Dario Franchitti

He might be Scottish, but Dario Franchitti has had the luck of the Irish in his past two starts. A week after winning the Indianapolis 500 from back in the pack, Franchitti recovered from adversity again Sunday to finish second amid the mad ...  

Marking the beginning of its second century as the "Greatest Race in History," BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Timothy M. Manganello presented Dario Franchitti with the Borg-Warner Trophy™ following his victory at the 2012 ...  

Suffering from a flu-like bug, Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti's weakened state meant he struggled to wrestle his No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda around the tough 14-turn, 2.1-mile street course Saturday on Belle Isle.  

Dixon defeated last weekend's Indianapolis 500 winner, Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti, by 1.9628 seconds for his 28th career IndyCar victory with Frenchman Simon Pagenaud third in a Honda-engine podium sweep. IndyCar officials stopped the race ...  

Dixon finished ahead of Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti, giving the team its second straight 1-2 finish. Franchitti won last week's Indianapolis 500 while Dixon was runner-up. Chunks of asphalt came loose on turns six ...  

Scott Dixon was the class of the field all weekend at Belle Isle Park and he showed it to a strong race-day crowd here in Detroit as he paced all 60 laps on his way to his first IZOD Indy Car Series win of the season Dixon survived two late restarts and fought off a charge from his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti to take the win, pulling away decisively from Franchitti to lead the final seven laps. The race was shortened...  

DETROIT — Honda went 1-2-3 in the Chevrolet-sponsored Detroit Grand Prix in the shadow of General Motors world headquarters. Scott Dixon won Sunday's race that was shortened because poor track conditions stopped the races for 2 hours and was followed by Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti and rookie Simon Pagenaud.  

Castroneves had taken one. And Briscoe and Power were starting on the front row at Indy. It took Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti and his third career victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to interrupt the Penske roll. About time ...  

suffering the 10-place penalty for an infraction carried over from last month’s Long Beach Grand Prix. While his Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon dueled with fellow Antipodean Will Power for the pole, Franchitti was back in bed, loaded up on ...  

#drive The last lap of this year's Indy 500 included a serious sphincter-clencher for Dario Franchitti. Takuma Sato attempted a pass in a tailwind on turn one, but the 226-mph inside run on the leader was unclean, and the always-courageous Sato took himself out. But the lack of on-screen drama for his rival belied what was happening in Franchitti's car. More »  

Dixon will be trying to give Chip Ganassi Racing its second straight victory, but it will be tough for Dario Franchitti, the Indianapolis 500 winner, to pull that off. He'll start 15th. Stewart's 'Prelude' set for Wednesday Tony Stewart's eighth ...  

Dario Franchitti hit out at owner-driver Ed Carpenter following a frustrating qualifying session for the Indianapolis 500 winner in Detroit. The Scot was eliminated in the first segment of IndyCar qualifying and ended up with the 15th-fastest time ...  

DETROIT June 2, 2012—Mike Conway will start outside of Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti as the pair will start in the eighth row for Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, marking the return of the IZOD IndyCar Series to Belle Isle for the first time since 2008. It is the first time this year that Conway has started lower than 11th on a street/road circuit. Mike Conway, AJ Foyt Enterprises HondaPhoto by: Art Fleischmann “We...  

Scott Dixon won his first pole of the year, snapping Penske Racing's streak of having the fastest car in IndyCar qualifying this season. It was a great day for three-time winner Dario Franchitti in Indianapolis. Here are the best sights from the Indy 500.  

Dixon earned Chip Ganassi Racing's first pole and hopes to give the team its second straight win. It will be tough for Dario Franchitti to do it -- the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion and Ganassi driver will start 15th in the 25-car field ...  

The tables turned when the sun came out on Belle Isle this afternoon, as the IZOD IndyCar Series regulars got back to business following their long stay in Indianapolis for the 96th Indy 500 won by Dario Franchitti, now a three-time winner of that race. Because this is the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix—held on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park—it was incumbent on Chevy drivers to get their licks in early and often.  

Dario Franchitti from Scotland won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500, his third victory in the marquee event of motor-racing’s IndyCar Series. Franchitti’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon of New Zealand was second ...  

This year's Indianapolis 500 produced a purse of more than $13 million. Winner Dario Franchitti was presented a check for nearly $2.5 million during Monday night's 2012 Indianapolis 500 Victory Awards Celebration. The purse includes money from the ...  

DETROIT -- Will Power targeted Scott Dixon on Saturday as the driver he must beat for this year's Izod IndyCar Series championship. Good call. Dixon not only knocked another point off Power's lead in Detroit Grand Prix qualifying, he showed ...  

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking the beginning of its second century as the "Greatest Race in History," BorgWarner (BWA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Timothy M. Manganello presented Dario Franchitti with the ...  

"Whatever works," Dixon said. Notice in the playful exchange of words is no mention of 500 winner Dario Franchitti, the four-time series champion. Franchitti has been mostly out of contention in the non-oval races that have dominated the first ...  

Paula David – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Ashley Judd’s husband Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 for the third time at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Franchitti first won the Indy in 2007 and then in 2010. This year he took a [...]  

There’s no crying over spilled milk, from Dario Franchitti’s perspective. Two days after dousing himself with the customary winner’s bottle of milk in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500, the 39-year-old from Scotland maintained he won ...  

Actress Ashley Judd‘s husband Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 Sunday, making this his third time to win the race. “[It's] just such an extraordinary achievement,” Judd said after watching him from the stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ”I am so proud of him.” SHOCKING: Ashley Judd Reveals Sexual Abuse In Memoir “All That Is Bitter & Sweet” [...]  

