael] He was really disappointed 697 00:32:19,147 --> 00:32:20,440 in the speed of his car. 698 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,026 But I said, "Well, how does the car feel?" 699 00:32:24,069 --> 00:32:25,904 Does it feel good when you're behind other cars? 700 00:32:25,904 --> 00:32:27,030 "Yeah, it feels great." 701 00:32:27,030 --> 00:32:28,156 I'm like, "Don't worry then. 702 00:32:28,156 --> 00:32:29,616 You're gonna be okay." 703 00:32:30,742 --> 00:32:31,951 [engines roaring] 704 00:32:31,951 --> 00:32:33,411 [announcer] It's a spectacle 705 00:32:33,411 --> 00:32:35,497 500 miles in the making. 706 00:32:35,497 --> 00:32:39,751 The 89th Indy 500 is on. 707 00:32:39,751 --> 00:32:42,420 Maybe the hottest driver on the IndyCar circuit right now. 708 00:32:42,420 --> 00:32:43,713 This is Dan Wheldon. 709 00:32:43,713 --> 00:32:45,090 This guy lives the rock star life, 710 00:32:45,090 --> 00:32:46,549 but he is smooth. 711 00:32:46,549 --> 00:32:50,845 Dan's particular forte was superspeedway racing. 712 00:32:51,262 --> 00:32:53,973 And that's not more true on any oval than it is 713 00:32:53,973 --> 00:32:55,684 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 714 00:32:55,684 --> 00:32:57,977 On paper, it's four corners, 715 00:32:57,977 --> 00:33:01,898 but in reality, in a car going 230 miles an hour, 716 00:33:02,232 --> 00:33:04,734 it's the greatest challenge you'll ever face. 717 00:33:04,734 --> 00:33:07,278 [announcer] Sparks coming off the back of those cars. 718 00:33:07,278 --> 00:33:10,115 And attention to detail is necessary. 719 00:33:10,115 --> 00:33:12,200 And that was right in Dan's wheelhouse. 720 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,119 [announcer] This guy has never seen a slot 721 00:33:14,119 --> 00:33:15,370 too small to pass in. 722 00:33:15,370 --> 00:33:18,123 Dan's style as a driver was precision. 723 00:33:18,123 --> 00:33:22,419 Just that level of miniscule inputs in the steering. 724 00:33:22,794 --> 00:33:24,754 That was where he made the difference. 725 00:33:25,422 --> 00:33:27,424 [announcer] Wheldon started 16th. 726 00:33:27,424 --> 00:33:29,217 Up to fifth place. 727 00:33:29,217 --> 00:33:31,970 I think Dan became good because of the questions. 728 00:33:31,970 --> 00:33:34,139 Now he's taking all of what he learned. 729 00:33:34,139 --> 00:33:35,682 [man] Just be ready. 730 00:33:35,682 --> 00:33:36,933 [Michael] If you watch his hands 731 00:33:36,933 --> 00:33:38,059 on the in-car camera, 732 00:33:38,059 --> 00:33:39,644 he was perfect the whole way. 733 00:33:39,644 --> 00:33:42,355 - [man] Keep that speed up there. - He was relentless. 734 00:33:42,355 --> 00:33:43,982 [announcer] Danica Patrick leads 735 00:33:43,982 --> 00:33:46,109 the Indianapolis 500, but for how long? 736 00:33:46,109 --> 00:33:47,902 Wheldon is coming and coming fast. 737 00:33:47,902 --> 00:33:49,279 [Dan] I'm gonna go for the lead. 738 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:51,448 - [man] Copy that. - [announcer] There he goes. 739 00:33:52,323 --> 00:33:55,118 [man] Inside, inside. Clear. 740 00:33:55,952 --> 00:33:58,329 And I thought, "Wow, we can win this." 741 00:33:58,747 --> 00:34:00,832 [announcer] The leader now is Dan Wheldon. 742 00:34:00,832 --> 00:34:03,251 Not one person is sitting here 743 00:34:03,251 --> 00:34:05,337 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 744 00:34:05,337 --> 00:34:07,672 This young man from Emberton, England 745 00:34:07,672 --> 00:34:11,676 started 16th, Scott, 16th. 746 00:34:11,676 --> 00:34:13,219 The checkered flag is out 747 00:34:13,219 --> 00:34:15,347 and the pubs are open in the UK. 748 00:34:15,347 --> 00:34:20,101 Dan Wheldon has just won the Indianapolis 500! 749 00:34:20,518 --> 00:34:21,936 [man over radio] That's my boy! 750 00:34:21,936 --> 00:34:23,980 [cheering] 751 00:34:24,397 --> 00:34:27,108 [announcer] And the celebration has begun. 752 00:34:27,108 --> 00:34:28,360 [Michael] It was like, wow. 753 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:29,861 I never won it as a driver, 754 00:34:29,861 --> 00:34:31,863 so to win it as a team owner was-- 755 00:34:31,863 --> 00:34:33,031 was a great moment. 756 00:34:33,531 --> 00:34:36,534 [announcer] And Michael riding in the car to Victory Lane 757 00:34:36,534 --> 00:34:38,286 with Dan Wheldon. 758 00:34:38,745 --> 00:34:41,289 [Dan] 759 00:34:43,416 --> 00:34:45,543 Here's Clive giving his son a hug. 760 00:34:48,838 --> 00:34:50,382 I cried my eyes out, yeah. 761 00:34:51,424 --> 00:34:52,592 [chuckles] 762 00:34:53,051 --> 00:34:54,719 You got a little emotional in the car. 763 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:56,304 The tears are still flowing. 764 00:34:56,304 --> 00:34:59,641 Yeah. This has been a dream come true for me. I... 765 00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:01,976 I've loved the Indianapolis 500 766 00:35:01,976 --> 00:35:03,269 ever since I've been a young kid. 767 00:35:03,269 --> 00:35:04,896 [interviewer] There you go, my friend. 768 00:35:04,896 --> 00:35:06,064 [crowd cheers] 769 00:35:06,064 --> 00:35:07,899 [Susie] Amidst all that commotion, 770 00:35:07,899 --> 00:35:11,069 I was right outside that metal fencing. 771 00:35:11,695 --> 00:35:13,530 And he just looked over and we locked eyes, 772 00:35:13,530 --> 00:35:17,409 and he just immediately came over and gave me this huge hug. 773 00:35:17,409 --> 00:35:19,577 [crowd cheering] 774 00:35:21,037 --> 00:35:22,497 You could see the genuine happiness 775 00:35:22,497 --> 00:35:24,541 of what it meant for him to win that race. 776 00:35:24,541 --> 00:35:26,209 [man speaks over PA indistinctly] 777 00:35:26,209 --> 00:35:28,169 [Susie] And he wanted to share it with everybody. 778 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:30,755 [upbeat rock music playing] 779 00:35:32,549 --> 00:35:34,050 [Dan] I've got a ton of thank yous. 780 00:35:34,050 --> 00:35:36,886 The Jim Beam guys, thanks for my hangover. 781 00:35:36,886 --> 00:35:38,430 - It's, uh... - [audience laughs] 782 00:35:38,430 --> 00:35:39,806 It's absolutely killing me. 783 00:35:39,806 --> 00:35:41,016 I'm gonna blame you, Kanaan, 784 00:35:41,016 --> 00:35:42,934 because you're always part of that. 785 00:35:43,476 --> 00:35:45,520 2005, he kind of won it all. 786 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:49,441 [announcer] The Indy 500 champ is back home in Victory Lane. 787 00:35:49,858 --> 00:35:52,027 [Dan] After winning the Indianapolis 500, 788 00:35:52,027 --> 00:35:53,319 you somewhat feel greedy. 789 00:35:53,695 --> 00:35:55,363 [announcer] Dan Wheldon out in front. 790 00:35:55,363 --> 00:35:56,865 He's gonna bring this thing home. 791 00:35:56,865 --> 00:35:59,200 And the way I approached that because of that feeling 792 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,619 was to try and just go out and win every race. 793 00:36:01,619 --> 00:36:03,788 [announcer] It's Wheldon on the inside. 794 00:36:03,788 --> 00:36:05,623 Castroneves on the outside. 795 00:36:06,124 --> 00:36:08,668 Somebody wake the Queen 'cause Dan Wheldon 796 00:36:08,668 --> 00:36:10,879 just walked away with the checkered flag! 797 00:36:11,296 --> 00:36:12,756 Your winner, Dan Wheldon. 798 00:36:12,756 --> 00:36:14,758 Making a mess of the front straightaway 799 00:36:14,758 --> 00:36:16,551 here in Homestead, Miami. 800 00:36:17,010 --> 00:36:19,721 Dan Wheldon, once again in Japan. 801 00:36:19,721 --> 00:36:21,931 Thirteenth win for AGR. 802 00:36:21,931 --> 00:36:23,767 It was the Dream Team era. 803 00:36:23,767 --> 00:36:25,935 [announcer] Dario Franchitti! 804 00:36:28,563 --> 00:36:29,439 Bryan Herta! 805 00:36:29,731 --> 00:36:31,316 [Michael] Dan was starting to feel like 806 00:36:31,316 --> 00:36:32,984 he was really a member of our family. 807 00:36:32,984 --> 00:36:35,695 [announcer] Dan Wheldon clinches the championship. 808 00:36:35,695 --> 00:36:37,405 He is saluting the fans. 809 00:36:37,405 --> 00:36:39,074 And at the other end, 810 00:36:39,074 --> 00:36:41,493 we got Tony Kanaan doing donuts. 811 00:36:41,493 --> 00:36:43,244 [cheering] 812 00:36:44,454 --> 00:36:46,414 He's still our little brother. 813 00:36:47,332 --> 00:36:50,043 [Tony] It's hard to describe how cool that was. 814 00:36:50,043 --> 00:36:52,170 Four professional race car drivers. 815 00:36:52,170 --> 00:36:55,173 They're best friends at the same team. 816 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,386 I will never forget, Michael Andretti said to us, 817 00:37:00,428 --> 00:37:02,639 "You probably don't realize how special this is." 818 00:37:02,639 --> 00:37:05,850 [sea birds calling] 819 00:37:09,354 --> 00:37:11,606 Oh, my gosh, you guys. 820 00:37:14,526 --> 00:37:16,695 I thought this was gonna be our forever home. 821 00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:19,948 [Sebastian] I mean, you could've just told Leo no. 822 00:37:20,573 --> 00:37:22,283 - Yeah, but-- - Why didn't you say that? 823 00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:24,202 What if it's important for your guys' journey, 824 00:37:24,202 --> 00:37:26,037 your next step to become drivers? 825 00:37:26,037 --> 00:37:27,372 [Sebastian] It is. 826 00:37:28,373 --> 00:37:30,208 But all my friends live in Miami. 827 00:37:30,208 --> 00:37:31,876 [Oliver] We get to be closer to the track 828 00:37:31,876 --> 00:37:33,253 and we get to drive more. 829 00:37:33,253 --> 00:37:35,046 [Susie] Am I the only one that's stressed out? 830 00:37:35,046 --> 00:37:36,297 We've been here a long time. 831 00:37:36,297 --> 00:37:37,841 It's the longest place I've ever lived 832 00:37:37,841 --> 00:37:39,134 in my entire life. 833 00:37:39,134 --> 00:37:40,760 Daddy really loved St. Pete, and then I moved 834 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:44,389 when I started working for him at the end of 2005. 835 00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:46,725 Were you like his butler? 836 00:37:46,725 --> 00:37:47,892 No. 837 00:37:49,102 --> 00:37:50,478 At the end of '05, 838 00:37:50,478 --> 00:37:53,898 Dan's first contract was coming to an end. 839 00:37:54,649 --> 00:37:57,068 [Susie] Dan did not back down from change, 840 00:37:57,736 --> 00:38:00,905 and he realized that he would always be considered 841 00:38:00,905 --> 00:38:02,073 the baby of the team. 842 00:38:02,073 --> 00:38:03,616 [gentle music playing] 843 00:38:06,703 --> 00:38:08,246 [man] We're here today to talk about 844 00:38:08,246 --> 00:38:10,457 our 2006 plans. 845 00:38:11,791 --> 00:38:14,044 It's a very exciting day for our team. 846 00:38:16,588 --> 00:38:19,924 I couldn't be happier to be a part of announcing 847 00:38:19,924 --> 00:38:22,385 we're going to have Dan Wheldon driving for us. 848 00:38:22,385 --> 00:38:24,971 - [applause] - [Dan] It's gonna be different, 849 00:38:24,971 --> 00:38:26,264 but there's no doubt in my mind 850 00:38:26,264 --> 00:38:27,766 that this team's capable of 851 00:38:27,766 --> 00:38:31,603 being able to give me that same amount of success. 852 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,106 It was a big decision. 853 00:38:35,523 --> 00:38:37,442 I think it surprised everybody. 854 00:38:40,070 --> 00:38:41,279 That sucked, 855 00:38:41,696 --> 00:38:43,365 because we'd had such a good run together 856 00:38:43,365 --> 00:38:44,824 and we were-- we were still having fun. 857 00:38:44,824 --> 00:38:47,035 All the bands and stuff, they get to the point 858 00:38:47,035 --> 00:38:48,870 where they hate each other. 859 00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:50,330 We were still having fun. 860 00:38:50,789 --> 00:38:53,291 I was with him the entire time. We were really close. 861 00:38:53,291 --> 00:38:55,210 And not once he told me. 862 00:38:55,210 --> 00:38:56,795 [somber music playing] 863 00:38:58,254 --> 00:38:59,798 And I kinda felt like, 864 00:39:00,632 --> 00:39:03,635 "Man I thought we were closer than that." 865 00:39:03,635 --> 00:39:06,805 He never gave us any indication he was gonna leave, 866 00:39:06,805 --> 00:39:09,933 and then he basically told us right before he announced it, 867 00:39:09,933 --> 00:39:13,061 and that one hurt a little bit, for sure. 868 00:39:13,812 --> 00:39:16,147 The bridge was burned when he did that. 869 00:39:17,732 --> 00:39:20,819 [Chip] When Dan became available to us, 870 00:39:20,819 --> 00:39:22,070 it surprised me. 871 00:39:22,904 --> 00:39:24,406 But one thing about Dan, 872 00:39:24,406 --> 00:39:26,658 once his mind's made up, his mind's made up. 873 00:39:27,158 --> 00:39:29,244 [crowd cheering] 874 00:39:29,244 --> 00:39:32,163 What he brought to the team was a spark 875 00:39:32,163 --> 00:39:34,374 that we sorely needed at the time. 876 00:39:34,374 --> 00:39:37,711 I think that took Scott Dixon by surprise. 877 00:39:38,837 --> 00:39:40,922 Hey, everyone. I'm Lauren Bohlander. 878 00:39:40,922 --> 00:39:42,173 I'm Scott Dixon. 879 00:39:42,590 --> 00:39:44,175 - Oh, I'm not Scott Dixon? - No. 880 00:39:44,175 --> 00:39:45,176 Sorry. I'm Dan Wheldon. 