Bridgestone/Firestone has contributed $5,000 apiece to the Wilson Children's Fund, the Indy Family Foundation, the Dan Wheldon Foundation and Alzheimer's Association, and the USAC Benevolent Fund in memory of Bryan Clauson for a total of $20,000 to close the season with a grand gesture of support for the greater IndyCar...

The annual Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Race, which usually runs in the fall, is being postponed until 2017, Holly Wheldon said Thursday."A few of you have been asking about when the Dan Wheldon Memorial kart race is happening this year," Wheldon said on Twitter. "We've decided to take a...

As the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season gets underway in his adopted hometown, news comes of a new book paying tribute to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.Written and produced by Andy Hallbery and Jeff Olson, "Lionheart - Remembering Dan Wheldon" is a high-quality 216-page book chronicling Wheldon's life, as...

Josef Newgarden knows the pressure is on. He has big shoes to fill.A two-time Verizon IndyCar Series race winner in 2015, Newgarden was hand-selected by Scott and Mark Borchetta of Big Machine Records to be their team's professional driver for the third annual Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Race Honoring...

The second annual Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Challenge is loaded with star drivers set to compete this Saturday at New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Ind. [Click here for event info], and if all goes according to plan, the charity even could help launch a new generation of...

The Verizon IndyCar Series championship has concluded, but many of the sport's biggest stars have one more race on the schedule this season. The Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Challenge returns Sept. 20 to New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park, where participants will race to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association.The...

With two laps to go in the Dan Wheldon Pro Am Karting Challenge, five karts had a chance to come away with the win. But shortly after the white flag, the lead three karts made contact, sending two into the grass and allowing Big Machine Records' Marino Franchitti and Machine...

Drivers from various racing backgrounds will come together on Oct. 26 to compete in The Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Challenge at New Castle Motorsports Park. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Alzheimer's Association, a cause Wheldon fought to raise awareness for after his mother was diagnosed with the...