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Paul Dana

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The Resume

    (April 15, 1975-March 26, 2006)
    Raced for Rahal Letterman Racing (2005-2006)
    Died in the practice run at the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 26, 2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    His death could have been preventable.
    He collided with Ed Carpenter's disabled car while going 176 mph. 176 mph is incredibly fast for a driver who knew he was approaching a yellow flag zone.
    His wife Tonya was Rahal Letterman Racing official Chief Pit Babe.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His teammates Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick did not race at the Toyota Indy 300 out of respect.
    He raced for David Letterman's race team.
    He graduated from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
    He has written for AutoWeek, Sports Illustrated and Maxim.
    He suffered a spinal fracture injury during a practice run at the Indianapolis 500 in 2005. This caused him to miss the entire 2005 season.

Credit: Toys in the Attic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 49.48% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 272 Votes: 43.38% Annoying