[treecitytornado]

We shouldn't start they should have done this or done that! If we did that, than we could say, maybe they shouldn't have started 34 cars on a blistering fast mile and a half. It happened and it was very unfortunate,but a part of racing. I know what you are saying, but maybe the IRL felt guilty, you know?.
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[racer-x]

Its 5.30 in the morning were i live and the news has already reported that he was having car problems(NOt True) and the other news said his name was Dave .With the news media being about as smart as a fifth grader lately, i am sad to say we will see some really IDIOT point of opinions about our favorite sport today! There will be nothing that they will say today that will make us proud of Auto racing. I think when the sun comes up I am going to lower my flag half way for a few days as my tribute to a man who lost his life too early.

[annrobbins75]

Very well said. WE DO ALL FEEL THE PAIN and our thoughts and prayers to Mrs. Weldon and the boys even though we don't know you we feel your pain.
Ann & Ed Robbins

[Sausage]

Originally Posted by LocalYokel I've been looking for an appropriate thread to express my opinion on this, and this seems like the one. They should have finished the race. I know it might have been hard for some, but the drivers should have decided to finish the race. All of the old timers I know, agree with this sentiment. They were loosing a brother a week. You can't let a tragedy like that win. As a driver, you need to show death who's boss. Get in that car and race! Once you become afraid, its there forever.

I wondered about that as the delay wore on. Whether or not they would run the rest of the race. I have never seen a group look so shell shocked as the teams and drivers did after the crash. I honestly don't know how they could have pulled it together to finish the race. The carnage that was shown on one of the in car cameras as they came around to the crash scene was like nothing I have ever seen before. I think they did the right thing by stopping the race then, and the fans showed a lot of class in the actions that I could observe.

Bummer ecpecially for the kids. That being said, thats one of the reasons they're treated like rock stars. The five lap salute was akward. Personally I believe the race should have been restarted, with the drivers not hearing of Mr.Weldons death intill after the event. I'm old school I guess, when my granddaddy ran board tracks he lost many a friend.

[racer-x]

I just saw on the news that Dan was a good friend of Mario Francheetie?? If the news person had a clue i bet he would understand how to say Ashlee Judd?????

[Indy]

I have my 3'x5' checkered flag at half staff today and for the rest of the week in tribute. If you weren't a Dan Weldon fan and he won the race you felt OK because Dan Weldon was a good guy.

[openwheelKT]

Originally Posted by Sausage I wondered about that as the delay wore on. Whether or not they would run the rest of the race. I have never seen a group look so shell shocked as the teams and drivers did after the crash. I honestly don't know how they could have pulled it together to finish the race. The carnage that was shown on one of the in car cameras as they came around to the crash scene was like nothing I have ever seen before. I think they did the right thing by stopping the race then, and the fans showed a lot of class in the actions that I could observe.

That's exactly how I saw it too. Most race people (drivers, owners, fans, etc.) are "let's race" people (convinced Danny would have wanted the race to go on). However, in this case I don't think the "show must go on" would have worked. You could tell the drivers had no idea what to think after what they saw. Their minds were in no place to race. Dario was crying as he put on his helmet. Davey Hamilton shed tears in his interview. He said it was the worst thing he had ever seen (and he lost about 8 years of his career to that type of accident). You can't ask a human to go out there under those conditions. They didn't want to race so that was the call. Their asses are in the seats so they get the final say.

[Mud Packer]

Pete,

Thanks so much for saying what many of us feel but can't quite put into words. I didn't see the live broadcast but last night saw the accident over and over again. The thing that struck me was the first 5 or 6 times they showed it, was in slow motion and still frames. Then they showed it from Dan's in car camera and other angles in real time speed and it was unreal. In the blink of an eye, the racing world changed.

Trying to even talk about it this morning at the office with co-workers is extremely difficult. Words certainly can't describe how I feel today. I am a racing fan and I live and die racing. However, today it really doesn't seem very important. These are the days we all hope never happen, but they do.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and two little children. How their lives changed in the blink of an eye yesterday.

[PJ Wright]

I refuse to engage in the debate about whether they should have finished the race or not. They were the ones there, they were the ones having to make a call under unbelievably afwul circumstances. Whatever they decided, I was going to support the call 100%.
My heart goes out to Dan's family and friends along with the rescue workers, officials, and all the other teams and drivers.
Whenever something like this happens, ALL racing fans hurt.