The 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship is the last race of the IZOD IndyCar 2011 schedule. The event took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada on October 16, 2011. The race was stopped after a major accident triggered by the driver who tried to avoid the light contact between Wade Cunningham and James Hinchcliffe. 15 cars were involved in the crash, which resulted in the deaths of the Indianapolis 500 winner twice and 2005 series winner Dan Wheldon. After a delay of more than two hours, IndyCar decided to leave the remaining 188 laps after the news of Wheldon's death was delivered to the drivers.
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The Las Vegas race was added to the schedule for the 2011 season, replacing the event at Homestead-Miami Speedway as the last race of the IndyCar season. Racing at Homestead and International Speedway Corporation lines were removed from the schedule after the previous year's season. Las Vegas Motor Speedway returned to IndyCar's schedule for the first time since 2000, and the event marked the first open-wheel race on the circuit since the Hurricane Relief 400 Champ Car event in 2005. The circuit has since been reconfigured in 2006, looking at that level greater than banks added to the circuit to encourage side-by-side racing. The race is scheduled for 200 rounds at approximately 1.544 mi (2,485 km) oval, with a total of 308,800 mi (496,965 km).
Challenge $ 5 Million
On May 3, 2011, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced that a $ 5,000,000 (USD) wallet would be given to drivers not on the IndyCar circuit to enter the race in Las Vegas and win on the back of the field. Bernard's original offer is specific to "any race car driver in the world outside the IZOD IndyCar Series," in the hope of attracting interest from Formula 1 or NASCAR. Bernard accepted an offer he deemed worthy of motocross racer Travis Pastrana, former IndyCar champion Alex Zanardi, and NASCAR Kasey Kahne. Pastrana, however, suffered an ankle injury early in the year at X Games while Zanardi and Kahne only wanted to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing and Tim Penske, who both had drivers (Dario Franchitti and Will Power) competing against each other for the championship. (Zanardi will also need special arrangements for his car if he runs, as he is a double amputee who lost both legs under his knee in a 2001 crash.)
Bernard later revised the challenge of including a driver who only competed in IndyCar part-time during the 2011 season; the challenge was accepted by Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who only ran one extra race that season (Kentucky). Wheldon also agreed to share his wallet with a fan if he went to win.
Championship fight
Entering the race, only two drivers who are still competing for the IndyCar Championship are Ganassi's Franchitti and Penske's Power. Franchitti is 18 points ahead of Power, reclaiming the championship lead points from him by finishing second place at the 2011 Kentucky Indy 300 two weeks earlier. Power is still mathematically in the points race despite a poor ending in Kentucky, but it is necessary to finish far ahead of Franchitti to win the championship title.
The grand marshal of race honor is skateboarder Tony Hawk, who gave the order to start the engine.
Qualification
Thirty-four cars qualify for the race. Tony Kanaan, driving No. No. of abbr. 82 Dallara for KV Racing Technology, qualified at the pole for the race and shared the front row with Oriol ServiÃÆ', drove No. 2 Dallara to Newman/Haas Racing. Danica Patrick, drove No. 7 Dallara to Andretti Autosport, starting on the 9th in what was the final end of IndyCar before joining NASCAR. The two remaining championship contenders are eligible at line 9, with Power 17 at No. 12 Dallara and Franchitti 18 at No. 10 Dallara. In addition to Wheldon No. 77 Dallara, whom he tested for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Buddy Rice was forced to start from the back of the field when he received a qualifying penalty for driving No. 44 Dallara under the white line of the track.
Lap 11 crash
The accident started in front of the field as it went straight to one turn. Wade Cunningham, Wheldon's teammate at No. 17 Dallara, trapped James Hinchcliffe, drove No. 06 Dallara, and then made contact with J. R. Hildebrand at No. 4 Dallara. Then Cunningham swerved and Hildebrand drove in the back of his car, causing it to float in the air. Cunningham collects Jay Howard at Dallara No. 15 on the inside and then Townsend Bell at No. 22 Dallara outside before colliding with the retaining wall. In an effort to avoid the accident ahead, Vitor Meira lost control of Dallara No. 14 his and turning in, collecting Charlie Kimball No. 83 Dallara and E. J. Viso no. 59 Dallara. Tomas Scheckter, in No. 57 Dallara, also tried to avoid accidents by slowing down outside. After that, Paul Tracy ran to the back of his car with No. 8 Motegi Wheels Dallara and Pippa Mann, quickly approached at No. 30 Dallara, goes up on him after jerking out to avoid bumping into Alex Lloyd's in No. 19 Dallara.
