Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 today

Los Angeles Times

May 29, 2011
12:19 p.m.

Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 today. Wheldon, the 2005 winner and runner-up the last two years, got the victory when leader J.R. Hildebrand crashed on the final lap of the 100th anniversary race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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