Feb.14 (GMM) Dario Franchitti insists he has no regrets despite never adding success in formula one to his list of career achievements.
Marino Franchitti with Dario Franchitti and Paul di Resta, Sahara Force India Formula One TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc
The famous Scot, whose wife is the Hollywood actor Ashley Judd, is the cousin of impressive Force India youngster Paul di Resta.
Last week, 38-year-old Franchitti joined his family member at the...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—IndyCar drivers are dropping their initial complaints about this season’s new cars. Three-time defending series champ Dario Franchitti says there are still bugs to work out before next month’s season opener at St. Petersburg.
On hand will be Simon Pagenaud for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Mike Conway of A.J. Foyt Racing, Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Alex Tagliani of Bryan Herta Autosport, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal of ...
Banana Boat is the latest sponsor of Chip Ganassi Racing Team, the Pittsburgh-based racing team.
The sunscreen manufacturer will sponsor cars from Felix Sabates and Jamie McMurray, both in the 2012 NASCAR Spring Cup, and Dario Franchitti in the IZOD IndyCar Series. McMurray will drive the No. 1 Banana Boat Chevrolet beginning at the Pocono Raceway in June.
Riley Technologies DPG3 Dominates Daytona With Eighth Consecutive Win
Moves past Porsche record with consecutive chassis wins
#02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley: Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, #2 Starworks Motorsport Ford Riley: Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Mayer, Miguel Potolicchio, Michael Valiante, Enzo Potolicchio, Marco AndrePhoto by: Eric Gilbert
Daytona Beach, FL (1 February 2012)— You...
RACING driver Dario Franchitti was “like a kid in a candy store” at a sale of Jim Clark memorabilia. The driver has always said Formula One hero Clark, the only other Scot apart from Franchitti to win the famous Indy 500 race in the US, was his inspiration.
Alex Zanardi says he is keen to contest next year's Daytona ... [Dario] Franchitti and [Scott] Dixon: all together we've given the Target Ganassi team nine titles in CART and IndyCar, plus Dixon's, Montoya's and Franchitti's victories in the Indy 500 ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Forget all the initial complaints about Indy’s new cars.
The drivers are warming up to the idea.
On Monday, the first of a two-day state of the IndyCar Series summit, drivers repeatedly acknowledged how much had been accomplished during a busy offseason of testing with rave reviews for the new cars and the way series officials handled the controversy.
“It kind of felt like when you go to a movie and people tell you that it’s not too good, and then you go, and it’s like...Read Full Story
JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
Rumors of IndyCar's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
True, open-wheel racing in America is a world removed from its heyday. It's lost the war against NASCAR and the bitter 1996 split between CART and what's now called IndyCar created casualties — small crowds, terrible television ratings, insulting purses at major events — that might never rebound.
But peel away the thick layers of negative perception and apathy...Read Full Story
LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
NEWTON, Iowa
Dario Franchitti's two-year run as the IndyCar champion has put him in some elite historic company.
Franchitti tied open-wheel legend Rick Mears with 29 career wins when he took the checkered flag at Milwaukee last week. It was the third win of the year for the 38-year-old Scot, who acknowledged that he still finds it a bit strange to match one of the drivers he had looked up to for so long — and...Read Full Story
NASCAR,INDYCAR, Sato: KV Racing Strong In Edmonton P2
Dario Franchitti was on the last lap of practice in Edmonton for the second time today that Takuma Sato KV Racing, Lotus said first
INDYCAR: Sato, KV Racing Strong In Edmonton P2
The second practice session for Sunday’s race 90 laps Edmonton Indy gave an overview of what hard fans can expect to see tomorrow the brakes locked and works hard in Turn 1.
While most pilots already have their perfect 180-degree reversals to avoid a turn...Read Full Story
Dario Franchitti; Nationality: British: Active years: 1997 - present: Team(s) Hogan Racing (1997), Team Green (1998-2001), Andretti Green Racing (2002) Race starts: 115
San Diego Union-Tribune - GLADEVILLE, Tenn. – If Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti keep racing like this, the IndyCar Series points race will be a two-man competition. Franchitti leads the points thr