Paul Dana
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Paul Frederick Dana (/ˈdeɪnə/; April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006)[1] was an American racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series.
Early life
Born in
Racing career
In 1996, Dana was working as a mechanic at the
After competing in three IndyCar Series events, Dana suffered a spinal fracture while practicing for the
Death
In the practice session for the first race of the 2006 IndyCar Series season, at
ABC/ESPN's telemetry indicated Dana's car hit Carpenter's car at about 176 mph (283 km/h), while Scott Sharp, who was running alongside Dana, reported that he had slowed to approximately 50 mph (80 km/h) by the time of Dana's impact.
Dana was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died due to complications from injuries sustained in the crash. He was 30 years old, and was survived by his wife Tonya. The morning of his death, Dana's wife found out she was expecting their first child.
After his death, Dana's teammates
During a show on March 27, 2006, an emotional David Letterman paused during his monologue to offer his condolences to Dana's family:
It's not hard to imagine the despair and sorrow that Paul Dana's wife, Tonya, and the rest of his family are feeling now, and I want them to know that they have the thoughts and the prayers of myself, the entire Rahal-Letterman team, and the entire racing community and, hopefully, that will give them the slightest amount of comfort. I did not know Paul personally but we were all proud to have him on our team and are deeply saddened by his tragic passing at such a young age.
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2003
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Kenn Hardley Racing | HMS 13 |
PHX 6 |
INDY 7 |
PPIR DNS |
KAN 13 |
NSH 7 |
MIS 10 |
9th | 234 | [2] | |||||
Brian Stewart Racing | STL 7 |
KTY 8 |
CHI 13 |
FON 14 |
TXS | |||||||||||
2004
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Hemelgarn Racing | HMS 8 |
PHX 5 |
INDY 10 |
KAN 2 |
NSH 2 |
MIL 1 |
MIS 4 |
KTY 2 |
PPIR 2 |
CHI 8 |
FON 12 |
TXS 11 |
2nd | 379 | [3] |
IndyCar Series
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2005
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Hemelgarn Racing | HMS 10 |
PHX 21 |
STP | MOT 20 |
INDY Wth |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | SNM | CHI | WGL | FON | 27th | 44 | [4] |
2006
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Rahal Letterman Racing
|
HMS DNS |
STP | MOT | INDY | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 40th | 6 | [5] |
References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Paul Dana". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Paul Dana – 2003 Infiniti / Indy Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Paul Dana – 2004 Infiniti / Indy Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Paul Dana – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Paul Dana – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- I.R.L. Rookie Dies After Prerace Collision by Dave Caldwell and Charlie Nobles, New York Times, March 27, 2006. Retrieved 2013-7-07.