vegas. and there s crashes all the time in this sport. let s talk about what made this one so bad. what made it so bad is the fact that you have a field, which is bigger than the indianapolis 500, on a racetrack which is almost half as small. the oval here at the las vegas motor speedway is a mile and a half oval. and in indianapolis, it s a 2 1/2 mile oval. so you have a lot more spacing of cars. as you look at the wreck right now, you have a much fatter track so cars can go four wide, which means they are more bunched up going into turns, and dan wheldon starting at the back of the pack going for that $5 million grand prize. he had already passed over 1/3 of the field going into the 11th lap, and when the wreck began to happen, he was behind the group. and basically, jumped one of the other cars and went into the retaining fence on turn two. and you can see the massive pileup. it was quoted several drivers called it the worst wreck they have ever seen in their racing ca
president and the money that they ve raised. rick perry slumping in the polls. his wife is making some controversial comments. he is the leader, though, when it comes to raising cash. yes, is he the leader when it comes to all this attention. we hear so much about herman cain. and later this half-hour, uh-oh, starbucks dire prediction that coffee may become extinct. what will we do for so many especially on the early morning shift, caffeine is a necessity see what is behind this nasty headline. i am going to check out for the story the i don t want to know the results of that one. first, new details in the crash that killed race car driver dan wheldon. the two-time indy winner died when his car flew over another vehicle and hit the fence. the racing world is mourning the loss of one its most popular stars. reporter: what started on a high note in the las vegas indy 300 ended with a horrific fiery 15-car pileup early in the 11th lap. there it is right there. reporter: