![]() "I’m really excited to be a junior driver for Michael Andretti and follow in my dad’s footsteps,” said Sebastian Wheldon. “Karting is the first step, but we have hopes of helping foster promising Road To Indy, and eventually even Ind圜ar opportunities.”ĭan and Susie Wheldon with Sebastian and Oliver, 2011 Indy 500 ![]() “No one will ever be able to replace Dan in their lives, but we’re happy to offer a network for mentorship to help the boys grow their careers. We see a lot of Dan in both Sebastian and Oliver and are very proud to officially welcome them into our racing family. Sebastian, 12, and Oliver, 10, “will receive oversight and career guidance" from Michael Andretti and his Ind圜ar team.Īndretti Autosport CEO Michael Andretti said: “Dan was family to us, and we had a lot of on track success together. Under the new mentorship programme organised by Andretti, brothers Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon will carry the Andretti shield into three national level karting series: Rok Cup USA, Super Karts USA and United States Pro Kart Series while competing with JC Karting. Wheldon also played a key role in developing the new-for-2012 Dallara IR-12 chassis, which was renamed the DW12 in his honour. The Briton had been due to rejoin the team for 2012, having lost his full-time drive at Panther Racing and agreed a part-time schedule in 2011 with Bryan Herta Autosport that famously culminated in his second 500 win when Panther rookie JR Hildebrand crashed at the final corner.
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