IRL Driver Dies after horrific crash

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    God bless Paul Dana. Just learned from his bio he had attended the Bridgestone Academy where I’m at 10 years ago.

    “Dana got his start in racing in 1996 by working as a mechanic at the Bridgestone Racing School in Ontario, where he won his first races. The training program there paid in seat time instead of cash. Without family financial support, it was the only way for Dana to get behind the wheel of a racecar. When he wasn’t driving, Dana built gearboxes and did other racecar preparation work.”

    http://www.pauldana.com

    pretty incredible guy…….worked his way up to be where he was at.

    God Bless

    #53225
    stacey cook
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    We were at the race, it really was a sad day… Our prayers go out to Paul Dana and his family..

    #53226
    Mike Jansen
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    stacey,

    Why was he hauling butt when everyone else was slowing down???

    #53227
    stacey cook
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    Good question… everyone was asking the same thing, I think that he was just so focused and in the zone that he had tunnel vision, Herta and Dixon both slowed and he passed them like they were standing still, plus the yellow warning lights were on all the way around. Scary deal… It sure is a wake-up call when things like that happen, enjoy each and every day!!!!

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    Doug Welch
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