Green-and-white trash bins carrying the message "Clean Downtown" were rolled into place on Belle Isle today. Brave drivers of the IZOD IndyCar Series -- the island's resident "Spider-Man," Helio Castroneves, and Indianapolis 500 champion Dario ...  

Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. The Scotland native bested a field of 32 other competitors -- including a female racer backed by the first al...  

Here's an excerpt about Dario Franchitti Celebrated Indy 500 Win With Emotional Tribute to Dan Wheldon from GreenBeanBuddy.com. “On Sunday, Dario Franchitti took home his third Indy 500 win. And his wife, Ashley Judd, was there proudly celebrating with him.  

His wife, Ashley Judd, and their two dogs were on hand to see his victory. The weekend had been in some ways dedicated to late driver Dan Wheldon. The day of the race and the winner's time in Victory Lane were no exception. Franchitti made sure that his ...  

He also won in 2007 and 2010. Franchitti, who started 16th, took the lead for good in the No. 50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda car from his teammate, Scott Dixon, on lap 199. He overcame a spirited passing attempt by Takuma Sato in turn 1 on ...  

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. The Scotland native bested a field of 32 other competitors -- including a female ...  

The three-peat club at the Indy 500 has its seventh member. Dario Franchitti had to work hard for the win, sitting dead last at one point to come back and win, barely holding off Takuma Sato and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon in the Target Honda ...  

Dixon will start first on Sunday after recording a qualifying time of 1 minute, 10.3162 seconds, ahead of Will Power, Alex Tagliani, Simon Pagenaud, E.J. Viso and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti didn't get out of the ...  

Maybe it was Ashley Judd's flouncy floral dress. The actress, who is three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti's wife, always shows up for race day in a sundress and hat. Sunday, it was a feminine floral-print with spaghetti straps ...  

A big congratulations is in order for Ashley Judd’s husband Dario Franchitti who won the 2012 Indianapolis 500. This is the third time that the race car driver drove through Victory Lane and his wife was there to show her support for her man. I’m pretty sure Ashley shows up for nearly every race her husband is in and that … Keep Reading  

ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge DETROIT — For as deftly as Dario Franchitti whipped his scooter through the garage area at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, he couldn’t create the same maneuverability during Saturday’s qualifying races.  

Actress Ashley Judd celebrated her husband Dario Franchitti’s third Indianapolis 500 win on Monday, says the Inquisitr. Thanks to his victor, the 39-year-old racing driver is now the tenth professional to win the competition for the third time.  

The Indianapolis 500 is the fifth of 16 races in the Izod IndyCar Series, but it is, effectively, the halfway point for competitors. Going forward, the most important prize is points. Gather enough and the championship is delivered. Gather more ...  

He also won in 2007 and 2010. Franchitti, who started 16th, took the lead for good in the No. 50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda car from his teammate, Scott Dixon, on lap 199. He overcame a spirited passing attempt by Takuma Sato in turn 1 on ...  

The Motor Sports Association (MSA) has paid tribute to Scotsman Dario Franchitti who yesterday secured his third victory in the Indianapolis 500, the most prestigious event in US motor racing. Victory circle: race winner Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda celebrates with Chip GanassiPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Franchitti, the reigning four-time IndyCar Series champion, dedicated his sensational win to the memory of fellow Briton...  

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INDIANAPOLIS | Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon.Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday, sailing away to the checkered flag when Takuma Sato spun out trying to make one last pass on the inside and slammed into the wall. Franchitti's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Scott Dixon, crossed the finish...  

crosses the finish line ahead of Scott Dixon, rear, of New Zealand, and Tony Kanaan, bottom, of Brazil, to win IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)  

Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday with Takuma Sato, their tires briefly touching to send Sato spinning hard into the wall. Franchitti sailed away to the checkered flag, with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon crossing the finish line right behind the Scotsman.  

"What a race! What a race!" Franchitti said. "I think D-dub would be proud of that one." Kanaan, who used a bold move on a late restart to dart from fifth to first, couldn't hold off Franchitti and Dixon on the last restart. It left him winless ...  

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dario Franchitti hadn't had time to check his cell phone messages when he got to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday morning, where he'd captured his third Indy 500 the day before. The Scotsman who runs for Target Chip Ganassi Racing was ...  

"I think the reason we all got back in the cars, the reason all the mechanics got back in pit lane, the fans came back to the races, is days like today, the emotion of something like today," Franchitti said. "That’s certainly why I got back in the car.  

INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday, sailing ...  

The Indianapolis 500 is the fifth of 16 races in the Izod IndyCar Series, but it is, effectively, the halfway point for competitors. Going forward, the most important prize is points. Gather enough and the championship is delivered. Gather more ...  

But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday, sailing away to the checkered flag when Takuma Sato spun out trying to make one last pass on the inside and slammed into the wall.  

The day opened with car owner Bryan Herta driving a single parade lap around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the car Wheldon drove to victory last year. Fans were given white sunglasses to wear on laps 26 and 98, marking the car numbers Wheldon ...  

Franchitti won the race under a caution flag after Takuma Sato crashed. Franchitti's teammate, Scott Dixon, finished second. Tony Kanaan, who had the lead off the last restart with six laps to go, settled for third on a blistering day at the Greatest ...  

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti says he's still "not very comfortable" racing on a high-banked oval. The Indianapolis 500 was the first IndyCar race on an oval since Dan Wheldon's fatal accident in last season's ...  

Dario Franchitti won his third Indianapolis 500 under caution on Sunday. The 2012 Indy 500 finish provided wild video with Takuma Sato — running right with Franchitti — wrecking at the end in an attempt to pass for the lead. It was a ...  