881 00:39:45,176 --> 00:39:47,512 [dramatic music playing] 882 00:39:49,973 --> 00:39:52,058 I was just hoping I could keep my job. 883 00:39:52,058 --> 00:39:53,977 And Dan was coming over 884 00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:58,732 with a extreme head of steam and popularity. 885 00:39:59,441 --> 00:40:01,151 He was gonna turn things around. 886 00:40:01,151 --> 00:40:02,902 - This is the whole store? - Mm-hmm. 887 00:40:02,902 --> 00:40:05,447 Can we shut the store, please? Can we shut the store down? 888 00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:07,157 [woman speaks indistinctly on radio] 889 00:40:07,157 --> 00:40:08,867 [laughter] 890 00:40:09,159 --> 00:40:11,953 [Scott] He had this immense confidence on ovals 891 00:40:11,953 --> 00:40:13,163 that shocked you. 892 00:40:13,163 --> 00:40:14,539 He would roll out the pits, 893 00:40:14,539 --> 00:40:16,124 you'd watch the leaderboards and, bam, 894 00:40:16,124 --> 00:40:17,542 he'd go straight to the top. 895 00:40:18,793 --> 00:40:21,755 When I started looking at what he does, 896 00:40:21,755 --> 00:40:24,049 I was like, "Man, this guy does something 897 00:40:24,049 --> 00:40:25,759 totally different to what I do." 898 00:40:25,759 --> 00:40:27,635 [gulls calling] 899 00:40:31,306 --> 00:40:33,433 [Clive] We went to see Dan. 900 00:40:34,059 --> 00:40:35,852 And I just remember looking across the room, 901 00:40:35,852 --> 00:40:39,064 and I saw Susie stroking Dan's head. 902 00:40:39,064 --> 00:40:40,398 And I thought, 903 00:40:40,398 --> 00:40:42,776 "Susie, that wasn't in your contract, was it?" 904 00:40:42,776 --> 00:40:43,902 [chuckles] 905 00:40:44,235 --> 00:40:46,237 [peaceful music playing] 906 00:40:49,741 --> 00:40:52,702 [Susie] I just loved making things happen. 907 00:40:53,078 --> 00:40:54,162 Is that better? 908 00:40:54,162 --> 00:40:55,622 - Is the helmet okay? - Yeah. 909 00:40:56,164 --> 00:40:59,376 [Susie] So that he could focus on what he needed to do. 910 00:40:59,376 --> 00:41:01,378 [man on radio] White flag. White flag. 911 00:41:01,378 --> 00:41:03,254 [man speaking indistinctly] 912 00:41:04,381 --> 00:41:07,801 Inside. Inside. Inside. 913 00:41:07,801 --> 00:41:10,095 Still there. 914 00:41:10,095 --> 00:41:11,262 Still inside. 915 00:41:11,596 --> 00:41:12,639 Still inside. 916 00:41:13,098 --> 00:41:15,016 Still inside. Come on, buddy. Come on, buddy! 917 00:41:15,016 --> 00:41:17,185 [announcer] Wheldon beats Castroneves! 918 00:41:18,228 --> 00:41:19,521 His tenth career win, 919 00:41:19,521 --> 00:41:21,439 second straight here at Homestead. 920 00:41:21,439 --> 00:41:22,607 [man] Nice job! 921 00:41:22,607 --> 00:41:23,775 [Dan] Real proud to be part of 922 00:41:23,775 --> 00:41:25,777 Target Chip Ganassi Racing. 923 00:41:25,777 --> 00:41:28,154 That guy's a race driver, isn't he? 924 00:41:29,114 --> 00:41:30,365 Holy moly. 925 00:41:30,365 --> 00:41:32,909 [Susie] And we were just spending time together 926 00:41:32,909 --> 00:41:35,829 a lot more even outside of work. 927 00:41:36,496 --> 00:41:38,123 There was definitely a shift, 928 00:41:38,623 --> 00:41:41,126 and feelings started to change. 929 00:41:41,626 --> 00:41:44,129 You know, we did cross the line. [chuckles] 930 00:41:46,631 --> 00:41:51,177 It was scary because I really loved my job. 931 00:41:53,805 --> 00:41:55,765 So, when you change that, there's always a risk 932 00:41:55,765 --> 00:41:58,018 that it's not gonna be the same. 933 00:41:59,352 --> 00:42:00,645 [Oliver] It's getting dark. 934 00:42:01,396 --> 00:42:02,522 [Sebastian] Where'd the moon go? 935 00:42:02,522 --> 00:42:03,648 [Oliver] It died. 936 00:42:03,648 --> 00:42:05,150 [Sebastian] Sank into the ocean. 937 00:42:05,150 --> 00:42:06,317 [Oliver] Passed away. 938 00:42:08,611 --> 00:42:10,947 [Susie] We've blurred the boundaries now. 939 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:13,950 [engines roaring] 940 00:42:13,950 --> 00:42:16,369 [crowd cheering] 941 00:42:17,037 --> 00:42:18,538 [announcer] Back here at Michigan, 942 00:42:18,538 --> 00:42:21,332 right now Dan Wheldon and Dario Franchitti 943 00:42:21,332 --> 00:42:22,834 trying to decide who's going to lead. 944 00:42:22,834 --> 00:42:27,005 And speeds are already 217, 218 plus. 945 00:42:27,672 --> 00:42:28,757 [Dario] I came from the back, 946 00:42:28,757 --> 00:42:30,633 and Dan and I were wheel to wheel. 947 00:42:30,633 --> 00:42:32,552 [announcer] Franchitti retaking the lead 948 00:42:32,552 --> 00:42:34,429 at the line, but this isn't over yet. 949 00:42:34,429 --> 00:42:35,972 We're gonna go three wide into one. 950 00:42:35,972 --> 00:42:38,975 And he was bloody good on those high speed superspeedways 951 00:42:38,975 --> 00:42:40,643 with a very close race. 952 00:42:41,603 --> 00:42:44,314 And I think he misjudged and caught my left rear. 953 00:42:44,314 --> 00:42:47,192 [announcer] Oh, look out! Franchitti's upside down. 954 00:42:49,235 --> 00:42:50,862 Wheldon is involved. 955 00:42:51,363 --> 00:42:52,697 Dixon is involved. 956 00:42:52,697 --> 00:42:55,033 [ominous music playing] 957 00:42:58,536 --> 00:43:01,122 [Susie] I'd seen him wreck before. 958 00:43:04,668 --> 00:43:07,170 But it definitely felt different. 959 00:43:07,545 --> 00:43:09,047 [tires screeching] 960 00:43:09,047 --> 00:43:10,882 [crowd gasps] 961 00:43:12,217 --> 00:43:15,553 [Susie] This is the person that I'm falling in love with 962 00:43:15,553 --> 00:43:18,264 and I want to have a future with. 963 00:43:18,264 --> 00:43:21,142 That could completely be gone. 964 00:43:22,686 --> 00:43:24,354 I'm dying inside. 965 00:43:26,189 --> 00:43:27,732 [Chip] Dan, do you copy? 966 00:43:31,778 --> 00:43:34,072 He'd said something to me after. 967 00:43:34,989 --> 00:43:38,743 "You know, it's not always great to date a driver, 968 00:43:39,411 --> 00:43:43,248 and I want to make sure that you're gonna be okay with it." 969 00:43:44,916 --> 00:43:48,712 It's gonna sound really selfish on his part, 970 00:43:49,379 --> 00:43:51,631 but I always knew that it was 971 00:43:51,631 --> 00:43:55,135 motor racing and then... me. 972 00:43:55,135 --> 00:43:57,178 [solemn music playing] 973 00:44:03,393 --> 00:44:05,145 [go-kart engines revving] 974 00:44:08,940 --> 00:44:11,735 [announcer] Oh, massive impact out of turn number 11. 975 00:44:12,110 --> 00:44:14,738 Big trouble for Sebastian Wheldon. 976 00:44:16,281 --> 00:44:17,866 Right there in the middle of the track, 977 00:44:17,866 --> 00:44:20,660 the karts were piled up on top of each other. 978 00:44:25,498 --> 00:44:27,292 [engine revving] 979 00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:39,929 - [tires screech] - [go-kart thunks] 980 00:44:44,726 --> 00:44:46,311 [Sebastian] Help me! 981 00:44:46,311 --> 00:44:47,437 Somebody! 982 00:44:47,437 --> 00:44:48,897 Help! 983 00:44:52,817 --> 00:44:55,445 [go-kart crunching] 984 00:45:01,117 --> 00:45:03,953 - Help me. No, please-- - You can't. You can't. 985 00:45:04,996 --> 00:45:06,664 - [Sebastian] Can I get on? - No. 986 00:45:06,664 --> 00:45:08,166 [Sebastian scoffs] 987 00:45:11,711 --> 00:45:13,463 [Sebastian whimpers] 988 00:45:14,422 --> 00:45:17,884 [Susie] Their safety is a big part of what I think about. 989 00:45:18,343 --> 00:45:21,346 And as they get into it deeper and deeper, 990 00:45:21,346 --> 00:45:22,722 the stakes get a lot higher, 991 00:45:22,722 --> 00:45:25,141 and this could all go really wrong. 992 00:45:25,141 --> 00:45:27,352 [siren wailing] 993 00:45:29,938 --> 00:45:32,816 I could have waited until they're older. 994 00:45:33,108 --> 00:45:35,026 But it's too late. You can't. 995 00:45:36,778 --> 00:45:39,739 So when do they usually-- for these drivers, 996 00:45:39,739 --> 00:45:44,536 when do they move up to kind of Indy 500 and Formula? 997 00:45:44,536 --> 00:45:45,870 After 16, 17 years? 998 00:45:45,870 --> 00:45:47,580 Eighteen? What's the cutoff? 999 00:45:47,580 --> 00:45:49,374 No. No, they, um... 1000 00:45:50,208 --> 00:45:52,836 So in Junior Class, they'll start testing, 1001 00:45:52,836 --> 00:45:55,171 like, a Formula car when they're 14. 1002 00:46:03,722 --> 00:46:05,390 [Sven] I'm nervous when I think about Dan, 1003 00:46:05,390 --> 00:46:06,808 what happened to him. 1004 00:46:07,684 --> 00:46:08,852 So, you always hope and pray, 1005 00:46:08,852 --> 00:46:11,104 that will never happen to the boys. 1006 00:46:13,690 --> 00:46:17,193 It's kind of sad to even go back to that moment, 1007 00:46:17,569 --> 00:46:19,070 but I remember Susan and Dan, 1008 00:46:19,070 --> 00:46:21,948 they sang "Happy Birthday" for me at 9:00 in the morning. 1009 00:46:22,949 --> 00:46:24,784 And I remember telling Dan... 1010 00:46:26,411 --> 00:46:27,787 [sniffles] 1011 00:46:28,663 --> 00:46:30,999 [somber music playing] 1012 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:37,630 [softly] It's okay. 1013 00:46:37,630 --> 00:46:39,132 It's okay. 1014 00:46:39,466 --> 00:46:40,550 I know. 1015 00:46:41,092 --> 00:46:42,802 [Susie] The dangers of the sport, 1016 00:46:42,802 --> 00:46:44,846 it's the big elephant in the room. 1017 00:46:46,056 --> 00:46:48,183 Dan and I never spoke about it. 1018 00:46:49,351 --> 00:46:50,477 Hi. 1019 00:46:50,477 --> 00:46:52,395 My name is Susie Behm, 1020 00:46:52,896 --> 00:46:56,483 soon to be Susie Wheldon. 1021 00:46:58,276 --> 00:47:01,404 I have never spoken about it with other wives either. 1022 00:47:03,114 --> 00:47:06,743 It's not often I cry, but I really wanted to say to you, 1023 00:47:07,077 --> 00:47:09,704 that it makes me so proud and happy to call you my wife. 1024 00:47:09,704 --> 00:47:11,706 You make me so very happy, 1025 00:47:11,706 --> 00:47:13,291 and I hope I do the same for you. 1026 00:47:13,291 --> 00:47:14,376 So, thank you. 1027 00:47:15,418 --> 00:47:17,504 [Susie] It's just something you do not talk about. 1028 00:47:17,504 --> 00:47:19,422 [camera shutter clicking] 1029 00:47:20,674 --> 00:47:22,175 And, of course, 1030 00:47:22,175 --> 00:47:24,135 the big joke in racing is, like, 1031 00:47:24,135 --> 00:47:25,845 once you get married, you, like, slow down 1032 00:47:25,845 --> 00:47:27,097 and you're not as good. 1033 00:47:27,097 --> 00:47:29,140 So, I'm like, "Oh, my, God." [chuckles] 1034 00:47:29,808 --> 00:47:31,726 [reporter] IRL CEO Tony George 1035 00:47:31,726 --> 00:47:34,187 and Champ Car World Series co-owner 1036 00:47:34,187 --> 00:47:35,355 Kevin Kalkhoven 1037 00:47:35,355 --> 00:47:38,108 shook hands to unify the Indy Racing League. 1038 00:47:38,108 --> 00:47:39,818 [Bryan] The IRL was formed 1039 00:47:39,818 --> 00:47:41,986 as an oval-only championship. 1040 00:47:41,986 --> 00:47:44,364 But as time went on, 1041 00:47:44,823 --> 00:47:46,116 the series started to evolve, 1042 00:47:46,116 --> 00:47:47,992 and it started moving towards 1043 00:47:47,992 --> 00:47:49,619 more road courses 1044 00:47:49,619 --> 00:47:50,912 and street courses. 1045 00:47:50,912 --> 00:47:52,455 And as they added more of those, 1046 00:47:52,455 --> 00:47:55,500 they became more important to the overall championship. 1047 00:47:57,836 --> 00:47:59,629 [Scott] On ovals, he was very good 1048 00:47:59,629 --> 00:48:02,173 at analyzing and understanding, 1049 00:48:02,173 --> 00:48:04,092 and his OCD kicked into high gear. 1050 00:48:04,092 --> 00:48:06,386 He knew what he needed to do. But with road courses, 1051 00:48:06,386 --> 00:48:09,431 there's a lot more variables, different things going on. 1052 00:48:09,848 --> 00:48:12,684 The style of driving that would then come in, 1053 00:48:12,976 --> 00:48:14,477 it didn't suit him. 1054 00:48:15,770 --> 00:48:17,397 [tires squealing] 1055 00:48:20,859 --> 00:48:22,360 It's a case of just getting the car 1056 00:48:22,360 --> 00:48:24,863 to do what you want it to do on the road courses, 1057 00:48:24,863 --> 00:48:26,406 and I haven't been able to achieve that. 1058 00:48:26,406 --> 00:48:28,033 [announcer] Look out. Under heavy braking, 1059 00:48:28,033 --> 00:48:29,367 somebody's gotta go straight. 1060 00:48:29,367 --> 00:48:32,037 A right rear failure on Dan Wheldon's car. 1061 00:48:32,037 --> 00:48:35,582 At the same time, Scott is absolutely smashing it. 1062 00:48:35,582 --> 00:48:37,250 He's winning everything. 1063 00:48:38,251 --> 00:48:39,961 [Chip] He won the Indianapolis 500 1064 00:48:39,961 --> 00:48:41,880 and he won the championship. 1065 00:48:42,297 --> 00:48:44,257 And some of that was really due 1066 00:48:44,257 --> 00:48:45,967 to what he'd learned from Dan 1067 00:48:45,967 --> 00:48:48,845 the previous years of them being teammates. 1068 00:48:49,512 --> 00:48:52,474 He opened the gate to a totally different dimension for me. 1069 00:48:54,768 --> 00:48:57,854 [Dario] Dan's driving was so much about confidence. 1070 00:48:57,854 --> 00:48:59,731 And, of course, the more people talked about it, 1071 00:48:59,731 --> 00:49:01,608 the more it became mental. 1072 00:49:02,400 --> 00:49:04,235 [Dan] It's a sport I'm very passionate about. 1073 00:49:04,235 --> 00:49:05,945 It's all I've grown up knowing. 