Nearly 10 years after her husband was killed during a race, Susie Wheldon’s sons are following in their father’s footsteps. It is a decision she supports
Susie Wheldon’s two sons want to be elite race-car drivers someday, which is no surprise. Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s father, Dan, won the Indianapolis 500 twice and an IndyCar Series driving championship, and as Susie says of her boys, now ages 12 and 10 respectively: “They have that blood in their veins.”
Sebastian and Oliver started racing go-karts at a track near their home in St Petersburg,
Florida, before they were even old enough to go to school. They decided they liked racing enough to focus on it, knowing that the sport is competitive.