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fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net - 7/2/2008
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Dario Franchitti has lost his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drive with Chip Ganassi Racing and will not compete in next weekend’s Coke-Zero 400 at Daytona, following the team’s decision to reduce to a two-car operation.
Team personnel working on the No. 40 car have been laid off following a disappointing first half of the season where they struggled to get a major sponsor and were ...
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... The big news this week is that Chip Ganassi is putting the #40 car up on cinder blocks for the rest of 2008, meaning Dario Franchitti’s Cup career will also see weeds and grass sprout around it while it sits in the backyard at Ganassi’s shop. The lack of sponsorship was the final blow for the car. While Franchitti entered NASCAR with great credentials like an Indy 500 win and an IRL championship (not to mention the Judd marketing factor), it’s pretty easy to see why companies passed on Ganassi. Their NASCAR teams stink. One Cup win since 2002, no driver ...
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