1074 00:49:05,945 --> 00:49:07,781 I'd like to be remembered as a winner, 1075 00:49:07,781 --> 00:49:11,743 and I want to be considered one of the best drivers of all time. 1076 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:13,703 It's what makes me tick. 1077 00:49:13,703 --> 00:49:16,122 My goals are to win, and if I'm not achieving them, 1078 00:49:16,122 --> 00:49:18,583 I'm not a happy person and I don't feel successful. 1079 00:49:18,583 --> 00:49:21,169 So, winning's all that matters. 1080 00:49:21,586 --> 00:49:23,004 It's all that counts. 1081 00:49:24,255 --> 00:49:27,592 [Chip] We put some pressure on to make some changes 1082 00:49:27,592 --> 00:49:28,760 in the way he did things, 1083 00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:31,262 and he wasn't real accepting of that, 1084 00:49:31,596 --> 00:49:33,807 and we started to drift apart. 1085 00:49:33,807 --> 00:49:36,351 [solemn music playing] 1086 00:49:36,351 --> 00:49:37,811 My contract is up. 1087 00:49:37,811 --> 00:49:39,604 I've been on Andretti forever. 1088 00:49:40,021 --> 00:49:43,775 Chip calls me, and he offers me Dan's spot. 1089 00:49:44,776 --> 00:49:46,403 I'm very divided. 1090 00:49:46,986 --> 00:49:50,365 What am I gonna tell Dan? But then you go, "Well, 1091 00:49:50,365 --> 00:49:53,243 he didn't tell me when he left Andretti." 1092 00:49:54,327 --> 00:49:56,621 [announcer] Dan Wheldon in the ten. 1093 00:49:56,621 --> 00:49:58,248 [Tony] We go to Kentucky 1094 00:49:58,248 --> 00:50:00,542 and we're racing really hard together, 1095 00:50:00,542 --> 00:50:04,254 and he did something that we do to other people, 1096 00:50:04,254 --> 00:50:06,297 but we never did to each other, ever. 1097 00:50:06,297 --> 00:50:08,425 [announcer] Wheldon takes the air off of Tony. 1098 00:50:08,425 --> 00:50:10,552 That's a bit of a dirty play, I'll tell you that. 1099 00:50:10,552 --> 00:50:12,637 That's not something that you generally see between people 1100 00:50:12,637 --> 00:50:15,181 that know each other well and used to be teammates. 1101 00:50:15,181 --> 00:50:16,850 [Tony] After the race, 1102 00:50:17,225 --> 00:50:19,144 I go, "What was that?" 1103 00:50:19,144 --> 00:50:22,188 And he just told me, "Go f..." 1104 00:50:23,148 --> 00:50:24,524 and slammed the door on me. 1105 00:50:27,068 --> 00:50:28,778 We didn't speak for two years. 1106 00:50:29,279 --> 00:50:32,490 I decided at the last minute to stay with Andretti. 1107 00:50:32,490 --> 00:50:36,494 Chip had to go back to his fallback which was re-sign Dan. 1108 00:50:37,620 --> 00:50:39,539 [Chip] When it came down to it, we said, 1109 00:50:39,539 --> 00:50:42,083 "Dan, we'd like to have you. We wanna offer this seat." 1110 00:50:42,083 --> 00:50:43,626 - He said-- -"Oh, hey, Chip. 1111 00:50:43,626 --> 00:50:46,463 You got the wrong number. Are you trying to reach Tony? 1112 00:50:47,005 --> 00:50:48,173 I'm the second choice now? 1113 00:50:48,173 --> 00:50:49,799 Then I've already moved on. 1114 00:50:49,799 --> 00:50:51,426 I'm going to find somebody else. 1115 00:50:51,426 --> 00:50:52,677 Sorry." 1116 00:50:54,596 --> 00:50:55,388 [chuckles] 1117 00:50:55,805 --> 00:50:58,808 He was a risk-taker, and sometimes it paid off 1118 00:50:58,808 --> 00:51:00,435 and sometimes it didn't. 1119 00:51:01,353 --> 00:51:03,855 I'm the opposite. I'm always second-guessing 1120 00:51:03,855 --> 00:51:05,440 and like, "Oh, my God, is this right? 1121 00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:07,817 How is this gonna be two years from now, ten years?" 1122 00:51:07,817 --> 00:51:10,653 I think that's one of the things I fell in love with. 1123 00:51:11,363 --> 00:51:13,239 [Chip] When Dan left the team, 1124 00:51:13,239 --> 00:51:15,617 we offered the drive to Dario Franchitti. 1125 00:51:15,617 --> 00:51:17,410 And I took over the 10 car. 1126 00:51:20,163 --> 00:51:22,374 I've made worse decisions. [chuckles] 1127 00:51:22,791 --> 00:51:24,292 [crowd cheering] 1128 00:51:24,292 --> 00:51:28,380 [announcer] Dario will win his second Indianapolis 500 1129 00:51:28,380 --> 00:51:31,383 in the bright red Target car, number 10. 1130 00:51:32,008 --> 00:51:35,720 That... stung a little bit. 1131 00:51:38,723 --> 00:51:40,392 [announcer 1] Tough one for Oliver Wheldon. 1132 00:51:40,392 --> 00:51:42,894 It seemed like he was gonna be in a potential fight. 1133 00:51:44,896 --> 00:51:47,065 [announcer 2] Wheldon dropping all the way down to 10. 1134 00:51:47,065 --> 00:51:49,359 He qualified third, had a bad start, 1135 00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:51,152 lost a handful of spots. 1136 00:51:51,152 --> 00:51:53,113 Clearly not where he was looking to be 1137 00:51:53,113 --> 00:51:55,532 or was expected to be. 1138 00:51:55,532 --> 00:51:57,742 [somber music playing] 1139 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:01,246 Do you want me to get you some lunch? 1140 00:52:02,914 --> 00:52:04,332 What would you like? 1141 00:52:06,084 --> 00:52:07,669 - It's okay. - Are you sure? 1142 00:52:07,669 --> 00:52:09,129 Yes, I'm sure. 1143 00:52:16,428 --> 00:52:18,304 How did the engine feel? Like you had power? 1144 00:52:18,304 --> 00:52:19,764 Or was it just the chassis? 1145 00:52:19,764 --> 00:52:22,392 [Oliver speaks indistinctly] 1146 00:52:23,601 --> 00:52:24,602 Huh? 1147 00:52:24,602 --> 00:52:27,439 [indistinct chatter] 1148 00:52:31,026 --> 00:52:32,527 [child whimpers] 1149 00:52:41,619 --> 00:52:43,997 [Susie] One day, these boys are gonna say to me, 1150 00:52:43,997 --> 00:52:46,291 "I wish our Dad was here and not you. 1151 00:52:46,291 --> 00:52:47,625 My mom doesn't know anything, 1152 00:52:47,625 --> 00:52:49,544 and if my dad was here it'd be so much better." 1153 00:52:49,544 --> 00:52:51,296 [announcer 1] Sebastian Wheldon, 1154 00:52:51,296 --> 00:52:54,632 only able move up six spots to 23rd. 1155 00:52:54,632 --> 00:52:56,801 [engines revving] 1156 00:52:57,635 --> 00:52:59,512 Your times are not bad towards the end. 1157 00:52:59,512 --> 00:53:01,556 - I was looking at them. - [clattering] 1158 00:53:01,556 --> 00:53:02,849 Are you okay? 1159 00:53:02,849 --> 00:53:04,225 Huh? No? 1160 00:53:04,225 --> 00:53:06,519 You don't need to be throwing my phone around. 1161 00:53:11,775 --> 00:53:14,361 It's just like the dagger to the heart. 1162 00:53:15,945 --> 00:53:19,157 But that's their own grief that they're gonna have to learn 1163 00:53:19,157 --> 00:53:22,869 to process and navigate and understand. 1164 00:53:26,247 --> 00:53:27,832 [Leo] What I can say? 1165 00:53:28,166 --> 00:53:30,126 You, Sebastian. Come on, buddy. 1166 00:53:30,126 --> 00:53:31,169 You're not thinking. 1167 00:53:31,169 --> 00:53:32,879 You're just driving. 1168 00:53:32,879 --> 00:53:34,339 You know Dallara? 1169 00:53:34,339 --> 00:53:36,633 Why he's sponsoring you? No, you don't know. 1170 00:53:37,175 --> 00:53:38,927 We are a disaster. 1171 00:53:40,011 --> 00:53:42,347 So, what direction we wanna go? 1172 00:53:42,347 --> 00:53:45,183 If you wanna go forward, be professional, 1173 00:53:45,183 --> 00:53:47,394 or just hanging around with other guys? 1174 00:53:47,394 --> 00:53:50,522 [somber music continues] 1175 00:54:01,741 --> 00:54:04,244 I'm a little bit worried because we're losing confidence. 1176 00:54:04,244 --> 00:54:06,913 I don't know-- I want to find why. 1177 00:54:06,913 --> 00:54:09,124 When you really kind of stop and think about it, 1178 00:54:09,124 --> 00:54:12,377 it's like, you know, all these kids are here with their dads. 1179 00:54:12,377 --> 00:54:16,798 You know? And it's like, that has to be obvious, 1180 00:54:16,798 --> 00:54:19,384 and more obvious to them as they're getting older. 1181 00:54:19,384 --> 00:54:21,720 I understand a little bit more, yeah, yeah. 1182 00:54:21,720 --> 00:54:24,389 They're trying to process that a little bit. 1183 00:54:27,851 --> 00:54:31,521 [Scott] Dan had been humbled through that couple of years. 1184 00:54:32,439 --> 00:54:36,067 His move to National Guard Panther Racing, it was iffy. 1185 00:54:36,526 --> 00:54:38,695 That team had had its struggles. 1186 00:54:39,404 --> 00:54:41,072 But how you deal with those moments 1187 00:54:41,072 --> 00:54:43,074 is what shapes you as a person. 1188 00:54:43,074 --> 00:54:44,409 Happy Father's Day to you. 1189 00:54:44,409 --> 00:54:46,661 You're a new dad. Go home and celebrate. 1190 00:54:46,661 --> 00:54:49,330 I hope you'll be interviewing my son in about 18 years. 1191 00:54:49,330 --> 00:54:51,916 [Scott] It's how we all mature, right? 1192 00:54:52,334 --> 00:54:53,918 And you could definitely see that with Dan. 1193 00:54:53,918 --> 00:54:56,588 Married, young family, 1194 00:54:56,588 --> 00:54:58,214 but still bigger than life. 1195 00:54:58,214 --> 00:55:02,218 Sebastian, here we go. One, two, three, go! 1196 00:55:02,218 --> 00:55:04,179 [peaceful music playing] 1197 00:55:04,179 --> 00:55:06,014 [Susie] When the boys came along, 1198 00:55:06,014 --> 00:55:10,393 you could see the joy and the pride in his eyes. 1199 00:55:10,393 --> 00:55:12,687 - Se-bas! - Se-bas! 1200 00:55:12,687 --> 00:55:14,481 [laughing] 1201 00:55:15,899 --> 00:55:17,525 [Dario] For someone that was so controlled 1202 00:55:17,525 --> 00:55:20,153 and buttoned-up in all aspects of life... 1203 00:55:20,904 --> 00:55:23,782 [Susie] Oh, is Daddy having an aneurysm? 1204 00:55:24,366 --> 00:55:28,119 ...the sharp edges that he had, they disappeared. 1205 00:55:28,119 --> 00:55:30,246 [laughter] 1206 00:55:30,246 --> 00:55:31,790 [Susie] Dan changed. 1207 00:55:33,500 --> 00:55:36,544 I felt like he could relax sometimes. 1208 00:55:37,462 --> 00:55:39,297 He was just living in the moment 1209 00:55:39,297 --> 00:55:42,384 and really enjoying his family. 1210 00:55:43,426 --> 00:55:45,261 Is that your favorite toy? 1211 00:55:45,261 --> 00:55:47,681 [babbling happily] 1212 00:55:48,264 --> 00:55:49,808 [Susie] How do you get inside? 1213 00:55:51,851 --> 00:55:55,021 [mewling] 1214 00:55:55,021 --> 00:55:59,609 [Susie] This is Seabiscuit and Daddy in go-kart training. 1215 00:56:01,528 --> 00:56:03,488 It put things in perspective. 1216 00:56:04,322 --> 00:56:06,074 Go, go, go! 1217 00:56:07,617 --> 00:56:09,828 [Susie cheers, laughs] 1218 00:56:09,828 --> 00:56:11,663 [Dan] Save that for the racetrack. 1219 00:56:14,332 --> 00:56:16,334 [Susie] I remember he wrote me a card. 1220 00:56:16,710 --> 00:56:19,004 It was like, "Listen, I've never put anything 1221 00:56:19,004 --> 00:56:21,256 before racing until now. 1222 00:56:21,589 --> 00:56:23,925 We can walk away and do whatever. 1223 00:56:23,925 --> 00:56:25,677 I just want you to be happy. 1224 00:56:26,136 --> 00:56:27,762 You're more important to me." 1225 00:56:29,431 --> 00:56:32,600 I knew how big that was for him to say that. 1226 00:56:35,645 --> 00:56:39,441 [Tony] One day in an autograph session, I'm signing... 1227 00:56:40,775 --> 00:56:44,696 I look up and see a huge set of teeth. 1228 00:56:46,698 --> 00:56:48,575 Dan came and hugged me from behind 1229 00:56:48,575 --> 00:56:52,203 and gave me an arm lock, like, whoa. 1230 00:56:52,996 --> 00:56:55,540 And that was it. We started talking again. 1231 00:56:56,750 --> 00:56:59,127 And we picked up from where we left off. 1232 00:56:59,127 --> 00:57:00,795 [inaudible] 1233 00:57:01,629 --> 00:57:05,342 He was a content, complete person, 1234 00:57:05,342 --> 00:57:09,220 really for the first time since I knew him. 1235 00:57:14,392 --> 00:57:16,853 [Leo] You go too fast into the turn, 1236 00:57:17,562 --> 00:57:21,733 and your exit is slow compared with him, okay? 1237 00:57:22,192 --> 00:57:24,319 He's rolling more speed. 1238 00:57:24,694 --> 00:57:26,279 Okay. I can fix that. 1239 00:57:27,238 --> 00:57:29,574 - [Leo] You're better here. - [Sebastian] In that turn? 1240 00:57:29,574 --> 00:57:31,493 [Leo] Mm-hmm. You have to fix a little, 1241 00:57:31,493 --> 00:57:32,786 not that much. 1242 00:57:40,585 --> 00:57:42,837 "Dear Mom, I have probably blown any chance I had 1243 00:57:42,837 --> 00:57:46,466 at racing because my attitude is very bad and disrespectful. 1244 00:57:47,425 --> 00:57:48,635 I miss my dad. 1245 00:57:48,635 --> 00:57:50,595 Just watching all the other dads 1246 00:57:50,595 --> 00:57:53,765 walking their kids to the grid and it hurts badly. 1247 00:57:53,765 --> 00:57:56,685 I would love it if I can change the day with my actions, 1248 00:57:56,685 --> 00:57:58,436 if that's okay with you. 1249 00:57:58,436 --> 00:57:59,896 Love you." 1250 00:58:01,940 --> 00:58:04,150 It's okay to feel those things. 1251 00:58:04,693 --> 00:58:05,902 [Sebastian] I want to race. 1252 00:58:05,902 --> 00:58:07,612 I want to be better than my dad. 1253 00:58:07,612 --> 00:58:09,948 [Susie] I'm not talking about that, sweetheart. 1254 00:58:10,573 --> 00:58:12,200 I was just talking about the things 1255 00:58:12,200 --> 00:58:13,451 that you were saying about Daddy. 1256 00:58:13,451 --> 00:58:15,370 You never said that to me before. 