When Ashley Judd's Kentucky Wildcats won the 2012 NCAA National Championship, Ashley was the happiest sports fan in the world.On Sunday, another fantastic memory happened when her husband, Dario Franchitti, won his third Indianapolis 500. BREAKING: Dario Franchitti wins his third Indy 500. nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/47582589 #indycar— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 27, 2012 Not a bad start to her 2012 calendar year if I must say so myself.Judd is a...  

"I think (Ganassi's) long-term goal for me is to be the next Scott (Dixon) or Dario (Franchitti), be the next driver he's groomed from day one and grows into a champion and stays and keeps winning with him," Kimball said. "I want to reward that ...  

(AP) INDIANAPOLIS - Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle ...  

DETROIT -- Will Power targeted Scott Dixon on Saturday as the driver he has to beat for this year's Izod IndyCar Series championship. Good call. Dixon not only knocked another point off Power's lead in Detroit Grand Prix qualifying, he showed ...  

Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti will start 15th in tomorrow's Grand Prix and he vented his frustration to Tom Leyden after today's qualifying session. "We were very frustrated," said Franchitti. "The guys were doing everything they could to tell me who ...  

Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday with Takuma Sato, their ...  

Sato sensationally dived down the inside of leader Dario Franchitti on the first corner of the very last lap of an already exciting Indy 500 last Sunday, only to lose control and crash. Some described the famously feisty former Formula One pilot ...  

DETROIT -- Life after a failed bid to win the Indianapolis 500 is different for Takuma Sato, but the Japanese driver said Friday that he wouldn't change anything about his last-lap move for the lead on Dario Franchitti. As Sato crashed in Turn 1 at ...  

Franchitti Wins Third Indianapolis 500, Dixon Finishes Second Target Drivers Finish One-Two While Celebrating Target’s 50th Anniversary Victory circle: race winner Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda celebrates with wife AshleyPhoto by: Eric Gilbert INDIANAPOLIS (May 28, 2012) – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) driver Dario Franchitti led 23 laps en route to his third victory in the Indianapolis 500 and the 31st win of...  

"I had a good car and was able to time the passes." Scott Dixon, the Indy 500 winner in 2008 and Franchitti's teammate at Chip Ganassi Racing, finished second after repeatedly swapping the lead with Franchitti over the final 40 laps. Veteran Tony Kanaan ...  

Dario Franchitti from Spain was the first to the finish line at the Indy 500 on Sunday, winning his third title after navigating through a thrilling final lap. Franchitti was neck-and-neck with Japanese driver Takuma Sato going into the race’s ...  

He’s had nearly a week to think about it, yet Takuma Sato, driver of the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda still is of the opinion that his bold attempt to pass race winner Dario Franchitti in Turn One on the final lap of Sunday’s ...  

And for the third time, he did it under the caution flag. With just one lap to go, Takuma Sato tried to pass Franchitti on the inside, but crashed. The rest is just history. It was a truly exciting race, with Franchitti, Scott Dixon, and Tony Kanaan all ...  

Dario Franchitti overcame a number of hurdles to capture his third Indianapolis 500. Firstly, the day undoubtedly belonged to the late Dan Wheldon, who was killed during an October crash in the IndyCar season finale. Franchitti, who was close friends with Wheldon, was seemingly racing in tribute to his fallen friend, while also etching his name in IndyCar history. Franchitti was also able to weather some setbacks early on as he climbed back...  

Target Corp. had a big win on Sunday, and the retailer made the most of it. Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, both IndyCar drivers on the Target-sponsored Chip Ganassi Racing team, took first and second place respectively at the Indianapolis 500. The win was Franchitti’s third at the Indy 500. The win adds to a string of big-race victories for Minnesota-based companies’ sponsored teams. In February, Best Buy Co. Inc.-sponsored Matt Kenseth...  

Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap. The Japanese driver went for the lead going into the first turn, pulling even with Franchitti.  

Actress Ashley Judd and her husband, the racing driver Dario Franchitti, have listed a darling spread in Scotland. Why, might you ask, do an Indy 500 winner and American actress keep a castle in the U.K.? Well, it turns out...  

It was a scorcher un the sun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday, though Dario Franchitti kept his cool as came out on top under a caution flag, kissing the bricks for the third time at the Indianapolis 500. The 2012 Indy 500 ...  

Again. Dario Franchitti (and Ashley Judd) won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. As The Times' Jim Peltz reported Sunday, it was a thriller -- the racing world hadn't seen one like this in half a century -- and the outcome was in doubt until ...  

This year's Indianapolis 500 won't go down as the hottest one on record, but it was close. The temperature hit 91 degrees at the end of Sunday's race, leaving it one degree shy of the 1937 record, The Associated Press reports. 91, 92, who's counting?  

INDIANAPOLIS — You can debate whether the Indianapolis 500 is the world’s greatest race. What’s not open to discussion is that the Brickyard still knows how to put on a great show. In an emotional tribute to fallen champion Dan Wheldon, three of his closest friends were poised at the end to duel for the 96th Indy 500 championship. On Memorial Day weekend, there was no...  

Dario Franchitti changed more than history.The focus of Franchitti’s Indianapolis 500 triumph on Sunday has been the driver’s place amongst the greatest IndyCar competitors of all-time, and deservedly so, after winning his third Indy 500. The man won four out of the last five IndyCar Series titles—with that type of resume, a major victory is naturally going to trigger attention towards history. But shifting the focus away from the big picture...  

The Scottish driver started 16th in today’s 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 but ended first, holding off a furious charge by Japan’s Takumo Sato on the final lap to win a back-and-fourth, gripping edition of the Greatest Spectacle in ...  

Her husband and their friend, St. Petersburg resident Dan Wheldon, had won the Indy 500 only a year ... It was Susie Wheldon's first trip to any race track since her husband's death. She watched from Dixon's pit stand with his wife, Emma.  

INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti has won the Indianapolis for the third time, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap. The Japanese driver went for the lead going into the first turn, pulled even with Franchitti but got too ...  

Sato’s car barely missed Franchitti, who coasted across the line under a yellow caution flag to become the 10th driver to win at least three Indy 500s. Franchitti’s teammate, Scott Dixon, finished second. Tony Kanaan, who had the lead off ...  

In an emotional tribute to fallen champion Dan Wheldon, three of his closest friends were poised at the end to duel ... I didn’t squeeze him down. He just lost the rear of the car.’’ Franchitti, one of 10 drivers who has won at least ...  

Among those in the running this year was Katherine Legge, the ninth woman to qualify for the race, but the first to bring an all-female team with her. She sported a Girl Scouts logo on her helmet and representing STEM (science, technology ...  

The Scottish driver started 16th in today’s 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 but finished it first, holding off a furious charge by Japan’s Takumo Sato on the final lap to win a back-and-forth, gripping edition of the Indy 500.  

He also won the famed race in 2007 and 2010. Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon finished second, Tony Kanaanwas third, Oriol Servia fourth and pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe finished fifth. Franchitti wore a pair of white-framed sunglasses as he ...  

When Dario Franchitti joined Andretti Green Racing for the 2003 IndyCar season, the Scottish driver’s potential was already held in high esteem by the racing community. Franchitti had previously established himself as one of the leading stars in the CART championship, finishing second in 1999 to Juan Pablo Montoya and third in the preceding year.   Born in Scotland on May 19, 1973, Franchitti earned his first title at age 11 in the 1984...  

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Kid Rock stopped by Belle Isle for a ride with racing legend Mario Andretti, taking time to chat with Team Penske ace Helio Castroneves. Three-time Indy 500 champ Dario Franchitti stood outside the Detroit Yacht Club doing interviews in a short ...  

   INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dario Franchitti has won the Indianapolis for the third time, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap.    The Japanese driver went for the lead going into the first turn, pulled even with Franchitti but got too low, and it sent him into the outside wall. Sato's car barely missed Franchitti, who coasted across the line under a yellow caution flag to become the 10th driver to win at least three Indy...  

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti says he's still "not very comfortable" racing on a high-banked oval. The Indianapolis 500 was the first IndyCar race on an oval since Dan Wheldon's fatal accident in last season's ...  

While many of us were celebrating Memorial Day weekend, which happily coincided with Dario Franchitti’s Indy 500 win and the gloriously spectacular Golden Gate Bridge anniversary fireworks display, there were plenty in Florida who were suffering through ...  

Victory circle: race winner Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing HondaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Dario Franchitti came from the rear of the field to win a dramatic Indianapolis 500 Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon to the checkered flag in a 1-2 finish for Honda in near-record heat and humidity. It is the third Indianapolis 500 victory for Franchitti, and the third for...  

FRANCHITTI CLAIMS THIRD INDIANAPOLIS 500 WIN IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE RACE Victory circle: race winner Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda celebratesPhoto by: Eric Gilbert INDIANAPOLIS - (Sunday, May 27, 2012) -- Dario Franchitti slipped the wreath over his head and took a healthy sip of cool milk in the 91-degree mid-afternoon heat in Victory Circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First, however, he donned a pair of white...  

Dario Franchitti won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, but the win came under caution, making it incredibly anticlimactic.Franchitti sailed across the finish line the way he had in his two previous wins: with the yellow flag waiving. It's time for IndyCar to look at how they govern the finish of races, as winning under yellow taints what could have been a really exciting finish.Takuma Sato was running second and went for the lead entering...  

Dan Wheldon couldn't win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him. Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, leads teammate Scott Dixon, center, of New Zealand, and Takuma Sato, of Japan, into the first turn during IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 27, 2012. Crew members for Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, service the car in a pit stop during IndyCar's Indianapolis...  

Dario Franchitti and his wife, actress Ashley Judd celebrated Franchitti's big win at the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, thanking fans on their official Twitter accounts on May 28 and posting for photos with Franchitti's trophy. It was Franchitti's third time ...  

The win made Franchitti's owner, Chip Ganassi, the first man to win the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same season. Castroneves, who was bidding to be a four-time Indy 500 champion, finished ninth, while Kanaan finished 11th. And of course ...  

INDIANAPOLIS — The back seat of the convertible was wide enough for a third passenger besides Dario Franchitti, the 39-year-old Scot who had just won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and Ashley Judd, the actress who is Franchitti's wife.  

The legend has done it again.Dario Franchitti won the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, notching his third career victory at The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.It was a thrilling race from start to finish, with a record-setting 35 lead changes. In the end, Franchitti was able to hold on to first place while his top opponents got knocked out one by one.IndyCar points leaders Will Power and Mike Conway crashed into each other, while...  

The Italian champ posed for photos along the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with wife Ashley Judd and their two cockapoos, Buttermilk and Shug, who have also helped dad mark his accomplishment in the past. But despite being repeat visitors to ...  

Dario Franchitti is one of the greats on the IndyCar circuit, and he proved that with his, count it, third Indianapolis 500 win.Let's be very honest about the Indy 500. Winning just one puts you in rarefied air, so I can only imagine what winning two feels like. Winning three, though? At that point you are a legend.Dario Franchitti, congratulations, because you are officially one of the great ones.Speaking of official, here's the Tweet...  

Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap duel...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap. The Japanese driver went for the lead going into the first turn, pulling even with Franchitti. But he went in too low, and ...  

May 28, 2012 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- It was an hour before the Indianapolis 500, and Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan found a quiet corner to prepare for the race. They were interrupted by Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford, three of the greatest ...  

