Horror crash: Flames and sparks fly everywhere as 15 cars pile into each other in Las Vegas
Out of control: Dan Wheldon goes airborne before hitting the barrier and bursting into flames
No chance of survival: Wheldon, front, gets tangled up with Will Power's car
Smashed to pieces: Wheldon's car is shown at the top of the picture
The race to save his life: Dan Wheldon is loaded into a medical helicopter and airlifted to hospital
Mr Wheldon who is survived by his wife, Susie, and two sons, Sebastian, two, and six-month-old Oliver, had been in line for a $5million bonanza if he was first across the finishing line.
There was some speculation that Wheldon, who had topped up his income this year with commentary work, had been driving harder in the hunt for the winnings.
Dan Wheldon, 33, died while competing in the Las Vegas Indy 300 where drivers reach speeds of up to 225mph in the race for bumper winnings of up to $5million.
The married father-of-two's Dallara-Honda car was catapulted over another racer and hurled into fencing, where it went up in flames.
Mr Wheldon, a former private school pupil originally from Buckinghamshire, was rushed to hospital in a helicopter but died as a result of his severe injuries.
Proud family man: Wheldon poses with wife Susie, who is holding baby son Oliver, and older son Sebastian on the day after he won Indianapolis 500 in May of this year. With them is the BorgWarner trophy
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