1257 00:58:15,370 --> 00:58:16,913 You don't think I think about it and miss him 1258 00:58:16,913 --> 00:58:18,331 being there with you and Oliver? 1259 00:58:18,331 --> 00:58:19,916 He should be there. 1260 00:58:22,293 --> 00:58:25,005 [solemn music playing] 1261 00:58:38,476 --> 00:58:41,104 [faint indistinct chatter] 1262 00:58:41,104 --> 00:58:44,024 [ping-pong ball clattering] 1263 00:58:44,524 --> 00:58:46,651 [Sebastian] Oh... Five-five. 1264 00:58:46,651 --> 00:58:49,738 Tony was there was Dan was trying to figure this whole-- 1265 00:58:49,738 --> 00:58:51,281 Trying to figure himself out. 1266 00:58:51,281 --> 00:58:52,323 Oh, yeah. 1267 00:58:52,323 --> 00:58:54,576 So, you've seen it all. [laughs] 1268 00:58:54,576 --> 00:58:56,327 - [Tony] You were there too. - [Susie] I know. 1269 00:58:56,327 --> 00:58:57,912 But it-- you know. 1270 00:58:58,413 --> 00:58:59,748 [Oliver] Oh. 1271 00:59:01,166 --> 00:59:04,085 [Tony] Do you guys know why it's good to play ping pong? 1272 00:59:04,502 --> 00:59:06,004 The quicker you are reflex, 1273 00:59:06,004 --> 00:59:07,839 the quicker you're gonna be as a race car driver, 1274 00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:09,966 so let's see how good you are. Ready? 1275 00:59:10,675 --> 00:59:13,636 [peaceful music playing] 1276 00:59:19,184 --> 00:59:20,435 [sighs] 1277 00:59:20,435 --> 00:59:22,395 Do you think you lost the race already? 1278 00:59:22,395 --> 00:59:24,189 - Yeah. - [Tony] No. 1279 00:59:24,564 --> 00:59:26,107 Next! 1280 00:59:29,152 --> 00:59:31,696 - Look at your mom. - [Susie] I know. I'm actually-- 1281 00:59:31,696 --> 00:59:34,240 - For somebody that didn't play. - [Susie laughs] 1282 00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:35,867 I'm good at something too. 1283 00:59:36,743 --> 00:59:39,120 All their talents don't come only from Dan. 1284 00:59:39,120 --> 00:59:40,288 Come on. 1285 00:59:40,288 --> 00:59:42,207 - Yeah. Come on. - [laughs] 1286 00:59:42,207 --> 00:59:43,667 Come on. 1287 00:59:44,334 --> 00:59:46,252 - [straining] - Is that all you got? 1288 00:59:46,670 --> 00:59:48,380 I'm only ten! 1289 00:59:48,380 --> 00:59:49,881 You-- you shouldn't be talking. 1290 00:59:49,881 --> 00:59:51,299 I'm only 46. 1291 00:59:52,175 --> 00:59:53,301 Oh, both hands! 1292 00:59:53,843 --> 00:59:54,886 Okay. 1293 00:59:54,886 --> 00:59:56,554 Come on, the two of you together. 1294 00:59:56,554 --> 00:59:57,889 Let's go. 1295 00:59:58,556 --> 01:00:00,100 Oh, you were close. 1296 01:00:00,392 --> 01:00:02,060 Look, look, look. 1297 01:00:02,060 --> 01:00:04,062 [laughter] 1298 01:00:05,063 --> 01:00:06,731 [boys laughing] 1299 01:00:09,776 --> 01:00:11,861 [Michael] Now, you guys understand what pressure is? 1300 01:00:11,861 --> 01:00:13,571 - [Sebastian] Yes. - [Oliver] Tire pressures? 1301 01:00:13,571 --> 01:00:15,782 Not tire pressures. [laughs] 1302 01:00:15,782 --> 01:00:17,742 Yeah, they know tire pressures. 1303 01:00:18,243 --> 01:00:19,703 - Tire pressures. - Woo-hoo! 1304 01:00:19,703 --> 01:00:21,079 [Susie] A different kind of pressure. 1305 01:00:21,079 --> 01:00:22,831 [Michael] A different kind of pressure, like... 1306 01:00:22,831 --> 01:00:25,417 - Like on the... - It's more pressure like 1307 01:00:25,417 --> 01:00:27,669 you guys being Dan's son, 1308 01:00:27,669 --> 01:00:29,921 a lot of people are gonna be watching you 1309 01:00:29,921 --> 01:00:31,923 and eyes are gonna be on you. 1310 01:00:31,923 --> 01:00:33,174 I'm sure you guys are gonna feel 1311 01:00:33,174 --> 01:00:34,968 a little different than other drivers, 1312 01:00:34,968 --> 01:00:37,679 'cause I know I did when I was driving growing up. 1313 01:00:37,679 --> 01:00:40,974 A lot of people expected you to win, which is unfair, 1314 01:00:40,974 --> 01:00:43,143 because not everybody can win every race. 1315 01:00:43,143 --> 01:00:45,729 So, you guys gotta know that when you go out there and do it, 1316 01:00:45,729 --> 01:00:47,939 don't worry about what everybody else thinks. 1317 01:00:47,939 --> 01:00:50,025 'Cause if you start worrying about what they think, 1318 01:00:50,025 --> 01:00:52,610 then it gets your head all messed up. 1319 01:00:53,278 --> 01:00:55,780 Do you guys feel like people expect a lot more out of you? 1320 01:00:55,780 --> 01:00:56,906 - I don't. - Yeah. 1321 01:00:56,906 --> 01:00:58,533 [Michael] You don't? That's good. 1322 01:00:58,533 --> 01:01:01,119 Just a little. It's not even-- 1323 01:01:01,119 --> 01:01:03,788 [Michael] There's nothing wrong with feeling it. 1324 01:01:04,789 --> 01:01:07,292 [somber music playing] 1325 01:01:14,174 --> 01:01:17,469 [announcer 1] Dan Wheldon running back in 15th position. 1326 01:01:17,469 --> 01:01:19,262 Tough weekend for Dan. 1327 01:01:22,599 --> 01:01:23,975 [announcer 2] He's just been struggling 1328 01:01:23,975 --> 01:01:25,393 to get a handle on things. 1329 01:01:26,978 --> 01:01:29,147 [Michael] He loses his ride at Panther. 1330 01:01:29,814 --> 01:01:32,150 Dan was a bit on desperate times, for sure. 1331 01:01:32,567 --> 01:01:34,235 [birds calling] 1332 01:01:43,661 --> 01:01:45,622 [Dario] Dan's out of a ride. I'm like, what? 1333 01:01:45,622 --> 01:01:48,333 You've got one of the most talented drivers 1334 01:01:48,333 --> 01:01:49,542 of a generation, 1335 01:01:49,876 --> 01:01:51,211 and he's out of a ride. 1336 01:01:52,337 --> 01:01:53,838 How is this possible 1337 01:01:53,838 --> 01:01:56,216 that Dan Wheldon is not gonna drive? 1338 01:01:57,801 --> 01:01:59,344 [Scott] It's a pretty fickle business, 1339 01:01:59,344 --> 01:02:03,348 so it didn't surprise me that options were changing for Dan. 1340 01:02:04,015 --> 01:02:07,852 [Bryan] Later in my career, I started a part-time team. 1341 01:02:08,353 --> 01:02:11,022 So, I reached out and said, "Hey, I don't know 1342 01:02:11,022 --> 01:02:12,816 if this is gonna be of interest, 1343 01:02:12,816 --> 01:02:15,026 but we're gonna run a car at the Indy 500. 1344 01:02:15,026 --> 01:02:17,195 Would you consider driving for us?" 1345 01:02:17,195 --> 01:02:19,864 We'd only entered one IndyCar race ever. 1346 01:02:19,864 --> 01:02:21,866 We were the slowest car in the field. 1347 01:02:21,866 --> 01:02:23,702 We crashed in the race. 1348 01:02:23,702 --> 01:02:25,203 [announcer] Right in the middle of a turn, 1349 01:02:25,203 --> 01:02:27,747 goes off and ends up hitting the wall. 1350 01:02:28,748 --> 01:02:30,667 [sighs] I remember thinking, 1351 01:02:30,667 --> 01:02:32,669 "Is it the right thing for Dan?" 1352 01:02:33,420 --> 01:02:35,463 Dan, you know if you show up in Indianapolis, 1353 01:02:35,463 --> 01:02:37,048 you've got a chance at winning. 1354 01:02:37,716 --> 01:02:40,552 Could Bryan and his team perform to that level? 1355 01:02:40,552 --> 01:02:42,804 He felt a loyalty with Bryan, 1356 01:02:44,764 --> 01:02:46,558 and quite honestly, 1357 01:02:46,558 --> 01:02:48,893 what did he have to lose at that point? 1358 01:02:49,602 --> 01:02:52,313 Dan was like, "Yeah, let's do it." 1359 01:02:53,064 --> 01:02:56,401 [Bryan] We'd formed a technical alliance with Sam Schmidt. 1360 01:02:57,736 --> 01:02:59,029 We rented a car from them. 1361 01:02:59,029 --> 01:03:00,864 It wasn't their best car. 1362 01:03:00,864 --> 01:03:02,073 It wasn't their second-best car. 1363 01:03:02,073 --> 01:03:03,992 It wasn't their third-best car. 1364 01:03:03,992 --> 01:03:07,328 I know for sure it was one of the oldest in the field. 1365 01:03:07,328 --> 01:03:09,122 Let's go see Daddy's car. 1366 01:03:10,582 --> 01:03:12,500 But you have to be really gentle. 1367 01:03:12,500 --> 01:03:13,835 [Oliver] Wait, can I? 1368 01:03:13,835 --> 01:03:15,920 - Am I allowed? - Mm-hmm. 1369 01:03:18,590 --> 01:03:20,008 [somber music playing] 1370 01:03:20,008 --> 01:03:22,594 [Sam] One of the reasons we partnered with Bryan 1371 01:03:22,594 --> 01:03:24,471 is because we knew Dan would be driving, 1372 01:03:24,471 --> 01:03:27,265 and you either love this place or you're intimidated by it. 1373 01:03:27,265 --> 01:03:29,601 And I think he's one of the guys that loved it. 1374 01:03:30,393 --> 01:03:32,312 [Susie] Can you even reach the pedals? 1375 01:03:32,937 --> 01:03:35,482 I can touch the pedals when I'm right here. 1376 01:03:35,940 --> 01:03:37,359 [Bryan] Because of the importance 1377 01:03:37,359 --> 01:03:40,487 of the Indianapolis 500, we spend more time preparing 1378 01:03:40,487 --> 01:03:41,946 there than any other race. 1379 01:03:41,946 --> 01:03:43,990 We're literally there for almost a month. 1380 01:03:43,990 --> 01:03:46,701 Every day, even if there was nothing going on on the track, 1381 01:03:46,701 --> 01:03:49,245 he'd come in the garage, he'd sit in the car. 1382 01:03:49,245 --> 01:03:51,998 Have the guys just adjust the mirror a little bit. 1383 01:03:51,998 --> 01:03:53,958 Trim this a little bit here. 1384 01:03:53,958 --> 01:03:55,877 "Can we find a little bit of speed here? 1385 01:03:55,877 --> 01:03:57,712 Can we tighten up the body fit here? 1386 01:03:57,712 --> 01:03:59,047 Can we adjust this mirror?" 1387 01:03:59,047 --> 01:04:00,799 His attention to detail, 1388 01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:02,676 it was incredibly motivating. 1389 01:04:02,676 --> 01:04:04,427 We didn't wanna let him down. 1390 01:04:06,179 --> 01:04:08,640 Dan Wheldon, the father of two, 1391 01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:09,849 ready to compete at Indianapolis. 1392 01:04:09,849 --> 01:04:11,059 Thanks for joining us. 1393 01:04:11,059 --> 01:04:12,811 I'm sure my sons are gonna win 1394 01:04:12,811 --> 01:04:13,937 many more races than me. 1395 01:04:13,937 --> 01:04:15,980 So, hopefully it's Indianapolis. 1396 01:04:17,816 --> 01:04:20,318 [Bryan] I'm walking all over. Didn't know where you guys were. 1397 01:04:20,318 --> 01:04:22,487 - [Susie] Trying to find you. - Good to see you. 1398 01:04:25,156 --> 01:04:26,991 Here's what you might not know. 1399 01:04:26,991 --> 01:04:29,661 We were a small team, but your dad would show up 1400 01:04:29,661 --> 01:04:31,204 every day at the track. 1401 01:04:31,204 --> 01:04:33,498 He'd tell us we're gonna win. He really believed. 1402 01:04:33,498 --> 01:04:35,041 And he believed it so much, 1403 01:04:35,041 --> 01:04:36,418 that he made us start to believe it, 1404 01:04:36,418 --> 01:04:38,670 'cause we didn't really believe it at first. 1405 01:04:38,670 --> 01:04:40,046 And he made us believe it. 1406 01:04:40,046 --> 01:04:42,507 And then he made us not wanna let him down. 1407 01:04:43,008 --> 01:04:44,634 [man] Dan was always my favorite driver 1408 01:04:44,634 --> 01:04:45,760 when I was your guys' age. 1409 01:04:45,760 --> 01:04:47,887 Dan was a huge inspiration for me 1410 01:04:47,887 --> 01:04:49,180 in getting to IndyCars. 1411 01:04:49,180 --> 01:04:51,891 Same with me. I was able to take the 26 1412 01:04:51,891 --> 01:04:53,977 right when he went to Ganassi. I went into that-- 1413 01:04:53,977 --> 01:04:57,147 into his seat. So, big shoes to fill for sure. 1414 01:04:57,147 --> 01:05:00,942 I think you have to be born with some sort of, um, skill 1415 01:05:00,942 --> 01:05:02,360 that was passed down. 1416 01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:05,196 And then it's what you do with it, how you mold it. 1417 01:05:05,989 --> 01:05:08,116 [Tony] We were happy Dan was in the race, 1418 01:05:08,116 --> 01:05:09,993 but he was the underdog. 1419 01:05:09,993 --> 01:05:13,246 I mean, such a long shot. 1420 01:05:14,164 --> 01:05:15,790 [Dario] Pretty early in the month, 1421 01:05:15,790 --> 01:05:17,125 we're all... "What's going on? 1422 01:05:17,125 --> 01:05:18,710 How are they looking here?" 1423 01:05:18,710 --> 01:05:21,504 [announcer 1] And the next out, Bryan Herta Racing. 1424 01:05:22,130 --> 01:05:24,341 [announcer 2 ] He's trying to wring everything he can out, 1425 01:05:24,341 --> 01:05:26,468 and that's what Dan Wheldon is so good at. 1426 01:05:26,468 --> 01:05:29,637 I just don't think we ever didn't get better. 1427 01:05:29,637 --> 01:05:33,808 [announcer 2] Pick up some pace, about 228.7 for Dan Wheldon. 1428 01:05:33,808 --> 01:05:35,602 It was like, okay. 1429 01:05:35,602 --> 01:05:37,145 Okay, this isn't too bad. 1430 01:05:37,145 --> 01:05:39,564 [solemn music playing] 1431 01:05:39,564 --> 01:05:41,107 [Dan] We've had a group that 1432 01:05:41,107 --> 01:05:43,735 has really brought the fun back to racing for me. 1433 01:05:43,735 --> 01:05:45,862 [reporters laughing] 1434 01:05:46,446 --> 01:05:48,531 From my perspective, I wanna come together 1435 01:05:48,531 --> 01:05:50,283 and just create a headline. 1436 01:05:54,162 --> 01:05:55,955 [Bryan] In the garage, 1437 01:05:55,955 --> 01:05:58,416 we had a little whiteboard with a to-do list on it. 1438 01:05:58,416 --> 01:06:00,752 There's little boxes and you'd check the box 1439 01:06:00,752 --> 01:06:02,504 after things were done. 1440 01:06:02,837 --> 01:06:04,214 The day before the race, 1441 01:06:04,214 --> 01:06:07,092 Dan looked at it and wrote on the bottom, 1442 01:06:07,592 --> 01:06:09,260 "Win the Indy 500." 