An interview with: DARIO FRANCHITTI, CHIP GANASSI and MIKE HULL Victory circle: race winner Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda celebratesPhoto by: Eric Gilbert THE MODERATOR: Gentlemen, thank you very much. Congratulations on a great day. Well, Chip, I have two different thoughts to lead into. One is, it can't get much better to have two drivers perform and have a finish like this? The other is the acid reflux that goes with...  

The entire day was a tribute to Wheldon, beginning with car owner Bryan Herta driving a single parade lap around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the car Wheldon drove to victory last year. Fans were given white sunglasses to wear on laps 26 and ...  

The next race is the Baltimore Grand Prix on September 4th. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were: Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais, James Hinchcliffe, Graham Rahal, E.J. Viso and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Dario Franchitti leads Scott Dixon and ...  

Penske Racing's 2012 reign of terror is over thanks to Dario Franchitti's third-career win at the Indianapolis 500. In all, it was a rough day for the Penske drivers. Ryan Briscoe started on the pole and finished well, taking fifth place in the race and ...  

RoadFish.com men’s lifestyle and finance magazine applauds Franchitti for an amazing comeback during yesterday’s Indianapolis 500, during which Franchitti fell to last place after being hit by another racer and still went on to win first place Hats off ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Early television ratings are showing this year’s Indianapolis 500 had more viewers than any time since 2008. Based on the numbers provided by Nielsen Media Research and ESPN, Sunday’s race attracted nearly 6.9 million ...  

His second win, in 2010, was about pure dominance — he led ... Now that Franchitti has basically done it all, there's only one thing left. Dancing. Castroneves won 'Dancing with the Stars,' so a few of the drivers had a little fun with ...  

Dario Franchitti added another line to his legendary resume by winning his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Franchitti led for 23 laps and fended off a late-surge by Takuma Sato to hold on to the victory. It was his third win in his last five tries at the ...  

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Dario Franchitti's third career Indianapolis 500 victory came after a record number of lead changes, a furious late push and a heart-wrenching tribute to Franchitti's good friend, the late Dan Wheldon. Everything about this year's Indy 500 had a certain mystique about it. Wheldon's presence was constant, giving the race extra meaning for every participating driver.The addition of multiple caution flags and constant change at the top of the...  

Dario Franchitti's Hall of Fame resume was sealed with a big glass of milk at Sunday's Indianapolis 500. For the third time in his long, storied career, Franchitti was able to kiss the bricks—and Ashley Judd—after one of the most emotional, frantic ...  

May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti talks about winning the iconic race for the third-time in six years and his team's sponsors. Franchitti, speaking with Matt Miller on "Bloomberg Rewind" Wednesday, also discusses the rebirth of Open-Wheel racing. (Source: Bloomberg)  

This was taken before Sunday's Indy 500, but it might be the most poignant photo of the day. It was the calm before the storm, two drivers awaiting the race. It also happened to include the winner, Dario Franchitti, and the third-place finisher ...  

NBC Sports - Found 9 hours agoFranchitti wins third Indy 500, honors Wheldon Late driver 'would be proud of that one' after his three friends sweep podium INDIANAPOLIS - Dan Wheldon couldn't win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him. And if it wasn't going to be Franchitti, then it would be Scott Dixon. ... Dario Franchitti wins 3rd Indy 500 - FOXNews.com Indy Loves...  

Fitzgerald Cecilio – AHN Sports Reporter Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – Dario Franchitti made history with his third Indianapolis 500 trophy Sunday, but the spotlight wasn’t focused on him. The entire racing day was dedicated in honor of defending champion and two-time champion Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a crash in the [...]  

AP Photo/Bill FrielTakuma Sato spins in the first turn of the final ... he'll have two more chances to win before the finish line. Franchitti teammate Scott Dixon finished second after the Sato crash, followed by Tony Kanaan in third.  

Even the milk knew what was coming Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dario Franchitti took a drink of the traditional winner's beverage and then poured the rest on his head the way Dan Wheldon did after winning the Indianapolis 500 twice.  

Dario Franchitti of Edinburgh, Scotland, started the 96th Indianapolis 500 in the middle of the pack but finished the race ahead of it on Sunday as he joined a select few drivers who have won the premier event of the IndyCar Series three times.  

INDIANAPOLIS - Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon ran the fastest laps Friday in final practice for Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Franchitti topped the speed chart at 222.360 mph on "Carb Day," a throwback term to past years when mechanics would make ...  

“Everybody up there was a friend of Dan's, and that about sums it up. Everybody loved him. What a race! What a race! I think D-dub would be proud of that one.” Brandon Wade/Getty Images Just one year ago, Wheldon was drinking a celebratory glass bottle ...  

Montoya Edges Franchitti in the Championship for the All-Time Greatest Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Title  CONCORD, N.C. (May 26, 2012) – Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) announced today that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates driver Juan Pablo Montoya claimed the All-Time Greatest Chip Ganassi Racing Driver title after fans participated in four rounds of voting.  Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dario Franchitti faced Montoya in the...  

Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the 96th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, taking his third career Indy 500 crown after Japan's Takuma Sato crashed while running beside him on the final lap.Franchitti, who also won Indy 500 titles in 2007 and 2010, was followed across the finish line under a caution flag by Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon of New Zealand and Brazil's Tony Kanaan.  

All in a day’s work on the racetrack for Dario Franchitti. Returning to the high-banked oval of Texas Motor Speedway for the Izod IndyCar Firestone 550 on June 9? For Franchitti, that’s a whole different thing. The return to TMS will put an emotional ...  

"Actually, it was good for Dan, his three best friends fighting for the win," Kanaan said. "Danny, wherever he is right now, I think he's extremely happy. His three best friends in the top three." Wheldon's wife, Susie, went to Victory Lane to ...  

