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Franchitti Could Join Some Elite Company

By Leon, on May 29th, 2011%

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

Every year early in the month of May Dario Franchitti makes a visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.  Franchittti loves spending time touring the museum viewing the old historic race cars that depict the history of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.

Mostly, Franchitti loves to . . . → Read More: Franchitti Could Join Some Elite Company

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Ganassi’s Indy Car Team Grows

By Leon, on December 17th, 2010%

(photo courtesy Indy Racing League)

As a direct results of posting a Daytona 500 victory, an Indy 500 victory, and the Brickyard 400 victory, Chip Ganassi has announced an expansion to his racing organization.  Ganassi has doubled the sized of his IZOD IndyCar race teams from two to four.

Ganassi, who already . . . → Read More: Ganassi’s Indy Car Team Grows

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Penske’s Power Poised For Championship

By Leon, on October 2nd, 2010%

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

The month long drain of Will Power’s championship lead continued when Dario Franchitti scored points for gathering up the pole at the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Power’s lead that stood at a comfortable 59 points prior to the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil . . . → Read More: Penske’s Power Poised For Championship

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Kanaan Wins The Iowa Corn 250

By Leon, on June 21st, 2010%

(photo courtesy IZOD/IndyCar Series)

After crashing out of the two previous races at Iowa, Tony Kanaan’s luck changed dramatically Sunday, and he brought home the victory for Andretti Auotsport in the Iowa Corn 250 .  It was his first victory of the 2010 IZOD/IndyCar Series season, and for the 2004 IZOD/IndyCar champion, . . . → Read More: Kanaan Wins The Iowa Corn 250

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2010 Indy Recap: Franchitti $2.75 Million

By Leon, on June 1st, 2010%

(photo courtesy IZOD/IndyCar Series)

Dario Franchitti, the 2010 Indianapolis 500 winner, Mr. Ashley Judd, and the driver of the Target-Chip Ganassi #10 Dallara Honda, scored a very nice pay day Sunday to the tune of $2,750,000 dollars!  Not a bad payday for two weeks of fast work!

Mike Conway, on the other . . . → Read More: 2010 Indy Recap: Franchitti $2.75 Million

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Franchitti Wins 2010 Indy 500

By Leon, on May 31st, 2010%

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar series)

Sunday was the 45th anniversary of the first Scotsman, Jim Clark, to win at the Indianapolis 500.  That jovial Scotsman just happened to be Dario Franchitti’s boyhood hero.  So it was at The Brickyard on May 30, 2010, the second coming of Scotland to this hallowed grounds.

. . . → Read More: Franchitti Wins 2010 Indy 500

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