1443 01:06:09,594 --> 01:06:10,762 And, uh... 1444 01:06:12,931 --> 01:06:14,933 [voice breaks] Now I'm gonna get emotional. 1445 01:06:14,933 --> 01:06:17,227 [soft music playing] 1446 01:06:18,353 --> 01:06:21,398 Oh, I kept it together for so long. [clears throat] 1447 01:06:23,942 --> 01:06:25,318 [Tony] Before the 500, 1448 01:06:25,318 --> 01:06:29,197 the four of us went to a very expensive steak house. 1449 01:06:30,407 --> 01:06:31,950 [Dario] There was a lot of piss taking, 1450 01:06:31,950 --> 01:06:33,535 but then there was a softer side. 1451 01:06:33,827 --> 01:06:36,538 It was more sort of, "Hey, we've been through a lot." 1452 01:06:36,538 --> 01:06:38,873 And Dan was definitely more thoughtful about 1453 01:06:38,873 --> 01:06:40,291 everything that happened. 1454 01:06:41,710 --> 01:06:46,631 It was a great moment where Dan acknowledged what we-- 1455 01:06:46,631 --> 01:06:48,049 that we had helped him. 1456 01:06:48,049 --> 01:06:51,428 Something he had never really done in the past. 1457 01:06:52,554 --> 01:06:53,930 He said, "Hey, um... 1458 01:06:54,723 --> 01:06:56,933 thank you for everything you guys have done for me. 1459 01:06:56,933 --> 01:06:58,518 I mean, I've learned a lot. 1460 01:06:58,977 --> 01:07:01,021 I'm a better person," and, uh... 1461 01:07:02,814 --> 01:07:04,816 that was our last dinner. 1462 01:07:07,318 --> 01:07:08,319 Sorry. 1463 01:07:09,237 --> 01:07:10,822 I promised I was not gonna do that. 1464 01:07:10,822 --> 01:07:12,240 [exhales] Anyway... 1465 01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:15,577 I have a picture of us. We took a picture. 1466 01:07:16,036 --> 01:07:17,328 I still have it. 1467 01:07:17,328 --> 01:07:18,955 We all do. It's a bad picture 1468 01:07:18,955 --> 01:07:20,790 because we asked somebody to take it. 1469 01:07:20,790 --> 01:07:22,625 It was on the inside of a restaurant 1470 01:07:22,625 --> 01:07:24,461 with my phone with no flash. 1471 01:07:25,003 --> 01:07:27,297 [soft music continues] 1472 01:07:30,300 --> 01:07:32,260 [Dario] It was like, we've been through a lot together 1473 01:07:32,260 --> 01:07:35,388 and it's cool that we're here and we're still pals. 1474 01:07:35,388 --> 01:07:36,681 [sniffles] 1475 01:07:38,475 --> 01:07:40,060 [laughter] 1476 01:07:41,311 --> 01:07:44,064 - Oof! [groans] - It's gonna be crazy today. 1477 01:07:44,064 --> 01:07:45,857 There's gonna be a lot of people around 1478 01:07:45,857 --> 01:07:48,109 - and people that are gonna-- - 'Cause it's the Indy 500. 1479 01:07:48,109 --> 01:07:50,195 Yeah. But do you know why else? 1480 01:07:50,570 --> 01:07:52,822 It's been ten years since Dad died? 1481 01:07:53,907 --> 01:07:56,117 You were just little. You were a baby. 1482 01:07:56,117 --> 01:07:59,704 [soft, dramatic music playing] 1483 01:08:03,750 --> 01:08:07,504 [Susie] In 2011, I was at the hotel with the boys. 1484 01:08:07,504 --> 01:08:10,215 I was just telling Oliver that it's gonna be, like, 1485 01:08:10,215 --> 01:08:11,675 really busy this weekend, 1486 01:08:11,675 --> 01:08:14,010 and there's probably gonna be cameras and stuff, 1487 01:08:14,010 --> 01:08:16,638 - 'cause it's a special year. - Yeah. 1488 01:08:16,638 --> 01:08:20,308 [Susie] We got a police escort to the track. 1489 01:08:21,393 --> 01:08:22,977 - I'm good. How are you? - You are? 1490 01:08:22,977 --> 01:08:24,604 Yeah, not bad. Hanging in there. 1491 01:08:24,604 --> 01:08:26,648 - Good luck today. - Good to see you. 1492 01:08:27,774 --> 01:08:30,402 [Susie] I wasn't there on track with him 1493 01:08:30,402 --> 01:08:32,320 like I normally would be. 1494 01:08:34,322 --> 01:08:35,699 [Dan] Where's Susie? 1495 01:08:36,074 --> 01:08:38,702 [Susie] I was off with the boys somewhere. 1496 01:08:39,494 --> 01:08:43,415 And I really did miss having a role at the track. 1497 01:08:44,040 --> 01:08:46,793 Now I'm here just to watch. 1498 01:08:46,793 --> 01:08:49,087 [announcer] This is the 10th anniversary of Dan Wheldon. 1499 01:08:49,087 --> 01:08:50,505 The Wheldon legacy carries on... 1500 01:08:50,505 --> 01:08:51,715 Oh, hi! 1501 01:08:52,257 --> 01:08:54,259 [Susie] There's a lot of pomp and circumstance 1502 01:08:54,259 --> 01:08:56,011 with the Indy 500. 1503 01:08:56,011 --> 01:08:57,387 [announcer] Susie Wheldon and the boys, 1504 01:08:57,387 --> 01:09:00,098 Sebastian, age 12, Oliver, age 10. 1505 01:09:00,598 --> 01:09:03,435 They love this sport. You can see it in their eyes. 1506 01:09:03,935 --> 01:09:06,438 Dan died doing what he loved, 1507 01:09:06,438 --> 01:09:09,733 and now those boys are showing that same passion 1508 01:09:09,733 --> 01:09:11,860 that Dan had for racing, 1509 01:09:11,860 --> 01:09:13,653 and Mom can feel that. 1510 01:09:13,653 --> 01:09:15,238 [dramatic music playing] 1511 01:09:15,238 --> 01:09:17,282 - [both singing] - [rifles cocking] 1512 01:09:17,949 --> 01:09:19,743 [trumpet playing] 1513 01:09:20,452 --> 01:09:21,911 - [crowd cheering] - [fireworks booming] 1514 01:09:21,911 --> 01:09:24,831 [arena announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, Dan Wheldon. 1515 01:09:24,831 --> 01:09:26,416 [crowd cheering] 1516 01:09:26,416 --> 01:09:28,209 [Susie] He had something to prove. 1517 01:09:28,209 --> 01:09:31,421 Like, "I might not be here full-time with you guys, 1518 01:09:31,421 --> 01:09:34,632 but by no means am I done." 1519 01:09:36,718 --> 01:09:38,011 [jet engines roaring] 1520 01:09:38,011 --> 01:09:40,388 [crowd cheering] 1521 01:09:41,473 --> 01:09:43,391 [dramatic music playing] 1522 01:09:43,391 --> 01:09:46,644 [man on PA] Drivers, start your engines. 1523 01:09:46,644 --> 01:09:48,813 It's gonna get loud on the start. 1524 01:09:48,813 --> 01:09:50,273 I love it. 1525 01:09:50,857 --> 01:09:52,942 [man] And the green flag waves. 1526 01:09:52,942 --> 01:09:54,986 [engines roaring] 1527 01:09:57,739 --> 01:09:59,449 [Bryan] From the drop of the green flag, 1528 01:09:59,449 --> 01:10:01,368 Dan was right in the mix. 1529 01:10:01,826 --> 01:10:02,827 He was locked in. 1530 01:10:06,498 --> 01:10:09,167 [announcer] It is Dixon, Servià, Tagliani. 1531 01:10:09,167 --> 01:10:11,544 Wheldon has got his foot on the peg right now 1532 01:10:11,544 --> 01:10:13,380 trying to make up some time. 1533 01:10:13,380 --> 01:10:16,549 You just watch him methodically moving forward. 1534 01:10:17,717 --> 01:10:19,719 Which is the biggest thing you want to do in these 1535 01:10:19,719 --> 01:10:21,179 500-mile races. 1536 01:10:21,971 --> 01:10:24,683 We were racing most closely with the Ganassi cars. 1537 01:10:25,183 --> 01:10:29,229 [announcer] Last year's winner, the 10 car of Dario Franchitti. 1538 01:10:29,229 --> 01:10:30,689 Number 9 with Scott Dixon. 1539 01:10:30,689 --> 01:10:33,441 He is the favorite in the field today. 1540 01:10:34,693 --> 01:10:37,112 [Bryan] They were able to go a lap or two longer 1541 01:10:37,112 --> 01:10:39,197 on every tank of fuel that we could. 1542 01:10:39,197 --> 01:10:41,658 And so I knew that if it turned into 1543 01:10:41,658 --> 01:10:43,535 a fuel economy race at the end, 1544 01:10:44,160 --> 01:10:46,121 we weren't gonna beat them at that game. 1545 01:10:46,705 --> 01:10:48,790 [announcer 1] Yellow flag on the racetrack 1546 01:10:48,790 --> 01:10:50,375 and a two-car crash. 1547 01:10:51,209 --> 01:10:52,752 [Bryan] There was a caution, 1548 01:10:53,878 --> 01:10:55,547 and the leaders all pitted. 1549 01:10:55,547 --> 01:10:58,216 [announcer 1] Dario Franchitti has pulled in . 1550 01:10:58,216 --> 01:10:59,843 [whirring] 1551 01:10:59,843 --> 01:11:01,970 [announcer 2] They're gonna fill it as full as they can. 1552 01:11:01,970 --> 01:11:05,432 [announcer 1] They're trying to make this in this last stop. 1553 01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,227 [Bryan] And I've got a decision to make. 1554 01:11:09,644 --> 01:11:11,730 Either we pit with the leaders 1555 01:11:11,730 --> 01:11:15,066 and try and bring home a solid top-five finish, 1556 01:11:15,066 --> 01:11:17,318 or we risk it all... 1557 01:11:18,111 --> 01:11:19,571 and go for a win. 1558 01:11:21,072 --> 01:11:22,615 And we stayed out. 1559 01:11:23,033 --> 01:11:25,160 [announcer 2] Dan Wheldon's saying, "This is the 500, 1560 01:11:25,160 --> 01:11:26,828 I'm not gonna give it up." 1561 01:11:28,913 --> 01:11:32,042 [Bryan] We made our pit stop a little bit later, 1562 01:11:32,042 --> 01:11:33,877 where we didn't have to save fuel. 1563 01:11:34,252 --> 01:11:35,920 [engine revving] 1564 01:11:35,920 --> 01:11:39,090 And we were running hard at the end of that race, 1565 01:11:39,090 --> 01:11:40,717 chasing everybody down. 1566 01:11:40,717 --> 01:11:42,761 [engines revving] 1567 01:11:46,598 --> 01:11:48,016 [announcer 1] There is Scott Dixon. 1568 01:11:48,016 --> 01:11:50,977 He is out in front and the laps are winding down. 1569 01:11:50,977 --> 01:11:54,147 [Scott] I had what we thought was a winning situation, 1570 01:11:54,147 --> 01:11:58,693 and we calculated wrong on fuel, so then had to slow down. 1571 01:12:01,780 --> 01:12:04,366 [announcer 1] Guess who's now cycled through to second place? 1572 01:12:04,366 --> 01:12:07,660 The 10 car of Dario Franchitti. 1573 01:12:07,660 --> 01:12:09,454 But it's gonna be very tight on fuel. 1574 01:12:09,454 --> 01:12:10,955 I was in the fight. 1575 01:12:11,790 --> 01:12:14,417 [announcer 1] Dario's pace has really dropped off. 1576 01:12:14,417 --> 01:12:16,628 But we did the fuel stop too far away 1577 01:12:16,628 --> 01:12:17,962 to get to the finish. Was like, ugh! 1578 01:12:17,962 --> 01:12:19,881 [announcer 1] The last lap for Franchitti. 1579 01:12:19,881 --> 01:12:21,508 208. Uh-huh. 1580 01:12:21,508 --> 01:12:24,886 Full fuel conservation mode. 1581 01:12:24,886 --> 01:12:28,223 And what it's allowing is J. R. Hildebrand to close. 1582 01:12:28,223 --> 01:12:29,891 [announcer 2] Driving for Panther. 1583 01:12:31,810 --> 01:12:33,520 [Susie] The team that Dan had driven for 1584 01:12:33,520 --> 01:12:36,314 for the last two years, now they're leading the race 1585 01:12:36,314 --> 01:12:38,817 with two laps to go, and it's like... 1586 01:12:38,817 --> 01:12:41,486 okay. [sighs] 1587 01:12:41,486 --> 01:12:43,947 [announcer 1] Here comes J. R. Hildebrand. 1588 01:12:43,947 --> 01:12:46,491 [man on radio] Bring it home, baby. Bring it home. 1589 01:12:46,491 --> 01:12:48,952 Dan's pretty far back. 1590 01:12:49,869 --> 01:12:52,914 [Bryan] Dan got up to fourth, and I was thinking, 1591 01:12:52,914 --> 01:12:55,834 this would be incredible if we could finish fourth. 1592 01:12:56,334 --> 01:12:57,627 And then he passed again. 1593 01:12:57,627 --> 01:12:59,212 [announcer 1] Wheldon able to run fast 1594 01:12:59,212 --> 01:13:01,006 at the very end of the race. 1595 01:13:01,006 --> 01:13:03,425 And as we're running second... 1596 01:13:03,425 --> 01:13:06,177 [announcer 1] The white flag is in hand. 1597 01:13:06,594 --> 01:13:08,513 Through the final two corners. 1598 01:13:08,513 --> 01:13:11,558 Dan Wheldon's chances look like they have faded. 1599 01:13:11,558 --> 01:13:13,226 [Sam] He's a quarter of a lap behind. 1600 01:13:13,226 --> 01:13:15,353 I was like, damn, so close. 1601 01:13:15,770 --> 01:13:19,024 [announcer 1] How fitting for the National Guard car to win. 1602 01:13:19,441 --> 01:13:21,359 Listen to the crowd cheer him on. 1603 01:13:21,359 --> 01:13:23,028 [crowd cheering] 1604 01:13:23,028 --> 01:13:26,698 Half a lap to go and he's the Indy 500 champion. 1605 01:13:27,073 --> 01:13:28,700 And then it wasn't so close. 1606 01:13:28,700 --> 01:13:30,493 [announcer 1] He's gotta get around the traffic. 1607 01:13:30,493 --> 01:13:32,037 J. R. Hildebrand. 1608 01:13:32,037 --> 01:13:33,371 - No! - [announcers clamor] 1609 01:13:33,371 --> 01:13:34,789 He hit the wall! 1610 01:13:34,789 --> 01:13:36,207 [tires screeching] 1611 01:13:37,459 --> 01:13:39,085 Is this really even happening? 1612 01:13:39,085 --> 01:13:42,714 It's almost like in slow motion how everything happens. 1613 01:13:42,714 --> 01:13:45,050 [dramatic string music builds] 1614 01:13:45,050 --> 01:13:47,594 [muffled crowd reaction] 1615 01:13:48,053 --> 01:13:49,637 [gasping] 1616 01:13:55,185 --> 01:13:59,064 [string music swells] 1617 01:14:01,274 --> 01:14:04,444 [announcer 1] Dan Wheldon is going to win the race! 1618 01:14:08,573 --> 01:14:10,200 Wait a sec, did he get it? 1619 01:14:10,200 --> 01:14:13,244 - Yeah! - [squeals] Oh, my God! 1620 01:14:13,244 --> 01:14:16,247 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 1621 01:14:16,748 --> 01:14:19,167 I can remember hearing him on the radio say... 1622 01:14:21,920 --> 01:14:24,005 [announcer 1] That is unbelievable. 1623 01:14:24,422 --> 01:14:26,091 Oh, my God. 1624 01:14:26,466 --> 01:14:27,676 Oh, my God! 1625 01:14:28,176 --> 01:14:32,597 [announcer 1] Wheldon wins when J. R. Hildebrand hits the wall. 1626 01:14:32,597 --> 01:14:34,224 [announcer 2] One of the most stunning finishes 1627 01:14:34,224 --> 01:14:37,268 in not just Indy 500 history, but sports history. 