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George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973 in Bathgate
Bathgate

Bathgate is a rapidly growing town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston, Scotland. Neighbouring towns are Blackburn, West Lothian, Armadale, West Lothian, Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Lothian, Livingston, Stoneyburn, and Linlithgow....
, West Lothian
West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 Unitary authority council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk ....
) is a Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 racing driver of Italian descent
Italian-Scots

Italian Scots or Scots-Italians are an ethnic minority of Italian people descent living in Scotland. These terms may refer to people who are born in Scotland and of Italian descent....
. He formerly competed in the CART
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
 series before switching to the IndyCar Series
Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
 where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....
. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 driver for Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down. Franchitti returns to the IndyCar Series for the 2009 season, driving the #10 Target
Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company....
 Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
/Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
 for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.

He also competed in the American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance racing and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
 for Andretti Green Racing with his brother Marino
Marino Franchitti

Marino Allesandro Cesare Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti. He began his career in Formula Vauxhall in 1998....
 and former IndyCar Series teammate Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta

Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series....
.






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George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973 in Bathgate
Bathgate

Bathgate is a rapidly growing town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston, Scotland. Neighbouring towns are Blackburn, West Lothian, Armadale, West Lothian, Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Lothian, Livingston, Stoneyburn, and Linlithgow....
, West Lothian
West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 Unitary authority council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk ....
) is a Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 racing driver of Italian descent
Italian-Scots

Italian Scots or Scots-Italians are an ethnic minority of Italian people descent living in Scotland. These terms may refer to people who are born in Scotland and of Italian descent....
. He formerly competed in the CART
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
 series before switching to the IndyCar Series
Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
 where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....
. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 driver for Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down. Franchitti returns to the IndyCar Series for the 2009 season, driving the #10 Target
Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company....
 Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
/Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
 for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.

He also competed in the American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance racing and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
 for Andretti Green Racing with his brother Marino
Marino Franchitti

Marino Allesandro Cesare Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti. He began his career in Formula Vauxhall in 1998....
 and former IndyCar Series teammate Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta

Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series....
. He won the 2007 BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the BBC, the Public broadcasting of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who are advised in Scotland, by the Audience Council Scotland....
 Sports Personality of the Year award.

Career history


Early career

Franchitti began his racing career in karts, winning the Scottish Junior Championship in 1984, the British Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986 and the Scottish senior title in 1988. He progressed to Formula Vauxhall Junior where he won the championship with four victories in 1991.

He moved up to Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1992, where he joined Paul Stewart Racing. In his first year, he finished fourth in the overall championship, and was named the McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award

The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989 to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggests, the award is backed by Formula One team McLaren, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Club ....
. Staying with the team for the next season, he won the championship in 1993.

He graduated to the British Formula Three Championship
British Formula Three Championship

The British Formula Three Championship is a national Auto racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe....
 in 1994, where he finished fourth and won one race in his first year. However, he was not retained for 1995 which was his final year in single-seaters in Europe.

Instead, Franchitti was contracted by AMG Racing
Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
 to drive a works Mercedes C-Class in the German Touring Car Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide....
 and the related International Touring Car Championship, where he finished fifth and third respectively. He continued in the ITC in 1996, finishing fourth overall with one race win.

CART


Franchitticar
With the demise of the ITC, Mercedes placed Franchitti in Hogan Racing in 1997, making his US debut in the PPG/CART Champ Car World Series
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
 where his best finish was a ninth. In 1998 he joined Team Green (forerunner to the current Andretti Green Racing
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
), finishing third in the season standings with three wins and five pole-positions.

Franchitti finished runner-up in the 1999 CART series behind Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series....
. Both drivers scored 212 points, but Montoya had seven wins to Franchitti's three and was crowned champion. Franchitti's close friend Greg Moore
Greg Moore (race car driver)

Greg Moore was a Canada racecar driver who competed in the Indy Lights and CART World Series, where he had great success with several wins in both series and a championship in the 1995 Indy Lights series....
 died in a crash during the final race of the year at California Speedway in Fontana, California.

A heavy crash in pre-season testing the next year ruined Franchitti's 2000 season, and he only won once in 2001. In 2002 he won the Vancouver Molson Indy. He dedicated his win to Greg Moore, who lived in Vancouver before dying in 1999. He finished fourth in Champ Car in 2002.

IRL


Franchitti moved with the Andretti Green team to the IndyCar Series
Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
 in 2003 but his season was ended by a back injury sustained in a motorcycle accident while on holiday in Scotland. Franchitti missed most of the year, and his place was taken by Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
 at Motegi, Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon

Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
 at Indianapolis
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
 and Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta

Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series....
 for the remainder of the year (with Wheldon taking over a regular role from retiring team boss Michael Andretti
Michael Andretti

Michael Mario Andretti is an United States retired Champ Car and Formula One driver with Italy heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League....
). Franchitti returned to the cockpit in 2004, and won races at Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. It is a long oval track that seats about 50,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953....
 and Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak International Raceway

Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado and north of Pueblo, Colorado....
.