Daily MailAll-female racing crew first to compete in Indy 500 but Dario Franchitti ...Daily MailTheirs was the first all-female crew to participate in the 96-year race's history. It was the 31-year-old British racer's rookie year at the famed track and she was hoping to make an inspiring statement for young girls who may participate in races to ...Franchitti's win makes memorable 500FOXSports.comDario Franchitti wins his third Indy 500CBS...  

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 28, 2012 - Dario Franchitti earned $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for his victory Sunday, May 27 in the 96th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Scotland native Franchitti became just the 10th driver to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at least three times. He also won in 2007 and 2010. Franchitti, who started 16th, took the lead for good in the No. 50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda on Lap 199 from...  

Dario Franchitti and his wife Ashley Judd have a third Indy 500 win to celebrate. He was the Indianapolis 500 winner for the 2012 version of the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway even though there were at least 30 lead changes throughout the race.  

Winning the third Indy 500 of his career could have served as a huge talking point and tribute to the IndyCar racing skills of Dario Franchitti, but in an act of class, reverence, respect and what I can only assume was a bittersweet mixture of joy and ...  

Seven months after Wheldon's death in a crash Franchitti dedicated his third victory in the Indy 500 to his fellow BritonIn Britain Dan Wheldon made headlines only when he died. That happened last October, in a horrifying multi-car crash during a race in Las Vegas; the images of his machine were prominently featured in the British mass media, which had barely bothered to mention his two wins in the Indianapolis 500, America's biggest motor...  

Dario Franchitti's third career victory at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday put him in a group of 10 drivers who have won the prestigious race three or more times. Next year, Franchitti will have an opportunity to tie A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears as ...  

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking the beginning of its second century as the "Greatest Race in History," BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Timothy M. Manganello presented Dario Franchitti with the Borg ...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time on Sunday and did it in dramatic fashion. He edged Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon at the wild finish with Tony Kanaan finishing third, Oriol Servia fourth and Ry ...  

Franchitti flashes to victory at Indianapolis Dario Franchitti survived a late-race shootout to win the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 on an oppressively hot day. In winning, the Scotsman scored his third 500 victory. “I want to dedicate this (win) to two of Indianapolis’ finest, Dan Wheldon and Michael Wanser,” the winner said. “Thanks to all of the Indianapolis fans for their tribute to Dan today. What a race. What a race. I...  

New Zealand's Scott Dixon crossed the line second and Brazil's Tony Kanaan finished third from the original 33 starters. IndyCar points leader Will Power, Mike Conway and Marco Andretti were knocked out. Andretti crashed with just 13 laps to go ...  

For the second year in a row, the Indianapolis 500 was decided by a last-lap crash, as Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti won one of the hottest and most hotly contested Memorial Day Classics in history on Sunday. The victory gained Franchitti entrance into an elite circle of drivers to drink the milk three times at Indianapolis on the Memorial Day weekend. Franchitti was preceded in the triple by Louis Meyer, Mauri Rose, Wilbur...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon.  

Nashville-based Big Machine Records sponsored a different driver at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 race, but the result was the same as in 2011: It backed a winner. Dario Franchitti was sporting a Big Machine Records logo on his helmet and firesuit when he won Sunday's race, the third Indy 500 win for the Williamson County resident. Big Machine Records also sponsored last year's winner, the late Dan Wheldon. The race, which aired on ABC, is...  

Fellow Scot and three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, who helped bring him to the forefront of motor racing, believes Franchitti could have been a contender in the right car. Franchitti, 39, has won four IndyCar championships, but it is his ...  

(CBS News) Dario Franchitti won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and wife Ashely Judd was there cheering him on. The "Missing" actress, 44, joined her husband in Victory Lane after the win, where they kissed and celebrated. "[It's] just ...  

It was a great day for three-time winner Dario Franchitti in Indianapolis ... took the lead for good in the No. 50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda car from his teammate, Scott Dixon, on lap 199. He overcame a spirited passing attempt by ...  

Frequently updated news directly from the IZOD IndyCar series, teams and engine manufacturers. In yesterdays IndyCar Insight I mentioned that despite Chevrolet’s dominance of the season and the Indy 500 sessions so far, Honda are very much focused on ...  

(CNN)-- Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. The Scotland native and husband of actress Ashley Judd bested a field of 32 other competitors ...  

The epic race ended in thrilling fashion after Japanese driver Takuma Sato crashed while trying to pass Franchitti on the final lap. The wreck signaled a caution which froze the field and sealed the win for the 39-year-old Scotland native. Franchitti was a ...  

Dario Franchitti has won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time. The Scottish driver took the checked flag in what Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are calling one of the hottest Indy 500s on record.  

INDIANAPOLIS - Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday, sailing away to the checkered flag when Takuma Sato spun out trying to make one last pass on the inside and slammed into the wall. Franchitti's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon crossed the finish...  

Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, former Indianapolis 500 winners, tuned up for Sunday’s 500 by topping the speed charts during the one-hour Carb Day session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway mid-day on Friday. The two champion drivers drive Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda’s, and their respective speeds were 222.360 and 222.274 miles per hour. We knew it was coming and the track will be very slippery.Dario Franchitti Said Franchitti about...  

Scott Dixon has won the 2011 Honda Indy 200, with Dario Franchitti and Ryan Hunter-Reay joining him on the podium. The next race is the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 on August 14th. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were: Takuma Sato, Tony Kanaan ...  

Said Kanaan, a close friend of Wheldon's who just fell short again in his bid for a first Indy 500 win in his 11th attempt: "Danny, wherever he is, is extremely happy … his three best friends ... everything's got to fall your way.  

Still, she kept her cool like any Southern belle who knows how to handle ... Yes, Ashley knows how to play the background, probably choosing her yellow outfit so that her man in red would not play the background in any way--even one involves ...  