1628 01:14:38,269 --> 01:14:41,564 [Bryan] It was too much to believe for any of us. 1629 01:14:42,107 --> 01:14:46,069 Pandemonium and jumping around and screaming and yelling... 1630 01:14:46,778 --> 01:14:50,907 It was just the most incredible emotion 1631 01:14:51,282 --> 01:14:54,452 that I've ever really experienced after a race. 1632 01:14:54,786 --> 01:14:56,579 [Bryan] We just won the Indy 500. 1633 01:14:56,955 --> 01:14:58,623 Can you believe that? I can't-- 1634 01:14:58,623 --> 01:15:00,834 I mean, you know, we came here to win, 1635 01:15:00,834 --> 01:15:02,836 and we kept saying we're here to win, but... 1636 01:15:02,836 --> 01:15:04,462 we actually won! 1637 01:15:05,255 --> 01:15:08,591 [announcer 1] Dan Wheldon now approaching Victory Lane. 1638 01:15:09,634 --> 01:15:12,637 I'm like, "Okay. I need to go get to Victory Lane." 1639 01:15:12,637 --> 01:15:15,515 So, I'm running to... to see him. 1640 01:15:15,515 --> 01:15:17,308 [crowd cheering] 1641 01:15:18,143 --> 01:15:20,645 [announcer 1] Look at Dan. The emotion. 1642 01:15:21,271 --> 01:15:23,773 [dramatic music playing] 1643 01:15:24,691 --> 01:15:26,192 You see his wife, Susie. 1644 01:15:27,819 --> 01:15:29,529 [Susie] I just put my face in the cockpit 1645 01:15:29,529 --> 01:15:31,614 and told him I loved him. 1646 01:15:36,494 --> 01:15:39,164 [voice breaking] It was a special moment. 1647 01:15:39,539 --> 01:15:42,083 [crowd cheering] 1648 01:15:51,384 --> 01:15:53,011 It's just an incredible day. 1649 01:15:53,553 --> 01:15:54,971 [interviewer] Congratulations. 1650 01:15:54,971 --> 01:15:58,683 Dan Wheldon, the winner of the centennial anniversary 1651 01:15:58,683 --> 01:16:00,310 Indianapolis 500. 1652 01:16:00,310 --> 01:16:01,811 Taking my kids to Disney, baby. 1653 01:16:01,811 --> 01:16:03,897 I'm taking my kids to Disney. 1654 01:16:03,897 --> 01:16:05,899 [crowd cheering] 1655 01:16:07,442 --> 01:16:09,319 Daddy, Daddy, Daddy! 1656 01:16:09,778 --> 01:16:11,571 Go see everybody. 1657 01:16:11,905 --> 01:16:13,031 Whoo! 1658 01:16:13,365 --> 01:16:15,700 [crowd cheering] 1659 01:16:29,047 --> 01:16:31,049 [Dan] You know, I doubted myself a little bit. 1660 01:16:31,049 --> 01:16:32,759 I think there's times when you do. 1661 01:16:32,759 --> 01:16:34,719 [dramatic music continues] 1662 01:16:36,846 --> 01:16:38,973 You know, my wife has stuck by me. 1663 01:16:38,973 --> 01:16:40,809 She's always given me that inspiration 1664 01:16:40,809 --> 01:16:43,603 and the belief that I'm the best out there. 1665 01:16:45,689 --> 01:16:48,149 [crowd cheering] 1666 01:16:55,824 --> 01:16:58,993 [Bryan] After Dan won the race and he came back to the garage, 1667 01:16:58,993 --> 01:17:01,746 the first thing he did is he walked over to that whiteboard 1668 01:17:01,746 --> 01:17:04,833 and put a checkmark right on that box. 1669 01:17:06,209 --> 01:17:07,919 [music fades] 1670 01:17:10,255 --> 01:17:11,673 [Susie] Really long day. 1671 01:17:15,593 --> 01:17:16,636 Okay. 1672 01:17:16,636 --> 01:17:17,846 It's bedtime for you, Mom. 1673 01:17:17,846 --> 01:17:20,640 I know. Let's all settle down now, okay? 1674 01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:22,809 - Could I have a hug? - Yeah. 1675 01:17:22,809 --> 01:17:24,769 - You have to come to me. - You come to me. 1676 01:17:25,895 --> 01:17:27,897 This is what your dad and I used to do. 1677 01:17:27,897 --> 01:17:30,191 Okay. I'm gonna squeeze you as much as I love you. 1678 01:17:30,191 --> 01:17:33,028 Ready? One, two, three. 1679 01:17:33,319 --> 01:17:36,072 [Susie strains, exhales] 1680 01:17:36,072 --> 01:17:38,408 And he used to grab me so hard and I couldn't breathe. 1681 01:17:38,408 --> 01:17:39,784 I thought he was gonna break my ribs. 1682 01:17:39,784 --> 01:17:42,120 [laughs, exclaims] 1683 01:17:42,120 --> 01:17:43,580 Oliver, oh, my God! 1684 01:17:43,580 --> 01:17:46,166 Oh, I think you might have done something. 1685 01:17:46,166 --> 01:17:49,502 Three, two, one. 1686 01:17:49,502 --> 01:17:51,421 Okay, okay! [gasps] 1687 01:17:51,421 --> 01:17:53,256 - What have I done? - [boys laughing] 1688 01:17:53,256 --> 01:17:54,716 You raised us wrong! 1689 01:17:54,716 --> 01:17:56,885 [gentle music playing] 1690 01:17:58,428 --> 01:18:01,431 [boys laughing] 1691 01:18:06,644 --> 01:18:07,979 [music fades] 1692 01:18:14,361 --> 01:18:16,738 [go-kart engines revving] 1693 01:18:16,738 --> 01:18:19,157 [gentle music playing] 1694 01:18:31,753 --> 01:18:33,338 [engines revving] 1695 01:18:38,093 --> 01:18:39,678 [announcer] Wheldon down the bottom. 1696 01:18:39,678 --> 01:18:41,596 Oliver Wheldon to the lead. 1697 01:18:42,013 --> 01:18:43,848 He's having a great run. 1698 01:18:48,353 --> 01:18:50,063 [tires screeching] 1699 01:18:50,063 --> 01:18:52,190 Sebastian Wheldon has had a great drive. 1700 01:18:52,190 --> 01:18:55,026 It's been super impressive to watch here today. 1701 01:18:55,026 --> 01:18:56,194 [crowd cheering] 1702 01:18:59,155 --> 01:19:01,366 - [Leo] It's about time. - [Susie] Yeah. 1703 01:19:03,952 --> 01:19:06,121 [Sam] Winning the Indy 500 was a launching pad 1704 01:19:06,121 --> 01:19:08,748 for Dan to re-energize his career. 1705 01:19:08,748 --> 01:19:10,834 He was like, "Okay, now I've got myself another 1706 01:19:10,834 --> 01:19:13,962 five to ten years in the sport because of this victory." 1707 01:19:13,962 --> 01:19:15,505 But in the world of motorsports, 1708 01:19:15,505 --> 01:19:18,967 if you want to win one race, that's the Indianapolis 500. 1709 01:19:18,967 --> 01:19:21,386 This kid coming out here has won it twice. 1710 01:19:21,386 --> 01:19:23,596 [audience cheering] 1711 01:19:24,264 --> 01:19:26,349 When will you go back to racing full-time now? 1712 01:19:26,349 --> 01:19:28,893 It's nice that you come out of retirement once a year 1713 01:19:28,893 --> 01:19:30,729 to win the Indianapolis 500, 1714 01:19:30,729 --> 01:19:32,897 but when will you have a regular series ride? 1715 01:19:32,897 --> 01:19:35,233 Well, we're working on that with Bryan Herta. 1716 01:19:35,233 --> 01:19:38,319 And, you know, there has been some interest. 1717 01:19:38,945 --> 01:19:40,405 [Susie] At the time, Randy Bernard 1718 01:19:40,405 --> 01:19:42,198 was the president of IndyCar. 1719 01:19:42,198 --> 01:19:45,660 He had a professional bull riding background. 1720 01:19:45,660 --> 01:19:46,870 [crowd cheering] 1721 01:19:46,870 --> 01:19:48,705 [Sam] Randy came in with a mission 1722 01:19:48,705 --> 01:19:51,583 to raise the image of IndyCar, 1723 01:19:51,583 --> 01:19:53,710 to put more butts in the seats, 1724 01:19:53,710 --> 01:19:55,587 put more eyeballs on the screens, 1725 01:19:55,587 --> 01:19:57,047 and he's a promoter by nature. 1726 01:19:57,047 --> 01:19:58,506 We're reaching out to our fans 1727 01:19:58,506 --> 01:20:01,343 each and every way we can, and that's why we did-- 1728 01:20:01,343 --> 01:20:04,012 if you buy a ticket to any IndyCar Series race, 1729 01:20:04,012 --> 01:20:05,597 you get a free ticket to the world-- 1730 01:20:05,597 --> 01:20:07,390 the IndyCar world championships. 1731 01:20:08,016 --> 01:20:10,518 [Sam] He was moving the season finale to Vegas. 1732 01:20:11,269 --> 01:20:13,938 I think he was trying anything creatively 1733 01:20:13,938 --> 01:20:15,607 to accomplish those goals. 1734 01:20:15,607 --> 01:20:17,692 [somber music playing] 1735 01:20:17,692 --> 01:20:21,279 [man] With some exciting news about the world championship 1736 01:20:21,279 --> 01:20:22,572 in Las Vegas, 1737 01:20:22,572 --> 01:20:25,200 here is IndyCar CEO, Randy Bernard. 1738 01:20:25,200 --> 01:20:27,869 The IZOD IndyCar Series and GoDaddy 1739 01:20:27,869 --> 01:20:29,329 are very proud to announce 1740 01:20:29,329 --> 01:20:31,206 that we will give a $5 million challenge 1741 01:20:31,206 --> 01:20:33,375 to our Indy 500 winner, Dan Wheldon. 1742 01:20:33,375 --> 01:20:35,794 Now, Dan, there's a couple parameters for you. 1743 01:20:35,794 --> 01:20:37,003 [Dan chuckles] 1744 01:20:37,420 --> 01:20:40,965 You have to start very last of this 30-plus car field, 1745 01:20:41,549 --> 01:20:43,593 and you have to win the race. 1746 01:20:43,968 --> 01:20:45,303 [Bryan] Randy had this idea 1747 01:20:45,303 --> 01:20:48,723 that if Dan could come from last to first, 1748 01:20:48,723 --> 01:20:51,267 he and a fan would win $5 million, 1749 01:20:51,267 --> 01:20:53,395 and it sounded like a great idea. 1750 01:20:53,395 --> 01:20:58,191 I feel at Vegas I'll be able to compete for the win. 1751 01:20:58,191 --> 01:20:59,484 Absolutely. 1752 01:21:05,949 --> 01:21:08,076 [Leo] So, what's up, guys? 1753 01:21:10,578 --> 01:21:13,081 Next month we got a big race. 1754 01:21:13,081 --> 01:21:16,167 This is like an Indy 500 for go-karts. 1755 01:21:16,167 --> 01:21:17,544 Nice. 1756 01:21:17,919 --> 01:21:19,546 It says new venue. 1757 01:21:20,588 --> 01:21:23,591 I'm done with language, and I'm done with history. 1758 01:21:24,509 --> 01:21:26,511 So you have math and science? 1759 01:21:26,511 --> 01:21:27,595 Wait. 1760 01:21:29,556 --> 01:21:30,557 [Susie] What? 1761 01:21:31,349 --> 01:21:34,185 The race is gonna be at Las Vegas Speedway. 1762 01:21:34,894 --> 01:21:36,354 [Oliver gasps] Oh. 1763 01:21:37,605 --> 01:21:39,441 Oh. Oh, that's... 1764 01:21:39,941 --> 01:21:42,193 - [Susie] What are they saying? - This? 1765 01:21:48,408 --> 01:21:50,577 You know what that means then, right? 1766 01:21:53,538 --> 01:21:55,290 What a coincidence. 1767 01:21:56,416 --> 01:21:58,710 Is it a-- is that what a coincidence is? 1768 01:21:58,710 --> 01:22:01,087 [Susie] Well, it's unexpected, for sure. 1769 01:22:01,087 --> 01:22:03,423 Do I have to, though, if I didn't want to? 1770 01:22:04,507 --> 01:22:05,675 I wanna go. 1771 01:22:06,760 --> 01:22:09,512 I think you should ask yourself how you feel about it. 1772 01:22:09,512 --> 01:22:12,223 There's a lot attached to that, and I just want to make sure 1773 01:22:12,223 --> 01:22:13,600 you guys are okay with that. 1774 01:22:13,600 --> 01:22:14,851 I'm okay with that. 1775 01:22:14,851 --> 01:22:16,978 Nothing to say, huh? 1776 01:22:18,229 --> 01:22:20,023 [Sebastian] No, not really. 1777 01:22:20,732 --> 01:22:22,442 Just like any other race. 1778 01:22:24,110 --> 01:22:26,112 [Susie] It's at the Speedway. 1779 01:22:29,407 --> 01:22:31,368 [Michael] I thought it was the dumbest thing. 1780 01:22:31,368 --> 01:22:34,412 Randy Bernard had no experience at all in IndyCars. 1781 01:22:34,412 --> 01:22:36,664 There were some gimmicks with having a fast car 1782 01:22:36,664 --> 01:22:37,874 like Dan in the back, 1783 01:22:37,874 --> 01:22:39,959 but it was more the racetrack itself. 1784 01:22:39,959 --> 01:22:41,503 It was very wide, 1785 01:22:41,503 --> 01:22:44,673 so it was gonna lend itself to three, four, 1786 01:22:45,048 --> 01:22:47,967 maybe even five abreast racing through the corners. 1787 01:22:47,967 --> 01:22:51,388 And when you have that many lines of cars going, 1788 01:22:51,388 --> 01:22:53,098 eventually somebody's gonna misjudge. 1789 01:22:53,098 --> 01:22:55,225 [uneasy music playing] 1790 01:22:59,020 --> 01:23:00,980 [Dario] I'd driven Vegas in NASCAR, 1791 01:23:00,980 --> 01:23:03,274 and I just was telling them 1792 01:23:03,274 --> 01:23:05,610 it's not suitable for an IndyCar. 1793 01:23:05,610 --> 01:23:07,028 It's just not suitable. 1794 01:23:07,028 --> 01:23:08,488 There's no margin for error. 1795 01:23:08,488 --> 01:23:10,949 Somebody zigs and the other one zags at the same time, 1796 01:23:10,949 --> 01:23:13,451 you know, you have a massive accident. 1797 01:23:13,952 --> 01:23:16,329 - She's probably scared. - Mm-hmm. 1798 01:23:23,670 --> 01:23:25,255 [Sebastian] Do you feel sad? 1799 01:23:25,922 --> 01:23:27,507 - Yeah. - Mom, give me a hug. 1800 01:23:27,507 --> 01:23:29,843 - It's fine. - No. You need a hug, Mom. 1801 01:23:30,301 --> 01:23:33,471 It's fine. I just want you guys to be okay, you know? 1802 01:23:37,350 --> 01:23:39,561 Mom, I'm gonna be okay, all right? 1803 01:23:39,561 --> 01:23:41,479 [Susie sniffles] 1804 01:23:43,857 --> 01:23:46,026 [Michael] This is a publicity stunt, 1805 01:23:46,026 --> 01:23:48,069 putting our drivers in a dangerous situation. 1806 01:23:48,069 --> 01:23:50,030 It's up to the Series to protect us. 1807 01:23:52,240 --> 01:23:55,285 You know? And unfortunately, this is what we're gonna do. 1808 01:23:55,994 --> 01:23:58,288 It was very frustrating, 1809 01:23:58,997 --> 01:24:01,541 but I didn't make it public. 1810 01:24:05,337 --> 01:24:07,422 I don't care who wins. I don't care what happens. 1811 01:24:07,422 --> 01:24:10,008 Let's just get outta here, you know, in one piece. 1812 01:24:10,008 --> 01:24:12,594 [sniffles] Um... 1813 01:24:13,553 --> 01:24:16,348 - [Sebastian] Love you, Mom. - Yeah. I love you too. 1814 01:24:23,938 --> 01:24:27,525 [plane engine roaring] 1815 01:24:30,487 --> 01:24:33,490 - [dramatic music playing] - [engines revving] 1816 01:24:34,574 --> 01:24:36,201 [announcer 1] Getting a little race-y here. 1817 01:24:36,201 --> 01:24:37,619 [announcer 2] Wow. 1818 01:24:37,619 --> 01:24:39,996 [announcer 1] They go three wide through four. 1819 01:24:39,996 --> 01:24:43,416 [man on radio] 1820 01:24:46,336 --> 01:24:47,671 [announcer 1] That is James Jakes. 