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Dario Franchitti's path to another IndyCar series championship might have started when he broke his left ankle in a Nationwide Series crash last year at Talladega.Or when his NASCAR team was shut down. Or during an unplanned business dinner in Detroit.

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By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) We all remember the open-wheel set from the 2008 invasion. Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti is back in the IRL. Formula One veteran Jacque Villeneuve never really got his effort off the ground. Sam Hornish continues to soldier on and Scott Speed has already missed one race this season. He is 38...

 - Biggest Flop -- The open-wheel invasion in NASCAR. Dario Franchitti lasted half a season before he was out from a lack of sponsorship. ... NASCAR Year in Review: The good, bad and the financially ugly CBSSports.com all 2 news articles

ED GRANEY: Speed quickly gets feel for NASCAR Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - Speed envisions his shift from open-wheel racing to stock cars with success similar to Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt than the failures of Dario Franchitti and ...

By Paul Jensen MTRS Archive: ▼ 2008 (1568) ▼ September (99) Franchitti: #41 Cup car was an option Race Night in Tennessee: Clayhill Motorsports resu... Race Night in Tennessee: Clarksville Speedway poin... Trackside at Salem: Kimmel Comes Homes for Salem V... Race Night in Tennessee: Clarksville Speedway resu... Franchitti to be on Wind Tunnel Sunday Trackside at Berlin: Rainout Drill Bits: Advice for short-track operators Trackside at Berlin: Andy Ponstein on CRA pole Federated to return as Nationwide sponsor at Nashv... Clayhill Setup: Championship scenerios Weekly Schedule Riverview Setup: 35-lappers for Limited Late Model... Thunderhill Setup: Summertown Sizzler Duck River, Winchester taking weekend off Clayhill Motorsports points after racing o...   [read the full post]

By Paul Jensen Blog Archive ▼ 2008 (1487) ▼ September (18) Richmond Nationwide Setup: Casey Atwood Thunderhill Raceway points after racing on 8/30/20... Thunderhill Raceway results for 8/30/2008: Richmond Nationwide Setup: Casey Atwood in #27 Bak... Franchitti out of Nationwide car? California Nationwide Wrap: Gilliland’s Night Snar... Winchester Speedway points after racing on 8/30/20... Winchester Speedway results for 8/30/2008: Franchitti back to IRL in 2009 Rick Turner Wins CRA McGunegill Engine 100 Clarksville Drag Strip points after racing on 8/29... Clarksville Drag Strip results for 8/29/2008: Music City Motorplex points after racing on 8/30/2... Frank Kimmel gets ARCA win at DuQuoin Riverview Speedway points after racing on 8/30/200... Riverv...   [read the full post]

By Jensen MediaNet Long Time Chip Ganassi Racing Sponsor Target Continues Partnership with Multi-year Deal Target Chip Ganassi Racing announced they will be adding former IndyCar Series and Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti as a teammate of the 2008 Indy 500 winner and current points leader Scott Dixon, as the driver of the No. 10 Target Honda. In addition, Chip Ganassi Racing and Target announced the details of their joint plans to take their partnership into its 20th season and beyond. Franchitti Returns to the IndyCar Series: The former Indy 500 and IndyCar Series champion will return to open-wheel racing but this time behind the wheel of the No. 10 Target Dallara Honda. The native of Scotland and resident of Williamson County has over 180 starts under h...   [read the full post]

By Mike By my very unofficial count, both Haas cars, both Yates cars, Dario Franchitti, and Regan Smith all lack primary sponsors. Franchitti is an Indy 500 winner and reigning IRL champion. Franchitti and Smith both drive for high profile teams, Chip Ganassi and DEI respectively. The others can –...

When reigning Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series Champion Dario Franchitti attempts to qualify for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway (Saturday, 3 p.m. ET LIVE on SPEED™; pre-race show NCTS Setup 2:30 ET), he joins a pack of open-wheel standouts a...