The final practice before the 2012 Indy 500, Miller Light Carb Day, took place Friday afternoon. The results put to rest some concerns that the teams running Honda engines would be in for a tough race on Sunday. Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon ...  

That would include Helio Castroneves, who drives for the team owned by the racing mogul Roger Penske, and the Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, who found speed in practice Friday after lackluster qualifying attempts.  

Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books by winning his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, a day that started and ended as a tribute to Dan Wheldon, who won the race a year ago but was killed in an October crash in the IndyCar season finale.  

In Britain Dan Wheldon made headlines only when he died ... the veteran singer Jim Nabors performs Back Home Again In Indiana and the wife of the speedway owner utters the celebrated command: "Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines."  

After taking the checkered flag during Sunday's 96th running of the Indianapolis 500, Dario Franchitti became nearly $2.5 million richer. Or $2,474,280 richer, to be exact. The three-time winner earned 19 percent of the overall race purse with the win.  

Sports enterprises need stars. Dario Franchitti???handsome, polite, married to a movie star and a winner???fits the bill perfectly. His 500 win is exactly what his sport???IndyCar???needs now. NASCAR has been the king of the auto-racing hill in the U.S. for some time now. That sport has endemic popularity and loyalty in the South. IndyCar doesn't ...  

INDIANAPOLIS – It has been a rough start this season for four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti. His Honda/Dallara, with the exception of the race in Brazil, has not been particularly fast, and he has had trouble adapting to the ...  

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Randy Bernard has pleaded for the most accomplished driver in IndyCar to get more recognition for the big wins and championships he's accumulated. Dario Franchitti celebrates with the traditional milk bath after winning his third ...  

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the 96th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to join an elite band of drivers to win the 101-year ... came 11th, the best place of the seven rookies in the field. (Editing by Gene Cherry)  

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday with Takuma Sato, their tires briefly touching to send Sato spinning hard into the wall. Franchitti sailed away to the checkered flag, with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon crossing...  

INDIANAPOLIS - Scott Dixon crossed the finish line behind Dario Franchitti. Again. Still, there he was, visiting Franchitti in Victory Lane, attending the post-race party and paying tribute to his teammate in his speech at the Indianapolis 500 banquet.  

FRANCHITTI LEADS FINAL PRACTICE; DIXON TAKES PIT STOP CONTEST; GUERRIERI WINS FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100 Pit stop challenge: winner Scott Dixon and the Target Chip Ganassi Racing teamPhoto by: Eric Gilbert INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 25, 2012 - Dario Franchitti hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is again a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day. Franchitti, who will start the 96th Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the sixth row, topped the speed...  

Third went to Tony Kanaan, making it a podium sweep for Wheldon's three closest friends in the IndyCar series. Wheldon, the defending race winner and a two-time champ, was killed in the October season finale, and the entire day was in honor of D ...  

Top Indy 500 performers remember Wheldon for humor, not tragedyIndiana Daily StudentBy Robby Howard | IDS INDIANAPOLIS — The first Indianapolis 500 without Dan Wheldon brought together three of the funniest men in IndyCar. And it finished exactly the way Wheldon would have wanted. Dario Franchitti, Wheldon's former teammate at ...and more »  

Kiwi IndyCar driver Scott Dixon again just missed winning his second Indianapolis 500 crown pipped at the post by team-mate, and now three-time race winner, Dario Franchitti. Dixon was in the box seat on the last lap just behind Franchitti, and inside ...  

Wheldon died about five months later at a crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After singing the anthem, Martina joined Dan's widow, Susie Wheldon, and actress Ashley Judd, Wynonna's sister and driver Dario Franchitti's wife, in a VIP suite ...  

the fifth of 16 events of the IZOD Indy Car Series season. 1 - Driver who has have completed every lap of every race in the first five IZOD IndyCar Series events: James Hinchcliffe. 3 - Indianapolis 500 wins for Dario Franchitti, the 10th driver to win the ...  

INDIANAPOLIS May 27(Reuters) - Factbox on Scotland's Dario Franchitti who won the 96th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. * Born in Scotland in 1973, he began racing karts as a child and steadily worked his way through different race classes.  

Scott Dixon was all smiles as he embraced victorious team-mate Dario Franchitti but he admits to being "super gutted" at missing out on a second career win at the Indianapolis 500. The New Zealander was a close second to Target Chip Ganassi teammate ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scotland's Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books on Sunday by becoming the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But the day was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a ...  

Via the very accurate and scientific method of Twitter hashtag voting, Chip Ganassi Racing's fans have crowned Juan Pablo Montoya as the greatest racing driver in the team's history. Dario Franchitti managed a close second. We can certainly ...  

INDIANAPOLIS -- It has been a rough start this season for four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti. His Honda/Dallara, with the exception of the race in Brazil, has not been particularly fast, and he has had trouble adapting to the ...  

I just go out and do the best job I can. I don’t go into it thinking ... I ask you this all the time, you refuse to ever answer it. You have four championships and three Indy 500s now. You have 31 victories. There’s one more spot, then it’s Andretti ...  

MONTOYA BEATS FRANCHITTI: Dario Franchitti didn’t win everything Sunday. Chip Ganassi Racing announced that driver Juan Pablo Montoya claimed the All-Time Greatest Chip Ganassi Racing Driver title after fans participated in four rounds of voting.  

And we're back to racing. Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, a pair of Target Chip Ganassi drivers, have taken over the top two spots. At the current moment, four of the top five are Ganassi cars. Marco Andretti, who has led the most laps today ...  

Most expected at least Dixon and Franchitti to make the Pole Day shootout, but none of Ganassi's four drivers made it into the top nine to vie for the actual pole. Graham Rahal was the top qualifier at No. 12, while Charlie Kimball, Dixon and ...  

