Dan Wheldon is a successful racecar driver. He was also known as a bit of a partier and a womanizer. I don’t really know what measures success in his profession, so let me steal from Sports Illustrated:
He was named IndyCar rookie of the year that season and won three races to finish second in points in 2004. He won a record six times — including the Indianapolis 500 — and a championship in 2005 before tying atop the point standings in 2006. (Sam Hornish Jr. was awarded the title with two more wins.) Finishing fourth is a goal for some, but Wheldon’s 2007 season was his worst since his rookie season, despite two wins.
So after a bad season, as problems plagued his personal and professional life, what was a racecar driver to do?
Marry his assistant, of course.
Wheldon credits his wife, Susie, for helping turn his life around. She even made him take his first trip to the dentist in seven years.
Assistants. Is there anything they can’t do?