1821 01:24:47,671 --> 01:24:49,464 - [announcer 2] A big fire. - That really is. 1822 01:24:49,464 --> 01:24:52,384 And he is already halfway out of the car. 1823 01:24:52,384 --> 01:24:55,553 The car has come apart as it made very hard contact. 1824 01:24:55,553 --> 01:24:58,640 The good news is James Jakes is out of the car, 1825 01:24:58,640 --> 01:25:00,058 and he looks to be okay. 1826 01:25:00,392 --> 01:25:01,726 [reporter] In terms of practice, 1827 01:25:01,726 --> 01:25:03,728 it looked like cars were going three wide. 1828 01:25:03,728 --> 01:25:06,564 Would you expect to see the same thing in the race? 1829 01:25:07,065 --> 01:25:09,150 [driver] No. I expect four wide. 1830 01:25:09,150 --> 01:25:14,155 I expect it to be really hairy and, uh, dangerous. 1831 01:25:14,155 --> 01:25:16,449 Yeah. This is gonna be one that fans will love 1832 01:25:16,449 --> 01:25:19,160 and the drivers will be thankful when it's over. 1833 01:25:19,828 --> 01:25:21,246 I didn't want him to do it. 1834 01:25:21,705 --> 01:25:23,581 I spoke to him on the Saturday night. 1835 01:25:23,998 --> 01:25:28,211 I said to him, "The last thing you want in a race like that 1836 01:25:28,211 --> 01:25:30,880 is to be racing from the back. 1837 01:25:30,880 --> 01:25:32,424 Don't do the race." 1838 01:25:32,757 --> 01:25:35,010 [tense music playing] 1839 01:25:35,802 --> 01:25:37,804 [Bryan] Dan wouldn't have pulled out of that race. 1840 01:25:37,804 --> 01:25:40,974 It just wouldn't have been in his character to do that. 1841 01:25:40,974 --> 01:25:42,600 If you're thinking about going, go, 1842 01:25:42,600 --> 01:25:45,437 'cause it's gonna be the weekend of your life. 1843 01:25:47,272 --> 01:25:49,065 [Tony] That was the Lionheart. 1844 01:25:49,441 --> 01:25:51,443 He didn't walk away from things. 1845 01:25:51,901 --> 01:25:53,153 But look... 1846 01:25:55,238 --> 01:25:58,575 we all know the risks we take. 1847 01:25:58,575 --> 01:26:00,702 [crowd cheering] 1848 01:26:02,120 --> 01:26:05,248 [car horns honking] 1849 01:26:11,546 --> 01:26:12,797 [Susie] The night before the race, 1850 01:26:12,797 --> 01:26:15,467 Dan was like, "Yeah, it's a bit crazy." 1851 01:26:18,762 --> 01:26:20,847 I hadn't seen him a lot that weekend just because 1852 01:26:20,847 --> 01:26:23,516 I had both the kids, and he was super busy 1853 01:26:23,516 --> 01:26:26,144 with appearances and those kinds of things. 1854 01:26:26,144 --> 01:26:27,979 Oliver was a little bit restless, 1855 01:26:27,979 --> 01:26:29,522 so I was gonna leave, 1856 01:26:29,522 --> 01:26:31,983 but Dan was like, "No, I really want you to stay." 1857 01:26:31,983 --> 01:26:33,526 Mom, look at this ice cream. 1858 01:26:33,526 --> 01:26:36,613 [Susie] And I remember seeing, like, a tattoo place. 1859 01:26:36,613 --> 01:26:38,615 [peaceful music playing] 1860 01:26:38,615 --> 01:26:39,991 [door bell jingles] 1861 01:26:43,995 --> 01:26:45,413 As we got closer, he was like, 1862 01:26:45,413 --> 01:26:47,415 "What do you think we should get?" I was like... 1863 01:26:47,415 --> 01:26:49,084 He hadn't had any tattoos. 1864 01:26:49,084 --> 01:26:50,502 I had had a couple already, 1865 01:26:50,502 --> 01:26:53,088 and he had talked about wanting to do something. 1866 01:26:53,088 --> 01:26:54,214 Do we like this one? 1867 01:26:54,214 --> 01:26:56,675 Yes, Mom, for the hundredth time. 1868 01:26:56,675 --> 01:26:59,219 [Susie] My gosh. Do I say that when you're at the racetrack? 1869 01:26:59,219 --> 01:27:01,680 But I never thought that he would do it. 1870 01:27:01,680 --> 01:27:04,015 I'm like, "You're not gonna get a tattoo." 1871 01:27:04,015 --> 01:27:05,975 He's like, "No, let's do this." 1872 01:27:09,187 --> 01:27:10,605 Let's do it. 1873 01:27:11,398 --> 01:27:12,857 And I'll hold your hand. 1874 01:27:13,233 --> 01:27:15,193 [Susie] Your dad held my hand the whole time. 1875 01:27:15,193 --> 01:27:17,779 [tattoo machine buzzing] 1876 01:27:20,323 --> 01:27:21,991 He went first, and then, of course, 1877 01:27:21,991 --> 01:27:23,368 I was like, "Okay, gotta go." 1878 01:27:23,368 --> 01:27:25,412 He was like, "Absolutely not." 1879 01:27:26,037 --> 01:27:30,125 We both got a tattoo on our wrist of each other's initials. 1880 01:27:30,125 --> 01:27:32,669 [peaceful music continues] 1881 01:27:46,057 --> 01:27:48,309 [distant birds calling] 1882 01:27:51,563 --> 01:27:52,981 [announcer] There's plenty on the line 1883 01:27:52,981 --> 01:27:56,234 in the Nevada desert today. 200 laps, 300 miles 1884 01:27:56,234 --> 01:27:58,737 at 220-plus miles an hour. 1885 01:27:58,737 --> 01:28:00,280 And what an incredible grid we have. 1886 01:28:00,280 --> 01:28:02,741 Dario Franchitti trying to win a championship, 1887 01:28:02,741 --> 01:28:05,952 and we have Dan Wheldon trying to get $5 million. 1888 01:28:05,952 --> 01:28:08,079 [arena announcer] Dan Wheldon! 1889 01:28:08,079 --> 01:28:10,123 [tense music playing] 1890 01:28:10,123 --> 01:28:11,374 I can't wait for the race. 1891 01:28:11,750 --> 01:28:14,085 [Clive] I didn't get much sleep 'cause I was up all night. 1892 01:28:14,085 --> 01:28:17,964 I'd opened the French doors and the TV was on on the wall, 1893 01:28:17,964 --> 01:28:21,051 and, um, I fell asleep outside. 1894 01:28:24,012 --> 01:28:27,098 [Susie] I made my way back to meet him at the car. 1895 01:28:27,098 --> 01:28:29,476 [crowd cheering] 1896 01:28:29,476 --> 01:28:30,769 We both had our tattoos. 1897 01:28:30,769 --> 01:28:33,897 I was like, "Now I'm always there with you." 1898 01:28:33,897 --> 01:28:36,566 [announcer] He's got a roulette wheel painted on his helmet. 1899 01:28:36,566 --> 01:28:38,360 He's ready to roll the dice. 1900 01:28:38,735 --> 01:28:41,363 [Susie] I felt compelled to let him know. 1901 01:28:42,781 --> 01:28:46,618 [arena announcer] Are you ready?! 1902 01:28:46,618 --> 01:28:49,329 Drivers, start your engines. 1903 01:28:49,329 --> 01:28:53,083 - [engines revving loudly] - [dramatic music playing] 1904 01:28:54,376 --> 01:28:56,002 [announcer] And the 34th and final car 1905 01:28:56,002 --> 01:28:58,713 starting in this field will be driven by Dan Wheldon. 1906 01:28:59,130 --> 01:29:02,133 Dan, you're up in the ABC booth, do you have us? 1907 01:29:02,133 --> 01:29:03,843 [Dan] I've got you, Scott. 1908 01:29:03,843 --> 01:29:05,929 [Scott] Big question everybody wants to know is 1909 01:29:05,929 --> 01:29:09,265 can you win and take home the $5 million bonus? 1910 01:29:09,641 --> 01:29:11,476 [Dan] Honestly, Scott, I wouldn't be doing this 1911 01:29:11,476 --> 01:29:13,687 if I didn't think that I could win. 1912 01:29:13,687 --> 01:29:15,188 [Scott] And the speeds we have here, 1913 01:29:15,188 --> 01:29:16,981 222 miles an hour. 1914 01:29:16,981 --> 01:29:19,192 I mean, just fantastic speeds here today. 1915 01:29:19,192 --> 01:29:20,652 You expect that in the race? 1916 01:29:21,027 --> 01:29:23,822 [Dan] Absolutely. They'll be a little bit faster, 1917 01:29:23,822 --> 01:29:25,740 but there's just gonna be a spectacle. 1918 01:29:25,740 --> 01:29:27,867 This is a great way to go out. 1919 01:29:29,619 --> 01:29:31,162 [announcer] And the final race 1920 01:29:31,162 --> 01:29:33,665 for the championship is green. 1921 01:29:35,333 --> 01:29:38,503 [Dario] Things start to get pretty interesting quickly. 1922 01:29:38,503 --> 01:29:41,047 [announcer 1] We're already seeing three wide. 1923 01:29:43,133 --> 01:29:44,634 Guys touching... 1924 01:29:44,634 --> 01:29:48,179 [announcer 1] Oh, so close and they are touching! 1925 01:29:49,681 --> 01:29:51,349 Tony Kanaan is leading, 1926 01:29:51,349 --> 01:29:53,184 but boy, the action back behind him, 1927 01:29:53,184 --> 01:29:54,644 he doesn't know what he's missing. 1928 01:29:55,020 --> 01:29:56,730 [announcer 2] He does know what he's missing. 1929 01:29:56,730 --> 01:29:58,481 He's glad he's not in the middle of it. 1930 01:29:58,481 --> 01:30:00,400 The only plan these drivers have right now 1931 01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:02,277 is to make sure they don't make a mistake. 1932 01:30:02,277 --> 01:30:04,821 That's a big gnarly mass of cars. 1933 01:30:07,866 --> 01:30:11,036 I distinctly remember Dario and Scott 1934 01:30:11,036 --> 01:30:14,706 saying something I'd never heard on the radio. 1935 01:30:14,706 --> 01:30:16,416 They both said, 1936 01:30:16,416 --> 01:30:18,501 "Hey, we're just gonna ride here a little bit 1937 01:30:18,501 --> 01:30:20,253 and let some things pan out." 1938 01:30:20,253 --> 01:30:22,422 I just remember thinking, hmm. 1939 01:30:22,422 --> 01:30:24,549 I never heard that before. 1940 01:30:26,551 --> 01:30:28,720 [Dario] There was a championship on the line for me, 1941 01:30:28,720 --> 01:30:30,221 but I was just so nervous. 1942 01:30:31,306 --> 01:30:32,557 [announcer] Looking for Dan Wheldon. 1943 01:30:32,557 --> 01:30:34,392 Started 34th in this field. 1944 01:30:34,392 --> 01:30:36,561 He has moved up ten spots. 1945 01:30:37,937 --> 01:30:40,398 [Sam] That's when I got on the radio and said, "Man, 1946 01:30:40,398 --> 01:30:43,985 uh, this is-- this is crazy," 1947 01:30:44,819 --> 01:30:46,529 but I don't know what you can do at that point 1948 01:30:46,529 --> 01:30:47,906 to get people to separate. 1949 01:30:51,159 --> 01:30:54,704 I was sitting in my timing stand facing turn one and two. 1950 01:30:54,704 --> 01:30:57,791 And so, I saw the initial contact. 1951 01:30:59,250 --> 01:31:00,919 [audio halts] 1952 01:31:01,711 --> 01:31:05,757 [Bryan] I honestly have a big blank spot around that time. 1953 01:31:06,758 --> 01:31:10,178 I don't remember the accident, um, 1954 01:31:10,178 --> 01:31:12,180 even though I've seen it. I've seen video of it. 1955 01:31:12,180 --> 01:31:14,307 [announcer] My God! There's been a huge collision. 1956 01:31:14,307 --> 01:31:16,351 I just don't... 1957 01:31:16,351 --> 01:31:18,353 [announcers clamoring] 1958 01:31:18,353 --> 01:31:20,438 Shuffle through. Don't remember. 1959 01:31:20,438 --> 01:31:21,981 [announcer] Multiple cars involved. 1960 01:31:21,981 --> 01:31:23,149 Even, uh... 1961 01:31:23,608 --> 01:31:26,861 for, like, several weeks after. 1962 01:31:29,280 --> 01:31:31,116 I guess I'm lucky that I don't. 1963 01:31:33,159 --> 01:31:34,536 [announcer] Oh, my. 1964 01:31:35,745 --> 01:31:38,707 [ominous music playing] 1965 01:31:51,803 --> 01:31:55,807 [solemn choral music playing] 1966 01:32:02,939 --> 01:32:05,233 [Sam] It was like a bomb went off. 1967 01:32:06,526 --> 01:32:08,236 Everything's exploded, 1968 01:32:08,778 --> 01:32:12,824 and it's just this mass of chaos and debris. 1969 01:32:20,457 --> 01:32:22,751 [helicopter whirring] 1970 01:32:24,002 --> 01:32:26,087 [Scott] Normally, you then cycle back around 1971 01:32:26,087 --> 01:32:27,797 until they pick up the debris and the cars 1972 01:32:27,797 --> 01:32:29,257 and clear up the accident. 1973 01:32:30,258 --> 01:32:31,676 I remember the spotter saying, 1974 01:32:31,676 --> 01:32:33,803 "I don't know where you should go." 1975 01:32:33,803 --> 01:32:35,764 It's like a plane has crashed. 1976 01:32:35,764 --> 01:32:38,433 There is so much debris, there's nowhere to go. 1977 01:32:38,808 --> 01:32:43,146 Twelve or more cars were just blown to pieces. 1978 01:32:43,897 --> 01:32:45,523 I've been in racing for a very long time, 1979 01:32:45,523 --> 01:32:48,610 seen many accidents, but nothing on this scale. 1980 01:32:48,610 --> 01:32:50,278 Just, it was so many. 1981 01:32:51,154 --> 01:32:53,239 [Tony] I didn't even know which car was which 1982 01:32:53,239 --> 01:32:55,033 because there was so much carnage. 1983 01:32:55,700 --> 01:32:59,162 [announcer] Fifteen cars we now know of involved. 1984 01:32:59,704 --> 01:33:02,374 I was like, wow, this is-- this was bad. 1985 01:33:02,374 --> 01:33:04,209 [announcer] You see E. J. Viso's car. 1986 01:33:04,209 --> 01:33:06,294 He is out of his machine. 1987 01:33:08,546 --> 01:33:09,881 There is Pippa Mann. 1988 01:33:09,881 --> 01:33:12,801 They are trying to get her out of her car. 1989 01:33:13,510 --> 01:33:14,761 It's good to see her able to walk 1990 01:33:14,761 --> 01:33:16,638 under her own power. 1991 01:33:18,890 --> 01:33:21,393 That is Dan Wheldon's machine. 1992 01:33:22,185 --> 01:33:24,729 I woke up, and I'm looking at the TV. 1993 01:33:25,438 --> 01:33:27,857 All I heard them say, "We hope Wheldon's all right," 1994 01:33:27,857 --> 01:33:30,360 and I'm thinking, oh, my God, he's had an accident. 1995 01:33:31,194 --> 01:33:33,530 And all's I could see, this helicopter. 1996 01:33:33,530 --> 01:33:35,156 [announcer] That's not a good sign. 1997 01:33:35,156 --> 01:33:39,202 We do not know who is inside that helicopter at this moment. 1998 01:33:39,202 --> 01:33:43,373 [Dario] Then that horrible rumor thing starts. 