Dan Wheldon Difficult Quotations

On a difficult day like today, everybody came together and I think put on a great show.

Well, it was a win obviously under very difficult circumstances. I think certainly my thoughts and prayers and everybody here, their thoughts are with the Dana family and everybody at Rahal Letterman Racing. It's very difficult to race under circumstances like this. I think everybody in the community and the fans that came out to Homestead-Miami Speedway today should be commended for the effect that they have on the drivers to pull through under very difficult circumstances.

There are rivalries out there. There's people that want to beat one another. There are people with points to prove. But on a difficult day like today, everybody came together and put on a great show.

It was very difficult to race under circumstances like this. This is a job that can be pretty vicious at times with a lot of highs mixed in.

It was very difficult to race under these circumstances. It's a job, and it can be pretty vicious at times.

The one thing I've learned about this league is don't get excited too soon, ... It's going to be a difficult race. My teammates are going to push me really hard. Last year, I struggled a little bit on the short ovals. The boys have been a big help to me. It's nice to have your first pole. I'm still a rookie until Japan so I have a lot to learn.

It's difficult to race under such circumstances. It's a job and it can be pretty vicious at times. But there can be a lot of highs as well.

It's difficult in this series, ... To have won six is a very proud moment for me. To win six races is something I'll look back on and think that was a strong season.

It's very difficult to race under these circumstances.

What's very important is our thoughts and prayers are with the Dana family. It's a sad day. Just a very, very sad day. It's difficult under such difficult circumstances. It's a job that can be pretty vicious at times. Hopefully we put on a good race.