Paul Dana Dies During IRL Practice Session
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IRL IndyCar® Series driver Paul Dana suffered fatal injuries in a practice crash March 26 before the Toyota Indy
300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He was 30.Dana, a native of St. Louis who lived in Indianapolis, was pronounced dead shortly before noon (EST) at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, a Level 1 trauma center.
Driver Ed Carpenter, who also was involved in the two-car crash, was listed in stable condition at the hospital, said Dr. Henry Bock, Indy Racing League director of medical services. Both drivers were airlifted to the trauma center.
At 10:03 a.m., about two minutes into the session in preparation for the season-opening race, Carpenter’s car spun high in Turn 2 and slid down the banking. It almost came to a stop when it was struck in the left-rear by Dana’s car traveling at full speed.…
Dana finished second in the 2004 Indy Pro Series standings, with a victory at Milwaukee. He debuted in the series in 2003, finishing ninth in points. Dana moved up to the IndyCar Series with Hemelgarn Racing in 2005 but competed in
only three races due to a season-ending back injury suffered in May during practice for the Indianapolis 500.Dana is survived by his wife, Tonya.
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