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As The Open Wheels Turn: Dario Franchitti Flips Again - Video
Dario Franchitti is either the luckiest man alive or the unluckiest man alive after flipping his car yet again during Saturday's IndyCar race at Kentucky Speedway
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Dario Franchitti flips at 215 mph, walks away without a scratch
Racing can be terrifying sometimes, and today's IRL at Michigan International Speedway showed why. While leading the race, Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon touched wheels. Wheldon went into the wall, and he was the lucky one. Franchitti flew into the air, got upside down, and flipped multiple times. The video is something to behold. Despite Dario flipping, landing on Scott ...
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 Thanks A Lot, Guys
Thanks A Lot, Guys
We were excited about the Indianapolis 500 this past Sunday, if a little melancholy . Naturally, the first time we pay decent attention to the race in years results in bad weather and a rain-shortened race. Hooray for Dario Franchitti (who knew he ...
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Indianapolis 500
Dario Franchitti earned $1,645,233 from a record purse of $10,668,815 for his victory May 27 in the 91st Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. This year ' s event purse broke the record of $10,518,565 set in 2006. ESPN Classic To Show Race As " Instant Classic ...
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 A True Chase for the Championship, Again
A True Chase for the Championship, Again
Saturday night, NASCAR will hold its final race before the 100% contrived Chase for the Nextel Cup. Thanks to it, Jeff Gordon's huge points lead will completely evaporate, essentially rendering his first 26 races meaningless. The next day, the Indy Racing League will hold its season finale. Despite not having a contrived playoff, nor any of the other ways NASCAR "improves competition," the ...
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 Ashley Judd’s Low-Cut Dress Dazzling At Daytona
Ashley Judd’s Low-Cut Dress Dazzling At Daytona
David Newton of ESPN’S NASCAR blog dresses up news of Ashley Judd turning some heads at Daytona with her choice of pit row gear . The actress appeared at qualifying on Sunday to show support for her husband, rookie NASCAR racer Dario ...
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 Five Steps to Sounding Smart About NASCAR
Five Steps to Sounding Smart About NASCAR
Football's over. Baseball hasn't started yet. The NBA, NHL, and college basketball are going through the paces until the playoffs/tournament. What's a sports fan supposed to do on a cold late-winter weekend? Don't worry, NASCAR returns on Sunday! If ...
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 If Stephane Ortelli Had Nine Lives, He Just Spent Fifteen Of Them
If Stephane Ortelli Had Nine Lives, He Just Spent Fifteen Of Them
I don't generally post videos just for the video. I like to add something to it, because rarely are videos so good that writing isn't necessary. But here we have a different scenario. This is Stephane Ortelli who sort of had a minor ...
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 CONFIRMED: Texaco-Havoline Will Not Return in 2009
CONFIRMED: Texaco-Havoline Will Not Return in 2009
Sirius Speedway has learned that Chevron-Texaco will not return as sponsor of Juan Pablo Montoya’s #42 Dodge next season. The Texaco-Havoline brand is in the final year of its sponsorship contract with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and a ...
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 Athlete Product Endorsements We Should All See Soon
Athlete Product Endorsements We Should All See Soon
John Daly gets his nutrition from Diet Coke. The marketing opportunities are obvious....
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 Franchitti To Jump To NASCAR IN ‘08
Franchitti To Jump To NASCAR IN ‘08
IndyCar series driver Dario Franchitti will leave the series next season to race in NASCAR with Chip Ganassi Racing. The agreement is yet to be finalized but it will announced at the end of the IndyCar series in September. Franchitti will occupy the #40 car for Ganassi. Franchitti, who currently drives for Andretti Green racing, will join another former open wheel racer Juan Pablo ...
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 Franchitti outlasts Dixon to earn first IndyCar title
Franchitti outlasts Dixon to earn first IndyCar title
Dario Franchitti topped off "a crazy season" with an unlikely victory Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, winning his first IndyCar Series title in what might be his farewell to open-wheel racing.
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 IRL pilots score kudos from press
IRL pilots score kudos from press
Indy Pro Series champ Alex Lloyd and IndyCar Series champ Dario Franchitti were given first-team All-America honors over the weekend in Indianapolis.
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 Ganassi Slates Mayfield for Dover, Franchitti for Pocono
Ganassi Slates Mayfield for Dover, Franchitti for Pocono
Sprint Cup Series driver, Dario Franchitti, returns to the track for Pocono testing, but Mayfield is still currently slated to drive the car this weekend at Dover.
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Dario Franchitti Gets Dissed by Yahoo! after Winning Indy 500
No less than three hours after winning the Greatest Spectacle in Motor Racing, here’s what appeared on the homepage of Yahoo!: Yes, congrats to the winner of the Indy 500 — Ashley Judd’s husband. Seriously. How sad is that? ...
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JS Online: Notes: Another case of he said, she said
Drivers differ on latest clash By DAVE KALLMANN dkallmann@journalsentinel.com Posted: June 3, 2007 West Allis - They bumped on the track, clashed on pit road and then jabbed at each other in interviews. Although neither Dan Wheldon nor Danica Patrick ...
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 MIS '07: Well THAT Was Something!
MIS '07: Well THAT Was Something!
Wow. So the one race I end up NOT LiveBlogging turns out to be the most dramatic in recent memory...go figure....
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Danica rips Wheldon after wreck-filled day at Michigan - IRL - Yahoo! Sports
August 6, 2007 By Bruce Martin PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor BROOKLYN, Michigan (Ticker) -- Dan Wheldon has a well-deserved reputation of being a "lady's man." But one female who doesn't seem to get along with Wheldon is Danica Patrick, who ...
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Wild sequel: Kanaan wins, Franchitti flips
Wild sequel: Kanaan wins, Franchitti flips
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 Video - Indycar Kentucky 2007 - Wild action, Dario flies again!
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Video - Indycar Kentucky 2007 - Wild action, Dario flies again!
Tony Kannan and Helio Castroneves touch tires, Dario Franchitti demolishes his front wing, Danica Patrick's race goes from good to bad to over with, TK wins, and Dario goes flying over Kosuke Matsuura .

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