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A 15-car wreck took the life of two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon was 33.
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 | 12:51 p.m.
Indy champ Dan Wheldon dies in Vegas crash
KSNV coverage of crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that claimed the life of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, Oct. 16, 2011.
Two IndyCar drivers have been released from a Las Vegas hospital after overnight treatment for injuries they received in a fiery crash that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
IndyCar officials say Pippa Mann and JR Hildebrand were released Monday from University Medical Center.
IndyCar spokeswoman Tracey Todd says the 28-year-old Mann underwent surgery for a burn to her right pinkie finger received in the 15-car wreck Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mann is from London.
Officials say Hildebrand was held overnight for evaluation. The 23-year-old American driver was treated for a bruised sternum.
Will Power, a 30-year-old Australian, was evaluated at the hospital Sunday and released.
The Clark County coroner was conducting an autopsy Monday for Wheldon.
The 33-year-old Englishman died of his injuries after the crash.
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