David Letterman Struggling With Love of Indy Racing Following Death of Justin Wilson
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) – This kind of list makes David Letterman sick to his stomach and question his love of auto racing.
The retired late-night comedian and IndyCar team co-owner rattles off a number racing deaths – Justin Wilson, Dan Wheldon, Paul Dana, Dale Earnhardt, Ayrton Senna, sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. – and wonders "maybe we’ve reached diminishing returns at making this sport safer."
Letterman expressed his grief in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from his Montana ranch. He spoke just two days after Wilson died from a head injury suffered when he was struck by a piece of debris at Pocono Raceway.
Letterman is part owner of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
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