As the car continues to drive past the crash site, the car no. 77 driven by Wheldon and No. 12 powered by Power leaving the surface of the race. Wheldon raced at a speed of 220 miles per hour (350 km/h) when he arrived at the scene, frantically trying to avoid a collision. Though he was able to slow it down, the Wheldon car floated in the air about 325 feet (99 m) after running behind Kimball's and sliding with the barrel to the first cockpit catcher fence, causing his head to hit one of the posts.. Aircraft No. 77 landed back on the surface of the racing that had been sliced ​​apart by the fence and drove to the stop next to S.A.F.E.R. delimiter. Power, meanwhile, flew in the air as he ran behind Lloyd's car and crashed into S.A.F.E.R. delimiter. The car landed sideways on the tracks and rolled over, causing the front wheel assembly to break; one of the front tires flew over Power's head and almost missed hitting him.
A total of 15 cars were involved, with the most severe injuries suffered by Wheldon, Power, Hildebrand, and Mann. Wheldon was released from his car and flown to the Southern Nevada University Medical Center. She was officially declared dead on arrival two hours later at 1:54 PM Pacific Summer Time. The official cause of Wheldon's death was given by the Clark County Coroner as a blunt trauma on his head due to the incident. Mann and Hildebrand were then taken to the hospital for overnight observation, while Power was evaluated and released that day.
After an additional round has been executed, IndyCar officials unfurled the red flag because the track was not suitable for the race. In addition to the rubble left by fifteen cars involved in the wreck, the asphalt surface was damaged and the fence catch needed to be repaired. As the team waited to see if they would continue the race, they also waited to hear about Wheldon's condition as words were not delivered to the track.
Around 15:00 local time, an emergency driver meeting was called by the series director Brian Barnhart. After the meeting ended, Randy Bernard met with the media. In his short statement, Bernard told reporters about Wheldon's death and that, in honor, the drivers and the team agreed not to continue the race and instead decided to pay their respects to their fallen comrades with a five-lap salute.
The 19 survivor drivers returned to their car, and each crew member stood quietly inside their pit box. The scroll pylon is empty except for the top position, where no. 77 shown. The remaining cars line up three parallel to the pit road, as in the early Indy 500 formation, with Canaan, Ed Carpenter in No. 1. 67 Dallara, and Ryan Briscoe at Dallara lead. To honor Wheldon's death, No. 98 Dallara deployed by Bryan Herta Autosport was parked. The car was driven to victory in Indianapolis by Wheldon and its driver today, Alex Tagliani, usually drives no. The 77 Wheldon has taken over
The speed car then leads the car back to the track while every member of the crew and the man behind the wall move onto the grass path that separates the pit from the track to watch. The track loudspeakers of "Danny Boy" and "Amazing Grace" songs are played on the bagpipes while the cars drive around the tracks at speeds of speed, and each time the car passes the start/finish line, fans stay in the front-stretching stands. applause is offered. At the end of five laps of tribute, the starter waved two checkered flags to signify the end while the cars were running around the track once again before going out for the pit in turn four.
Wheldon's death was first suffered by an IndyCar driver since Paul Dana was killed in a morning racing training accident at Homestead-Miami in 2006.
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Championship resolution
Since the race is abandoned after twelve laps in total, it does not reach official status; IndyCar does not consider the official race unless it reaches the half mark. Thus, no points are awarded and the series championship goes to Franchitti by default. If the race continues and reaches official status, Franchitti will be the series champion because he has avoided accidents. The Power car, meanwhile, was heavily damaged in an 11 lap accident to the point where he would not be able to continue the race.
This is the third and fourth successive championship of Franchitti. Indy Racing League, LLC suspended all official judgments, choosing instead to do so during INDYCAR's annual speech in February 2012; Franchitti also postponed the celebration of his own championship victory.
Reaction
At the time of his death, Wheldon has worked with IndyCar officials to develop ICONIC chassis with the aim of improving safety in sports. The planned changes to the chassis include a larger cockpit for driver protection and bodywork on the rear wheels to prevent the car from escaping from each other in the event of a collision, the old being a problem in open wheel racing, regardless of oval or road, but troublesome. at high speed ovals and tight road circuits with long straight and tight curves, similar to many modern road course styles.