On January 3, 2007, Andretti Green Racing announced that Franchitti had re-signed for the IRL team for a tenth consecutive season in American Open Wheel racing. He also undertook a limited programme in the American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance racing and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
 driving an Acura ARX-01
Acura ARX-01

The Acura ARX-01 is a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing, specifically in the American Le Mans Series. It is the first purpose-built race car by the Acura division of Honda, part of their multi-year program to eventually compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance racing....
, teaming up with his younger brother, Marino Franchitti
Marino Franchitti

Marino Allesandro Cesare Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti. He began his career in Formula Vauxhall in 1998....
 and long-time AGR team-mate Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta

Bryan John Herta is an United States race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Racing in the Indy Lights Series....
. . On May 27, 2007, Franchitti won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
, finishing under a yellow flag after an accident involving Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
 and Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....
 following lap 163. The race was halted due to rain three laps later. His prize money of $1.6m was equal to the entire purse for the 1982 race.

During the 2007 season, Franchitti survived two huge crashes which saw his car flip upside down both times. The first at Michigan saw him tangle with Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
 resulting in his car flipping before being hit again by Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
. The contact with Dixon was only inches away from his head and the accident saw seven cars (including Franchitti) retire from the race. The second flip came a week later at Kentucky. As Franchitti crossed the start/finish line to finish the race, the Scotsman
Scotsman

Scotsman may mean:* a man from Scotland, in common parlance - see also Scottish people.* No true Scotsman, a common logical fallacy.*The Scotsman, a national newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland....
 who had not realised the chequered flag had been waved continued to race and crashed into the back of Kosuke Matsuura
Kosuke Matsuura

Kosuke Matsuura is a race car driver currently competing in the Formula Nippon series. He previously competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....
 flipping yet again and hitting the outside wall. Franchitti took full responsibility for the incident.

Franchitti finished 1st in points in the 2007 season
2007 in IRL

The 2007 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere event, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 was held May 27....
 with four wins finishing ahead of Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
 by just 13 points. Dixon ran out of fuel on the last lap of the season-ending race, allowing Franchitti to take the win and the championship, his first championship win since Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1993.

Franchitti will be returning to the IndyCar series for the 2009 IndyCar Series Season in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing #10 car, replacing Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
. He debuted for the team in the non points Surfers Paradise race in Australia on October 25th, 2008. He qualified 4th of 24 drivers and was running third when he spun and stalled the car, resulting in a lap-down finish of 16th. He led 2 laps and set the fastest lap of the race.

NASCAR

On 3 October 2007, it was announced that Franchitti would move to NASCAR to replace David Stremme
David Stremme

David Andrew Stremme is an United States stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award running part time....
 in the #40 Fastenal
Fastenal

Fastenal is a company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967 by Bob Kierlin. The current CEO and President is Willard D. Oberton.Fastenal sells industrial and construction supplies, the main inventory being fasteners such as screws, nut and bolts....
 Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
. He made his stock car debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series

The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks....
 on 5 October at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks....
, qualifying 6th and finishing 17th in the #42 Target
Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company....
 Dodge Charger
Dodge Charger (LX)

The Dodge Charger, is a rear-wheel drive full-size automobile built by Chrysler LLC for its North American Dodge brand. The Charger name is a historic one, borne by many other Dodge Charger models in the past....
 for Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
. His move to stock cars is similar to former CART rival Juan Pablo Montoya's
Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series....
 move from Formula 1 to NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 in 2006.

Franchitti made his first NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 start on 20 October 2007 in the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
 race at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia....
. He drove the #41 Target Dodge Ram
Dodge Ram

The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on 1930s and '40s Dodge vehicles....
 truck, owned by Cunningham Motorsports, with Brian Pattie from Chip Ganassi Racing serving as crew chief. He would finish 33rd after being plagued by problems with the rear of the car during the race.

Prior the 2008 season, he joined Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Montoya, Scott Pruett
Scott Pruett

Donald Scott Pruett is an United States of America race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, International Motor Sports Association, Trans-Am Series and Grand-Am....
 and Memo Rojas
Memo Rojas

Guillermo "Memo" Rojas is a Mexican-born race car driver.He raced karting from 1993 to 1995. In 1996 he began racing in Mexican Formula Two. In 1997 he began racing in the United States in Skip Barber Formula Dodge....
 and won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a Lexus
Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, where Lexus has become the highest-selling make of luxury car, today Lexus vehicles are available throughout the world....
-Riley
Riley Technologies

Riley Technologies LLC is a auto racing constructor and team which specializes in the design and manufacture of complete race cars, as well as prototype development for racing and manufacturing applications....
.

On 26 April 2008, Franchitti suffered a slight left ankle fracture in a hard crash with Larry Gunselman
Larry Gunselman

Larry Gunselman is an United States racecar driver. He has made a total over eighty starts in all three of NASCAR's top divisions.Gunselman began racing in various West Coast series before moving to the Winston West Series, where he won the Most Popular Driver award in 1996....
 while competing in the Nationwide Series Aaron's 312
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series

The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 16, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300 . The season will conclude on November 15, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300....
 race. David Stremme
David Stremme

David Andrew Stremme is an United States stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award running part time....
, Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
, Jeremy Mayfield, and Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin

Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....
 all filled in for him.

