Justin Wilson's death shook the Verizon IndyCar Series to the core, and with the advent of social media, drivers like Justin who regularly engaged fans become like family to a network of international followers.
The artifice of closeness created by social media—of being along for the ride inside the life of a Justin Wilson, or the late Jules Bianchi—has made their losses especially hard to process for many people. Yet for veterans like my colleague Robin Miller who grew up in the sport during the 1960s and 1970s when fatalities were common, history and experience have shaped a very different reaction to death at the speedway.
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