The Indy 500 is on the horizon, and Dario Franchitti is speaking on many a topic. First, he spoke of how hard it is being without Dan Wheldon, who died in Las Vegas last year. Next, he speaks of Danica Patrick, and how IndyCar will survive without her ...  

Who is Ashley Judd and why does she keep appearing in the sports section? Believe it or not, the 44-year-old actress has multiple connections to the sporting world, and it starts with her husband. You may be saying to yourself, "big deal, every wife is ...  

Ed Carpenter’s charge through the field in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500-Mile Race had the huge crowd on its feet. But the late race spin as he closed on leaders Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon spoiled a spectacular drive for the only team owner/driver in ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dan Wheldon couldn't win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him. And if it wasn't going to be Franchitti, then it would be Scott Dixon. Maybe even Tony Kanaan. No matter what, one of Wheldon's best buddies...  

Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more  

• Takuma Sato crashes on final lap of record-breaking race • Scot Franchitti wore sunglasses in honour of Dan WheldonDario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time on Sunday after the Japanese driver Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap.Sato went for the lead going into the first turn, pulling even with Franchitti. But he went in too low, and the crash sent him into the outside wall. Sato's car barely missed Franchitti, who...  

Indianapolis - In the 95-year history of the Indianapolis 500, only nine men had managed to win the race three times. Dario Franchitti became the tenth on Sunday, May 27. The reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion did it in dramatic fashion too. As the ...  

MONTOYA BEATS FRANCHITTI: Dario Franchitti didn't win everything Sunday. Chip Ganassi Racing announced that driver Juan Pablo Montoya claimed the All-Time Greatest Chip Ganassi Racing Driver title after fans participated in four rounds of voting.  

Among the Honda powered entries that expect to be in the mix for the win are Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, along with Sarah Fisher Racing's Josef Newgarden. Another Chevy driver you can never count out is ...  

When the 96th Indianapolis 500 revs up Sunday, May 27, on ABC from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one figure will loom large over the proceedings. And he won't even be there -- at least physically.Dan Wheldon, the two-time Indy 500 winner and '05 series champ who was killed in a multicar pileup at last year's season finale at Las Vegas, will be impossible to overlook for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that had he lived, he'd be...  

INDIANAPOLIS – The back seat of the convertible was just wide enough for a third passenger besides Dario Franchitti, the 39-year-old Scot who had just won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and actress Ashley Judd, Franchitti's wife. Dario Franchitti kisses the yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway's start-finish line after his third Indianapolis 500 victory. He also won in 2007 and 2010.  

“What a great race,” Franchitti, who also won at Indianapolis in 2007 and 2010 ... It’s the seventh time an owner has finished one-two at the event, and Franchitti’s victory is the first for a Honda-powered car this season.  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Scott Dixon crossed the finish line behind Dario Franchitti. Again. Still, there he was, visiting Franchitti in Victory Lane, attending the post-race party and paying tribute to his teammate in his speech at the ...  

USA TODAYVideo: Dario Franchitti on Indy 500, Dan Wheldon and moreUSA TODAYBefore he takes the track for this weekend's Indianapolis 500, two-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti stopped by the USA TODAY Sports offices for a chat about this weekend's big race. You can follow Dario (@dariofranchitti) and the Target Chip ...LIVE CHAT: Indy 500 champ Dario FranchittiTucson CitizenBad day for IndyCar vet Dario Franchitti, slow in qualifyingThe...  

Former IndyCar champions Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan believe Takuma Sato was too bold in his attempt to pass Dario Franchitti for the Indianapolis 500 lead on the final lap of the race and will be 'haunted' by the error  

"It was job done from my point of view," Sato said. "Coming out of turn four I was drafting into turn one. It was a good opportunity because I was inside before we both turned into turn one. We were completely side-by-side. He kept coming and ...  

The Indianapolis 500 is arguably the most prestigious race in motorsports and it will be run for the 96th time on Sunday. Past winners like Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon are obvious favorites, but there are many hungry drivers who are looking for their first 500 victory.Several younger drivers have gotten off to hot starts this season and that would seem to lend itself to an upset victory of some kind at Indy. There are...  

May 28 (GMM) Former F1 driver Takuma Sato almost won Sunday's running of the fabled Indy 500.Instead, the Japanese 35-year-old, the former Jordan, Honda and Super Aguri driver until 2008, crashed into the wall after an audacious last-lap attempt to pass Dario Franchitti, who went on to win under yellow flags.The Indianapolis Star's Bob Kravitz said the move was "brave; it was stupid. It was courageous; it was irresponsible."If it had worked...  

Team owner and 1986 Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Rahal was a steadying force in Sato's ear all day, keeping the often impatient driver honest throughout the event. Running a different fuel strategy from Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dario Franchitti and ...  

Dario Franchitti drank the milk and kissed the bricks, but he wasn't the only driver to experience success at the 2012 Indianapolis 500.In one of the most competitive Indy 500s ever, 10 different drivers led at some point, and there were a race-record 35 lead changes throughout the day.Although they didn't wear the wreath in victory lane, these three drivers built up some positive momentum at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scott DixonDixon won...  

There were several impressive performances in Sunday's Indianapolis 500 as Dario Franchitti won it for the third time, Scott Dixon nearly became a two-time winner as he finished second, and the popular Tony Kanaan was in the hunt until the bitter end.  

Franchitti Hat-Trick Ashley Judd celebrated with her husband Dario Franchitti, after he won his third Indianapolis 500: “[It's] just such an extraordinary achievement,” Judd said of Franchitti’s three Indy 500 victories, according to the Los Angeles Times. “I am so [...]  

Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books, the latest three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. But this was not about Franchitti: It was all for Dan Wheldon. Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday, sailing away to the ...