1999 01:33:43,373 --> 01:33:48,086 It's this guy, it's that guy, it's so-and-so, it's Dan. 2000 01:33:52,257 --> 01:33:55,010 [reporter] IndyCar Series official just confirmed to me 2001 01:33:55,010 --> 01:33:56,761 that it was indeed Dan Wheldon 2002 01:33:56,761 --> 01:33:59,889 that was taken by air to University Medical Center. 2003 01:34:01,891 --> 01:34:03,810 [Scott] And then you start hearing trickles of stories. 2004 01:34:03,810 --> 01:34:06,062 That's the worst part. "Oh, yeah. He was awake." 2005 01:34:06,062 --> 01:34:07,814 And you're like, okay, that's good news. 2006 01:34:07,814 --> 01:34:09,983 And then you run into somebody else, 2007 01:34:09,983 --> 01:34:13,319 and they're like, "No, it's really not good." 2008 01:34:14,779 --> 01:34:18,324 So your emotions are just... crazy. 2009 01:34:21,619 --> 01:34:23,246 [announcer] Dario Franchitti can't celebrate 2010 01:34:23,246 --> 01:34:26,124 this championship right now. Doesn't want to. 2011 01:34:33,089 --> 01:34:34,966 [Dario] I remember it being quiet. 2012 01:34:36,760 --> 01:34:39,471 Which, in my experience, is the worst thing. 2013 01:34:39,471 --> 01:34:41,181 When it goes quiet, 2014 01:34:42,307 --> 01:34:45,143 you've got a big crowd, and it's just quiet. 2015 01:34:48,813 --> 01:34:51,149 To be honest, from that point on, I don't remember. 2016 01:34:51,149 --> 01:34:53,360 I don't remember anything. I just, "Pfft." 2017 01:34:53,360 --> 01:34:54,903 Shutters came down. 2018 01:35:01,034 --> 01:35:03,828 I went to the infield care center, 2019 01:35:03,828 --> 01:35:08,541 and it was kind of... chaotic from there. 2020 01:35:09,501 --> 01:35:12,045 It becomes clear that things are a bit more serious 2021 01:35:12,045 --> 01:35:14,923 when everybody is kind of cleared to go and all the, 2022 01:35:14,923 --> 01:35:18,551 you know, wives and girlfriends are leaving, 2023 01:35:18,551 --> 01:35:21,012 and you're kind of the last one standing. 2024 01:35:21,012 --> 01:35:23,264 At that point, I was like, I'm leaving. 2025 01:35:23,264 --> 01:35:24,849 I want to go see my husband. 2026 01:35:24,849 --> 01:35:26,893 And we went to the hospital, 2027 01:35:27,519 --> 01:35:31,147 the doctor came and he said, "I couldn't save him." 2028 01:35:32,148 --> 01:35:34,776 And I just wanted to get up and leave, 2029 01:35:35,568 --> 01:35:37,487 and I wanted my kids. 2030 01:35:42,242 --> 01:35:43,368 [sniffles] 2031 01:35:48,998 --> 01:35:52,168 ["Be Free, A Way" by The Flaming Lips playing] 2032 01:35:52,168 --> 01:35:55,505 ♪ Did God ♪ 2033 01:35:55,505 --> 01:35:57,966 ♪ Make pain ♪ 2034 01:35:58,633 --> 01:36:04,222 ♪ So we can know... ♪ 2035 01:36:05,515 --> 01:36:07,017 IndyCar is very sad to announce 2036 01:36:07,017 --> 01:36:09,102 that Dan Wheldon has passed away 2037 01:36:09,644 --> 01:36:11,271 from unsurvivable injury. 2038 01:36:12,313 --> 01:36:16,776 Our... Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. 2039 01:36:20,405 --> 01:36:22,532 My life... [sniffles] 2040 01:36:23,491 --> 01:36:24,492 ...had ended. 2041 01:36:27,996 --> 01:36:29,581 [announcer] The number 77. 2042 01:36:29,998 --> 01:36:32,167 Dan Wheldon's car number today 2043 01:36:32,167 --> 01:36:33,793 has now been put 2044 01:36:33,793 --> 01:36:35,962 at the top of the scoring pylon 2045 01:36:35,962 --> 01:36:40,091 here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2046 01:36:41,092 --> 01:36:44,054 ["Be Free, A Way" continues playing] 2047 01:36:48,475 --> 01:36:52,103 [Susie] We left the hospital and went back to the hotel, 2048 01:36:53,396 --> 01:36:55,774 and there was a lot of people around. 2049 01:36:55,774 --> 01:36:58,401 ♪ ...are empty ♪ 2050 01:36:59,110 --> 01:37:00,945 [Susie] Every time the door opened, 2051 01:37:00,945 --> 01:37:02,447 Sebastian would run over 2052 01:37:02,447 --> 01:37:05,325 thinking that it was his dad coming back. 2053 01:37:07,285 --> 01:37:09,871 I remember Scott sleeping on the floor. 2054 01:37:09,871 --> 01:37:12,123 TK sent me a message and was just like, 2055 01:37:12,123 --> 01:37:14,626 "My heart is broken. I can't even come see you. 2056 01:37:14,626 --> 01:37:16,211 It's devastating." 2057 01:37:17,796 --> 01:37:19,130 We were in a beautiful room, 2058 01:37:19,130 --> 01:37:22,133 and you could see the Vegas skyline, 2059 01:37:23,426 --> 01:37:28,264 and I remember that moment the sun starts to come up. 2060 01:37:28,264 --> 01:37:32,894 ♪ The sun shines down... ♪ 2061 01:37:32,894 --> 01:37:35,647 [Susie] It was almost like a feeling of panic. 2062 01:37:35,647 --> 01:37:37,148 I didn't want it to be the next day 2063 01:37:37,148 --> 01:37:38,983 because that would be the first day 2064 01:37:38,983 --> 01:37:42,487 that I would have for the rest of my life without him. 2065 01:37:43,238 --> 01:37:45,782 The first day that I wouldn't be able to hear his voice 2066 01:37:45,782 --> 01:37:47,200 or see his face. 2067 01:37:50,412 --> 01:37:51,579 Sobbing. 2068 01:37:51,955 --> 01:37:54,332 Trying to figure out what's next. 2069 01:37:55,208 --> 01:37:58,044 [reporter 1] There was a tragedy in Las Vegas yesterday. 2070 01:37:58,044 --> 01:38:01,339 [reporter 2] A collision as big and fiery as we have ever seen 2071 01:38:01,339 --> 01:38:03,675 on live television in a sports arena. 2072 01:38:03,675 --> 01:38:05,051 [reporter 3] ...has taken the life 2073 01:38:05,051 --> 01:38:07,512 of one of car racing's most well-known names. 2074 01:38:07,512 --> 01:38:09,848 [reporter 4] Indy 500 champion, Dan Wheldon. 2075 01:38:09,848 --> 01:38:11,349 [reporter 3] It happened before thousands 2076 01:38:11,349 --> 01:38:13,893 at a motor speedway in Las Vegas. 2077 01:38:16,646 --> 01:38:20,066 [GPS voice] Turn right onto South Sammy Davis Jr. Drive. 2078 01:38:26,698 --> 01:38:30,326 Continue on Speedway Boulevard for one and a half miles. 2079 01:38:32,871 --> 01:38:36,332 [turn signal clicking] 2080 01:38:46,009 --> 01:38:47,802 [Oliver] At least the race is not in the track. 2081 01:38:47,802 --> 01:38:49,304 Yeah. 2082 01:38:53,433 --> 01:38:54,851 It's on the back side. 2083 01:38:54,851 --> 01:38:56,311 [music fades] 2084 01:39:00,273 --> 01:39:02,233 - I love you, Mom. - I love you too, buddy. 2085 01:39:02,233 --> 01:39:03,401 Okay. 2086 01:39:04,027 --> 01:39:06,404 - We got a race to win. - I know. I know. 2087 01:39:06,404 --> 01:39:08,865 Your dad would be so proud of you to be here. 2088 01:39:08,865 --> 01:39:10,075 'Cause it takes a lot of courage 2089 01:39:10,075 --> 01:39:11,659 to even show up here, okay? 2090 01:39:11,659 --> 01:39:13,411 - I know. - All right? I love you. 2091 01:39:13,411 --> 01:39:15,038 - I love you. - Okay. 2092 01:39:21,044 --> 01:39:22,545 [Susie groans] 2093 01:39:22,921 --> 01:39:25,006 [sniffles, sighs] 2094 01:39:26,257 --> 01:39:27,717 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, 2095 01:39:27,717 --> 01:39:30,136 welcome to the 24th running of the SuperKarts USA 2096 01:39:30,136 --> 01:39:32,931 Super Nationals here in Las Vegas. 2097 01:39:32,931 --> 01:39:35,100 - [announcer voice fades] - [truck beeping] 2098 01:39:36,851 --> 01:39:38,812 [jet engine roars overhead] 2099 01:39:38,812 --> 01:39:41,439 [dramatic music playing] 2100 01:39:57,372 --> 01:39:58,373 [sniffles] 2101 01:39:58,373 --> 01:40:00,291 [sighs] Fuck. 2102 01:40:06,506 --> 01:40:07,799 [sniffling] 2103 01:40:07,799 --> 01:40:10,343 [sobbing softly] 2104 01:40:15,306 --> 01:40:16,683 [crying] 2105 01:40:20,061 --> 01:40:21,604 [sobbing] 2106 01:40:35,326 --> 01:40:39,247 [sobbing] 2107 01:40:42,500 --> 01:40:45,045 ["About Today" by The National playing] 2108 01:40:59,059 --> 01:41:00,602 ♪ Today ♪ 2109 01:41:06,399 --> 01:41:08,860 ♪ You were far away... ♪ 2110 01:41:09,402 --> 01:41:11,112 [Michael] We were ready to sign a contract 2111 01:41:11,112 --> 01:41:13,031 the day that he died. It was all done. 2112 01:41:13,031 --> 01:41:14,240 It was all agreed upon. 2113 01:41:14,240 --> 01:41:16,701 He was gonna be driving for us again. 2114 01:41:16,701 --> 01:41:18,286 ♪ And I ♪ 2115 01:41:23,917 --> 01:41:25,794 ♪ Didn't ask you why... ♪ 2116 01:41:26,294 --> 01:41:27,545 [Scott] For Oliver and Sebastian, 2117 01:41:27,545 --> 01:41:29,714 this is something that they probably always 2118 01:41:29,714 --> 01:41:31,007 would've strived to do, 2119 01:41:31,007 --> 01:41:32,884 so I don't know what's right or wrong. 2120 01:41:32,884 --> 01:41:35,261 ♪ What could I say... ♪ 2121 01:41:35,261 --> 01:41:38,682 [Scott] But I admire the courage of Susie to support them 2122 01:41:38,682 --> 01:41:42,143 in something that has to be extremely tough for her. 2123 01:41:42,143 --> 01:41:44,062 ♪ Far away... ♪ 2124 01:41:44,896 --> 01:41:47,232 [Dario] She knows Dan would've wanted the boys to race. 2125 01:41:47,232 --> 01:41:50,110 You can't breed tame rabbits from wild ones. [laughs] 2126 01:41:50,110 --> 01:41:52,821 [go-kart engines revving] 2127 01:41:56,574 --> 01:41:59,661 When they're in that kart, they're closer to Dan 2128 01:41:59,661 --> 01:42:02,247 than they are at any other point in their life. 2129 01:42:02,247 --> 01:42:04,457 ♪ And I just watch you... ♪ 2130 01:42:10,255 --> 01:42:11,589 Of course that's what it is. 2131 01:42:11,589 --> 01:42:13,883 [crowd cheering] 2132 01:42:14,843 --> 01:42:16,720 [Leo] Drive like a Wheldon. 2133 01:42:18,805 --> 01:42:21,141 ♪ How close am I ♪ 2134 01:42:25,979 --> 01:42:28,314 ♪ To losing you ♪ 2135 01:42:35,780 --> 01:42:37,949 [announcer] Sebastian Wheldon able to move up 2136 01:42:37,949 --> 01:42:39,701 six spots to fifth. 2137 01:42:39,701 --> 01:42:41,119 [go-kart rattles] 2138 01:42:41,119 --> 01:42:44,330 Wheldon the quickest driver early on here. 2139 01:42:46,291 --> 01:42:47,917 [music intensifies] 2140 01:43:16,196 --> 01:43:17,489 [inaudible] 2141 01:43:17,489 --> 01:43:19,657 ["About Today" continues playing] 2142 01:44:03,952 --> 01:44:05,412 [music softens] 2143 01:44:05,412 --> 01:44:06,538 [Susie] Check it out. 2144 01:44:06,538 --> 01:44:08,581 Your name's there and everything. 2145 01:44:12,252 --> 01:44:13,795 [Oliver] Bro, that suit fits you. 2146 01:44:13,795 --> 01:44:15,046 [laughs] 2147 01:44:15,046 --> 01:44:18,008 [race car engines revving] 2148 01:44:27,684 --> 01:44:29,394 [music fades] 2149 01:44:29,394 --> 01:44:30,895 [seat belt clicking] 2150 01:44:30,895 --> 01:44:33,106 [engines revving] 2151 01:44:33,106 --> 01:44:36,276 [engine roaring] 2152 01:44:46,369 --> 01:44:48,872 [dramatic string music playing] 2153 01:45:17,275 --> 01:45:20,612 2012 500 comes, and everybody puts on those 2154 01:45:20,612 --> 01:45:23,531 dreadful white glasses that Dan wore. [laughs] 2155 01:45:24,199 --> 01:45:26,951 [announcer] Dario Franchitti is gonna win the 500. 2156 01:45:28,203 --> 01:45:30,246 [Scott] It was a one, two, three finish. 2157 01:45:30,246 --> 01:45:32,874 Dario, myself, and TK. 2158 01:45:34,209 --> 01:45:36,086 [Tony] Dan's three best friends. 2159 01:45:36,086 --> 01:45:37,629 I couldn't believe it. 2160 01:45:37,629 --> 01:45:39,464 I'm like, wherever you are, man, 2161 01:45:39,464 --> 01:45:40,924 you have more powers than we do now 2162 01:45:40,924 --> 01:45:44,219 because you see everything wherever the hell you are. 2163 01:45:44,219 --> 01:45:45,679 But stop. 2164 01:45:45,679 --> 01:45:48,014 You can't, like-- Really, stop. 2165 01:45:49,474 --> 01:45:51,893 You know when it says like all the people 2166 01:45:51,893 --> 01:45:53,937 that were a part of the movie? Am I going to be in that? 2167 01:45:53,937 --> 01:45:56,648 [producer] It's gonna say cast: Sebastian Wheldon. 2168 01:45:56,648 --> 01:45:58,900 - Holy sh-- - [producer] Oliver Wheldon. 2169 01:45:58,900 --> 01:46:00,110 Susie Wheldon. 2170 01:46:00,110 --> 01:46:01,403 No, she's not in it. 2171 01:46:01,403 --> 01:46:02,821 Can we make bloopers in this? 2172 01:46:02,821 --> 01:46:05,532 - [producer] Yes. - [Oliver] Let's go! 2173 01:46:07,492 --> 01:46:09,369 [indistinct chatter] 2174 01:46:10,495 --> 01:46:12,080 [Susie] Do not drop that. 2175 01:46:12,080 --> 01:46:13,540 [babbling] 2176 01:46:13,540 --> 01:46:15,542 Can I have headphones? 2177 01:46:17,502 --> 01:46:19,421 Honey, not up my nose. 2178 01:46:21,840 --> 01:46:25,343 How do you feel about, uh, Dan Wheldon being your husband? 2179 01:46:25,343 --> 01:46:28,096 Well... [laughs] 2180 01:46:29,347 --> 01:46:30,932 Uh... 2181 01:46:31,558 --> 01:46:32,684 Speak to the camera. 2182 01:46:32,684 --> 01:46:34,227 What's Dan Wheldon like to work with? 2183 01:46:34,227 --> 01:46:35,729 Speak right to the camera. 2184 01:46:35,729 --> 01:46:36,771 Well... 2185 01:46:36,771 --> 01:46:38,356 Could probably have a one-on-one later 2186 01:46:38,356 --> 01:46:40,942 and I'll really tell you but, um... it's very good. 2187 01:46:40,942 --> 01:46:44,112 [producer] Maybe don't block her face there, Sebastian. 2188 01:46:44,821 --> 01:46:46,364 [Sebastian] I love you to pieces. 2189 01:46:46,364 --> 01:46:49,117 - [Susie] I love you. - [Sebastian] It's a wrap, guys. 2190 01:46:49,117 --> 01:46:51,494 [gentle music playing] 2191 01:47:31,159 --> 01:47:34,037 It's been fun, guys. I loved every minute of it. 2192 01:47:34,037 --> 01:47:35,205 Later. 156813

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