Life is pretty good these days if you're IRL driver Dan Wheldon. Coming off of his win in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 on Sunday, "Difficult" Dan took some time off from preparing for the Indianapolis 500 and made a stop at the FC Dallas training ground in Frisco, Texas to help promote the following race at Texas Motor Speedway.Wheldon, a native of Emberton, England, participated in some drills for about 30 minutes at the end of practice. And while there's nothing online to suggest that Wheldon is a supporter of any particular team, his bio at his official Web site does list The Football Factory, a drama about English soccer hooligans, as one of his favorite films.
As you can see from this official shot with FC Dallas head coach Steve Morrow, things stayed pretty friendly, with the team giving Wheldon the VIP treatment, decking him out with his very own kit, both home and away.
If you're not big into IRL, and to be honest, not a whole lot of folks are, Wheldon is the perfect villain, and he relishes playing the role -- and that's the case even if his foil happens to be Danica Patrick. He's currently in third place overall in the IRL standing, just 10 points in back of series leader Helio Castroneves.
