britsonpole.com - 6/27/2009
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Dario Franchitti tightened his grip on the short oval part of the IndyCar season by taking pole for the SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, ahead of his team-mate and his two closest rivals.
Dario Franchitti celebrates winning pole at Richmond
The Scotsman won on the 3/4mile Richmond ...
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: 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 ...
Dario Franchitti takes pole for Honda Indy Toronto
mvn.com 7/11/2009 — A lap of 61.02 seconds in the final minutes of the Firestone Fast Six enabled Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti to win the pole position for tomorrow's Honda Indy Toronto (1 p.m. ET, ABC).
The Scotsman, who won on the streets of the Canadian metropolis back in 1999, earned ...
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: Dixon wins “awful, awful” Richmond race
britsonpole.com 6/28/2009 — The slow-burning controversy about the quality of racing in this year’s IndyCar Series flared into life after the SunTrust Indy Challenge turned into such a procession that the drivers felt compelled to apologise to fans afterwards.
Racing at Richmond. Quite a rare sight.
Polesitter ...
Dario Franchitti Wins Iowa Corn Indy 250
motorsports.fanhouse.com 6/21/2009 — by FanHouse Newswire NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dario Franchitti has won the Iowa Corn Indy 250 to earn his second victory in two trips to Iowa Speedway. Franchitti took the lead with 50 laps to go on Sunday and beat Ryan Briscoe by just over five seconds to take his first checkered flag since the ...
IRL: Justin Wilson wins for Dale Coyne at Watkins Glen
britsonpole.com 7/5/2009 — Justin Wilson held off the big names of Ganassi Racing and Team Penske to score a dominant victory at Watkins Glen, handing team boss Dale Coyne his first triumph in 25 years of top flight racing.
Justin Wilson celebrates his victory at the Glen
The 30-year-old from Sheffield had qualified ...
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: Wilson and Conway shine in Watkins Glen qualifying
britsonpole.com 7/4/2009 — Justin Wilson’s patient wait for the IndyCar series to return to road courses paid off with a front row qualifying performance for the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen.
Justin Wilson is well set for the race
The Sheffield racer’s underfunded Dale Coyne team has struggled on ...
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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