Dan Wheldon's life was celebrated Saturday in St. Petersburg, Florida, where thousands of fans came out to honor the race car driver.

Wheldon, who twice won the Indianapolis 500, was killed last Sunday in what was possibly the worst crash in IndyCar history.

The beloved driver, just 33, was memorialized at the First Presbyterian Church.

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Fellow drivers Danica Patrick and Dario Franchitti traveled to St. Petersburg for the funeral. Both were in the race in Las Vegas when the horrifying crash occurred. Franchitti was accompanied to the funeral by his wife actress Ashley Judd and her sister, country singer Wynonna Judd.