Prominent figures within the IndyCar fraternity and the wider international motorsport community expressed their condolences to Wheldon and his family. Wheldon has been scheduled to take part in the Gold Coast 600, the championship round of the V8 Supercar, on October 22, racing with his friend James Courtney. Upon hearing of Wheldon's death, Courtney described the accident as a serious reminder of the dangers faced by the racer. As the first major international motorsport event after the death of Wheldon, the organizers of the V8 Supercars series plan a series of awards to him on the Gold Coast 600. Wheldon's premises are taken by another Briton, Darren Turner, competitor of the FIA ​​GT1 World Championship. The Wheldon name was left in the car as a mark of respect, while the British driver on the show paid tribute to him with helmet decals, and several other drivers planned individual tributes to Wheldon. Canaan, also scheduled to race in Australia, announced his withdrawal from the event in honor of Wheldon. However, Briscoe, Tagliani and HÃÂÅ © lio Castroneves, all shot in Las Vegas, along with other IndyCar part-time drivers, Bastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud, who were not in Las Vegas, raced. Bourdais, the best "International" driver, received the Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy. Sam Schmidt, whom Wheldon had raced at the time of his accident, admits that events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have prompted him to reevaluate his involvement in motor sports. Similarly, veteran drivers Davey Hamilton and Paul Tracy say they are considering retiring from the race behind the crash.
In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, some drivers at the Good Sam Club 500 in 2011 in Talladega on the weekend after Wheldon's death paid special tribute to their car, as NASCAR released the Whellon's "Lionheart Knight" sticker on his helmet, which is laid on a pillar b -car, along with TJ Bell puts the name Wheldon on namerail.
Driver Marco Andretti resigned from The Celebrity Apprentice, which began recording a few days after the incident, and was replaced by his father Michael, team leader Andretti Autosport.
On December 9, 2011, IndyCar decided that they would not return to Las Vegas for the 2012 season. Randy Bernard expressed his unwillingness to return to the fast road after Wheldon's death, despite pressure from president of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Bruton Smith (who has a track on Las Vegas as well as three other tracks used by the IndyCar series) for this series to honor the three-year contract with the track. Until then, investigations into the crash were still ongoing. IndyCar withheld the release of the 2012 schedule until the investigation is completed. The IndyCar series also investigates whether the series will continue to race in high altitude ovals such as Las Vegas and Texas Motor Speedway in Denton, Texas. Texas has been one of the staples of the IndyCar series since 1997 and has not been confirmed for 2012 before the Las Vegas race in 2011. The future of Indycar in high-rise ovals is in danger of awaiting the results of the investigation. Texas is finally placed on the 2012 schedule.
The series goes to a new restriction on the restart. IndyCar announced that the restart will only be a single file in 2012, not a double file as it did in the previous season.
Criticism
In preparation for the event, some drivers expressed unease on the race - with Franchitti, Oriol ServiÃÆ' and Alex Lloyd the most vocal opponents - especially given the high level of banking around the circuit, with between 18 and 20 degrees banking in the corners. Franchitti was quoted as saying the track was "unsuitable" for IndyCar racing, while Will Power's rival championship - himself a tough critic of short track racing - described the race as "an accident waiting to happen".
The 34-man racer is the largest in the IndyCar series race in 14 years. The typical oval racetrack has six to eight fewer drivers, except for the Indianapolis 500, which typically has a 33-car field. ESPN.com senior motorsports writer Terry Blount writes: "Obviously more cars present more danger They want a whole lot of cars because obviously this is the end of their season and they want it to be a big problem Some people who were driving on this event yesterday no business in it.Some of them never drive it like this.That's a mistake ". Chris Powell, president of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defended the race, saying that the circuit has passed all the accreditation procedures of the IndyCar Series and is considered suitable for racing. He also went on record to say that although the media reported concerns from several riders over the safety of the event, none of the concerns had been raised with him.
Formula One World Champion 1979 Jody Scheckter, whose son Tomas was involved in the crash, was critical of the series organizers, stating that serious accidents are "inevitable" because "they basically touch the wheels at a speed of 220 mph (350 km/h)" together so there are thirty-four cars in a small space lane. One person made a mistake and this happened. You [should] have to be killed if you make a mistake. That's madness. "Former Formula One and IndyCar rider Mark Blundell agrees, claiming that the Las Vegas circuit is not suitable for IndyCar racing - this is the last race for Dallara IR05 - while NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson called for the series to leave oval racing altogether, although he clarified his remarks by saying that an open-wheel type car on the 1.5e line, mi (2.4 km) rebuilt for the heavier Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series cars is a bad idea.But former champion Mario Andretti said the crash was a one-time "weird" incident and the facilities on the circuit were enough for racing.Although he admitted to being surprised that more drivers were not badly hurt, he also warned against what he called "spontaneous reactions" to the accident, calling for any changes to the sport is to be carefully considered before it is introduced, rather than rushing to action Former President of Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) President Max Mosley, an advocate of long-standing safety in motorsport, agrees with Andretti, urging a "quiet and scientific" approach to any proposed change, especially when asked about the proposed introduction of the closed canopy for open wheel racing car.
The five-million-dollar prize was also criticized because inexperienced drivers driving an IndyCars would have a higher risk of causing accidents, even though Formula One racer Anthony Davidson played down the influence of prizes in causing accidents, stating that racing drivers by their nature try to win every race , whether they start from the beginning or the end. Many short track races in the United States offer cash bonuses or points where a pole winning driver and the last start can collect cash bonuses to win; this was used at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis in the "Before F1" race car race where the first feature-winning rider started to hold for the second in a reverse race race, and a driver who began to survive by winning the first feature, starting last, and winning the feature both winning cash bonuses. Some series offer bonus points for drivers who make the most position in the race.
In the days after the incident, it was discovered that at least three additional drivers had been approached to try out a $ 5 million challenge prize. One of them is Scott Speed, who previously ran a Formula One car for Scuderia Toro Rosso and who once raced on a LVMS track that reconfigured the Craftsman Truck Series for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports in 2008 and for the Red Bull Team at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on 2009 and 2010. Speed, in an interview he gave to Inside Edition on October 18, 2011, said he refused to take up the offer saying that track conditions were too dangerous for Indy cars. Similarly, A. J. Allmendinger, who also had previous open wheel experience, has expressed an early interest, although he later refused, recalling, "[We] drove in Vegas... it scares me." Finnish media reported that 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi RÃÆ'¤ikkÃÆ'¶nen, who split the time between the World Rally Championship and NASCAR in 2011, has also been approached to take part in the race, but RÃÆ'¤ikkÃÆ'¶nen declined the offer. because he is not sure of having a competitive car, rather than having concerns over safety.
Investigation
Three days after the accident, the organizers of the series announced that the race would be the subject of a full investigation. Other members of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS), the national car racing body in the United States, and members of the FIA ​​made their resources available for investigation, which IndyCar officials expect will take several weeks.. As all ACCUS/FIA members participate in the investigation, IndyCar will fully utilize the NASCAR R & D Center D in Concord, North Carolina. Meanwhile, all tests at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway were canceled indefinitely; Franchitti and Chip Ganassi Racing have planned to test the Dallara 2012 chassis on the circuit within a week after the race.
Results
The results of the investigation of Wheldon's death were released on December 15, 2011. In a report prepared by accident investigators, it was found that Wheldon's death was caused by the impact with fencing caught around the circuit. Brian Barnhart further rejected claims that banks also contributed to the accident, stating that he created two ideal racing lines, and that these lines made the car's location more predictable for other drivers; at the time of the accident, all 34 cars had behaved as expected. The report also revealed that the right front pull rod from the suspension panel penetrated Wheldon's survival cell, although that did not cause him any injuries. The report recommends further investigation of this phenomenon, as it was the first recorded incident of its kind in nine years of use of the IR03 chassis model and then IR05, which is retiring at the end of the race. The pull-rod suspension chassis is not used in DW12.
Legacy
Since the death of Wheldon in the Las Vegas oval, much emphasis has been put on the removal of "racing pack" through changes in tires and downforce levels at high-rise ovals (especially at Texas Motor Speedway, for the IndyCar annual event). Such racing has been seen on occasions since the race in Vegas, especially at the MAVTV 500 in 2015 at Auto Club Speedway, and Air Sealer 600 Rainguard 600 in Texas, where "pack racing" re-emerged and only a handful of drivers finish the race. , although no one was seriously injured. However, for the most part the league has avoided packing races in the years since the 2011 Finale.
Talk about a canopy or halo to protect drivers accelerated by a fatal Formula One accident that killed Jules Bianchi in October 2014 and an incident where Justin Wilson was hit fatally in the head by rubble on ABC Supply 500 August 2015 at Pocono Raceway. In particular, after Wilson's death, Allmendinger stated that he would "never again" run an open-wheel car, adding "The only way I would do that is if they put in a closed cockpit over the car and test it and they think it's a both in safety then I might think to do it again. "As a result, several large open-wheel series have implemented a cockpit protection system, with Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three and Formula E all introducing halo in 2018.
The rear wheel pod introduced to IndyCar in 2012 is intended to prevent the car from becoming airborne when hitting others in the back proves ineffective as there are major accidents resulting from those contacts during the 2013 race in Houston involving Dario Franchitti, as well as the 2017 Indianapolis 500 involving Scott Dixon. In addition, pods are often snatched from the car from light contact, placing dangerous debris on the track. As a result the rear pod was removed for 2018.
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