Dario, We Hardly Knew Ye

IRL: Wheldon out, Franchitti in at Ganassi for 2009

andydarley posted 9/2/2008 from www.britsonpole.com

Reigning IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti is to return to the series in 2009, driving for former rival Chip Ganassi at the expense of Dan Wheldon who moves to Panther. The news means that Franchitti will race as the team-mate of Scott Dixon, who he beat to the title last year.

Franchitti to return to IndyCar, replace Wheldon

SmackCaster SmackBlog found this 9/3/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Dario Franchitti will return to IndyCar in 2009 as the replacement driver for Dan Wheldon at Chip Ganassi Racing.

Dario Franchitti, Tropical Storm Hanna news and more….

Rover found this 9/2/2008 on mvn.com

Officials at Richmond International Raceway are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Hanna. It could wind up postponing the Saturday night race which would air on ABC. Track President Doug Fritz has released a statement on Hanna. Dario Franchitti who lost his Sprint Cup ride is going to go back to the IRL series next year in order to replace Dan Weldon. Motorsports-Soapbox says that ...

News

FanHouse found this 9/3/2008 on www.penskeracing.com

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 3, 2008) – Penske Racing today announced that David Stremme, 31, will pilot the No. 12 Alltel Dodge for the 2009 NASCAR Cup Series season. Stremme is currently ranked 12th in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver ...

Penske promotes Stremme to Sprint Cup ride

Rev' Jim's RantsnRaves found this 9/4/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Penske Racing announced that David Stremme will be elevated from test team driver to a full-time Sprint Cup ride in 2009.