Death On The Track

Driver Paul Dana of St. Louis, Mo. is seen at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 25, 2006. Dana died after a two-car crash March 26, 2006, during the warmup for the season-opening IRL IndyCar Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Driver Danica Patrick, right, and her husband, Paul Hospenthal, react as they view a monitor showing the crash between her teammate Paul Dana and Ed Carpenter during the IRL Indycar series warmup at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006. Dana died of his iinjuries while Carpenter remained at the hospital.

Danica Patrick reacts after watching the crash between Paul Dana and Ed Carpenter coming out of turn two at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006.

Danica Patrick reacts after watching the crash between Paul Dana and Ed Carpenter coming out of turn two at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006.

Medical personnel carry IndyCar driver Paul Dana to a rescue helicopter at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006. Driver Ed Carpenter was injured and Dana died in a crash that morning during the warmup for the season-opening IRL IndyCar Series race.

Ed Carpenter's car is towed from the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26,2006, after Paul Dana crashed into his car during the final practice session for the Toyota Indy 300 auto race. Dana was killed in the crash.

Paul Dana's IndyCar is towed into his garage after slamming into Ed Carpenter's car at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006.

Teammates Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick, right, talk after they pulled out of the Toyota Indy 300 auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006. Their teammate, Paul Dana, was killed in a crash during the final practice session before the race.

Buddy Rice's car is wheeled through the crowd after he and Danica Patrick were taken out of the Toyota Indy 300 auto race after their teammate Paul Dana was killed during the final practice session at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006.

IRL race fan Tim Mincey from West Palm Beach, Fla., displays a sign honoring Paul Dana who was killed at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., March 26, 2006, while driving practice laps for the Toyota Indy 300 auto race.