Street named for Dan Wheldon

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    When Dan Wheldon won the inaugural IndyCar race in his adopted hometown of St. Petersburg, he celebrated hours after the victory by jumping into the Tampa Bay.

    That was one of the many memories of Wheldon shared Wednesday after a street was named for the late race car driver along the St. Petersburg race course. The corner of Bayshore Drive and Albert Whitted Park will now be known as Dan Wheldon Way, and the street sign was unveiled by mayor Bill Foster and Wheldon's wife, Susie.

    Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, was killed in an Oct. 16 accident during last season's finale.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7658239/dan-wheldon-street-st-petersburg-named-him
     

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