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: Team Penske sets the standard in Edmonton qualifying
britsonpole.com 7/26/2009 — Part-time IndyCar driver Will Power took his second pole position of the season by leading a Team Penske 1-2-3 during qualifying for the Rexall Edmonton Indy, beating his full-time team-mates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves to the top spot. Power was hired by the team as a replacement in ...

IRL: ‘Timing is everything’ says victorious Franchitti
britsonpole.com 6/22/2009 — Dario Franchitti seized control of an engrossing Iowa Corn Indy 250 with 50 laps to go and closed out a win that leaves him just three points off the series lead. Dario Franchitti crosses the line to win in Iowa Heavy attrition in the early stages knocked seven of the 20 runners out ...

IRL: Franchitti’s charge continues with Richmond pole
britsonpole.com 6/27/2009 — 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: Wilson hopes for repeat of Glen triumph
britsonpole.com 8/9/2009 — Championship leader Ryan Briscoe and Sheffield’s Justin Wilson will start on the front row at Mid-Ohio as the IRL attempts to follow last weekend’s thriller in Kentucky by proving it can also serve up an entertaining road-course race. Briscoe won last year’s race and has now ...

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: 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: 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 ...

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. ...

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 ...