britsonpole.com - 10/11/2009
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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 ...
IRL: Dixon’s Japan win sets up last race shoot-out
britsonpole.com 9/23/2009 — One of the closest title chases in IndyCar series history will go to a showdown at the final race after Ryan Briscoe threw away the chance to build a decisive advantage at the Indy Japan 300.
The pre-race championship front-runner inherited the lead at Twin Ring Motegi by running the longest ...
IRL: Briscoe wins pole to pressure championship rivals
britsonpole.com 8/28/2009 — Ryan Briscoe grabbed pole position for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway – and with it a bonus championship point that might prove crucial in this tightest of tight IndyCar title battles.
Ryan Briscoe, pictured here last year after winning at Mid-Ohio, ...
IRL: Franchitti wins as Conway finishes on a charge
britsonpole.com 8/24/2009 — Dario Franchitti led from start to finish to win an unexpectedly interesting Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma ahead of Ryan Briscoe, with under-fire Brit Mike Conway breathing down their necks in a potentially career-saving third place.
Briscoe, Franchitti and Conway on the podium
The Infineon ...
IRL: Briscoe wins another Chicago thriller
britsonpole.com 8/31/2009 — Ryan Briscoe took a big step towards the IndyCar championship by winning pole position, the race and the bonus for leading the most laps at the Chicagoland Speedway – but the result was anything but the one-sided affair those statistics suggest.
Ryan Briscoe crosses the line ahead of ...
IRL: Franchitti takes third win of season in Toronto
britsonpole.com 7/12/2009 —
Dario Franchitti rode his luck, a fast car and some controversial decisions by race control to take victory in Toronto and regain the lead of the IndyCar Series championship.
An action-packed race saw a mix of teams hit the front and home favourites Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani feature ...
IRL: Dixon sets win record as Wilson dries up
britsonpole.com 8/9/2009 — Scott Dixon won the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after his closest challenger Justin Wilson appeared to mistime his last pitstop and ran out of fuel, costing himself a certain podium and a possible victory.
Briscoe, Dixon and Franchitti celebrate on the podium at Mid-Ohio ...
IRL: Horror crash overshadows Franchitti’s pole
britsonpole.com 8/23/2009 — Dario Franchitti qualified on pole for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, but his performance was overshadowed by the crash in practice that left Will Power and Nelson Philippe in hospital, one with two fractured vertebrae and the other with a broken bone in his foot that needed immediate surgery. ...
IRL: Wheldon returns to Panther for next year
britsonpole.com 10/29/2009 — Dan Wheldon has signed to drive with Panther Racing again in 2010, despite a string of disappointing results this season that reportedly prompted driver and team to each look for other options.
Panther Racing's Dan Wheldon
A second-place finish in the Indianapolis 500 was the sole ...
IRL: Franchitti, Wilson and Conway battle for Toronto pole
britsonpole.com 7/12/2009 —
Dario Franchitti took pole for the Honda Indy in Toronto as his championship rivals all failed to make the cut to join the shoot-out that decided the top six qualifiers.
Another pole award for Dario Franchitti
Instead of the Ganassi driver’s team-mate Scott Dixon and their ...
IRL: Narrow escape for TK as Power surges to victory
britsonpole.com 7/27/2009 — Australia’s Will Power, supposedly the understudy at Team Penske, took centre-stage in the Indycar Series by winning a gruelling Rexall Edmonton Indy that had plenty of drama – but very little overtaking.
Race crew react as flames engulf Tony Kanaan
A procession on the track ...
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