Mourners pay tribute to racing vet Dan Wheldon

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FILE: Dan Wheldon of England, driver of the #98 William Rast-Curb/Big Machine Dallara Honda gestures to photographers during the 95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Trophy Presentation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon died today, October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada during the IZOD IndyCar World Championships when his car was involved in a 15-car wreck. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Kevin and Karen Burris embrace at the gate to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where tributes are being left by race fans in memory of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: A rose hangs on the gate at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway along with other tributes left by fans to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Flower lay by the gate at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway along with other tributes left by fans to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: A hat hangs on the gate at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway along with other tributes left by fans to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 17: A tribute to Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Dallara Honda, is displayed on a Las Vegas Motor Speedway sign on October 17, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Dallara Honda, was killed during the Las Vegas Indy 300 part of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships presented by Honda at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Drew Boyd (L) comforts Nick Garside after the two hung a Union Jack as a tribute to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon at a memorial at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "Dan was special. He was our hero", said Garside, who was originally from Yorkshire, England, after hanging the flag. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Fans look over tributes to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon which have been left at a memorial at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Ticket stubs from the 2011 Indianapolis 500 are attacvhed to the gate at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where other fans had left tributes to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FILE: Dan Wheldon of England, driver of the #98 William Rast-Curb/Big Machine Dallara Honda holds son Sebastian alongside wife Susie holding Oliver, with the Borg Warner Trophy on the yard of bricks during the 95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Trophy Presentation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon died today, October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada during the IZOD IndyCar World Championships when his car was involved in a 15-car wreck. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 17: A makeshift memorial for Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Bowers & Wilkins/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Honda, is displayed outside Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Bowers & Wilkins/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Honda, was killed during the Las Vegas Indy 300 part of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships presented by Honda at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Race fans mourn the loss of to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon as they view a memorial at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 races, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 16: Team members line the pitlane as the drivers complete five memorial laps to honor Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Dallara Honda, who died of injuries in a massive fifteen car crash during the Las Vegas Indy 300 part of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships presented by Honda at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 16: Dario Franchitti, driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda hugs crew members after Dan Wheldon, driver of the #77 Dallara Honda, was killed during the Las Vegas Indy 300 part of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships presented by Honda at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: James Allen looks over tributes to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon which have been left behind at a memorial at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Deann Klotzsche (L), Katie Mitchell (C) and Kelley Bennett comfort each other as they view a memorial to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 races, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Bob Herring and his wife Cindy embrace at the gate to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where tributes were being left by race fans at a memorial to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Fans look over a memorial to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Fans look over tributes to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon which have been left at a memorial at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: Tributes to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon are left at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: A jug of milk is sits at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway along with other tributes left by fans to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2011 Indy 500, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 17: A race fan leaves a tribute to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon at the gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 17, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon, winner of the 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 races, was killed in a crash yesterday at the Izod IndyCar series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS - FILE: Dan Wheldon, driver of the #4 Panther Racing Dallara Honda, looks on from the pits during Miller Lite Carb Day practice for the IRL IndyCar Series 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 22, 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wheldon died today, October 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada during the IZOD IndyCar World Championships when his car was involved in a 15-car wreck. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)