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Dario Franchitti Wins Indycar Championship
stockcarspin.com - 10/11/2009
Dario Franchitti Wins Indycar Championship
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It was as if he never left. Dario Franchitti picked up right where he left off two years ago in the Indy Racing League, winning his second Indycar title in three years after a stellar season, his first back in the series after trying NASCAR. It was not easy for Franchitti, who was in a three-car ...
It’s all happening in America this weekend
britsonpole.com - 10/9/2009
It’s all happening in America this weekend
— britsonpole.com — A quiet weekend in European racing allows attention to switch to the other side of the Atlantic – where no fewer than four open-wheel series all have their final races. The IndyCar, Atlantic and Star Mazda championships will all be settled over the next three days, with Indy Lights also ... (more) It’s all happening in America this weekend

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IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down
britsonpole.com - 10/10/2009
IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down
— britsonpole.com — Dario Franchitti will start the three-way battle for the 2009 IndyCar title from pole position after outpacing his closest rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe in qualifying on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami oval. The Edinburgh driver closed the gap on team-mate Dixon to four by winning the ... (more) IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down

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IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami
britsonpole.com - 10/11/2009
IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami
— britsonpole.com — Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe did their best to liven up a deathly dull IndyCar season finale with a tooth-and-nail battle for the lead – but it was Dario Franchitti, jogging along behind them for most of the 200 laps, who came through to win both the race and the championship. Dario ... (more) IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami

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