On 1 July 2008, Franchitti's #40 Sprint Cup team was disbanded by co-owner Chip Ganassi because of a lack of sponsorship. Franchitti was running 41st in points in the Sprint Cup series at the time, and Ganassi had been funding the team out of his own pocket. The entire #40 team was shut down, and 71 employees were released.

On 9 August 2008 Dario won his 1st ever NASCAR Nationwide Pole at Watkins Glen.

Personal life

Franchitti married American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd is a Golden Globe-nominated United Statesn actress, well known for playing a number of strong women characters in films such as Kiss the Girls , Double Jeopardy and High Crimes....
 in 2001, at Skibo Castle
Skibo Castle

Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in Sutherland, Highland , Scotland, UK overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although the castle dates back to the 12th century, the present structure is largely of the 19th century, and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie....
 near Dornoch
Dornoch

Dornoch is a town and seaside resort, and former Royal burgh in the Highlands of Scotland, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, close to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. They now reside near Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee

Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,842 at the United States Census, 2000....
, and have no children.

Though Bathgate-born, his family moved to Whitburn when he was eight years old. He is a former pupil of Stewart's Melville College
Stewart's Melville College

Stewart's Melville College is an independent school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a roll of over 700 pupils, all of whom are boys . Some pupils board on site, but the vast majority live in the surrounding area and are day pupils....
 and he supports Celtic Football Club of Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
.

His cousin Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta

Paul di Resta is a race car driving born in West Lothian, Scotland on April 16 1986. He started his career in karting, racing in various competitive series of karts from 1994 until 2001....
 is also a racing driver. He races in the DTM
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is a touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe.From 2000 onwards, this new DTM continued the former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and ITC which had been discontinued after 1996 due to high costs....
 tin-top series finishing 2nd in 2008.

Motorsports Career Results


Touring Car Racing


German Touring Car Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final Pos Points
1995 AMG RacingHOC1
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

3
AVU1
AVUS

The Automobil-Verkehrs- und ?bungs-Stra?e, better known as AVUS, was a Auto racing circuit on the south-western outskirts of Berlin, Germany, between Charlottenburg and Nikolassee....

Ret
NOR1
Norisring

The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name N?rnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous N?rburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx....

6
DIE1
Diepholz

Diepholz is a town and capital of the Diepholz , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabr?ck, and 60 km southwest of Bremen ....

2
NUR1
Ret
ALE1
2
HOC1
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

Ret
5th 74
HOC2
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

DNS
AVU2
AVUS

The Automobil-Verkehrs- und ?bungs-Stra?e, better known as AVUS, was a Auto racing circuit on the south-western outskirts of Berlin, Germany, between Charlottenburg and Nikolassee....

22
NOR2
Norisring

The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name N?rnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous N?rburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx....

2
DIE2
Diepholz

Diepholz is a town and capital of the Diepholz , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabr?ck, and 60 km southwest of Bremen ....

4
NUR2
Ret
ALE1
10
HOC2
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

DNS


International Touring Car Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Pos Points
1995 AMG Racing MUG1
4
HEL1
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....

12
DON1
Donington

Donington is the name of a number of places in England:* Donington, Lincolnshire, a large village in South Holland, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire....

2
EST1
Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portugal municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal....

5
MAG1
Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours is a Communes of France in the Ni?vre Departments of France in central France.It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit ....

Ret
         3rd 80
MUG2
1
HEL2
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....

DNS
DON2
Donington

Donington is the name of a number of places in England:* Donington, Lincolnshire, a large village in South Holland, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire....

2
EST2
Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portugal municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal....

3
MAG2
Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours is a Communes of France in the Ni?vre Departments of France in central France.It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit ....

DNS
        
1996
1996 International Touring Car Championship season

The 1996 International Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd FIA season of its type. It was for Class 1 spec Touring Cars and it was contested by Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo and Opel....
AMG Racing HOC1
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

3
NUR1
2
EST1
Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portugal municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal....

9
HEL1
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....

17
NOR1
Norisring

The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name N?rnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous N?rburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx....

5
DIE1
Diepholz

Diepholz is a town and capital of the Diepholz , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabr?ck, and 60 km southwest of Bremen ....

2
SIL1
Silverstone

Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 Motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury....

21
NUR1
3
MAG1
Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours is a Communes of France in the Ni?vre Departments of France in central France.It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit ....

6
MUG1
4
HOC1
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

Ret
SAO1
São Paulo

S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....

13
SUK1
Suzuka

Suzuka may refer to:*Suzuka , a Japanese media franchise*Suzuka, Mie, a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan**Suzuka Circuit, a racecourse***1000km Suzuka, a sports car race...

1
4th 171
HOC2
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

4
NUR2
8
EST2
Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portugal municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal....

10
HEL2
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....

Ret
NOR2
Norisring

The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name N?rnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous N?rburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx....

Ret
DIE2
Diepholz

Diepholz is a town and capital of the Diepholz , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabr?ck, and 60 km southwest of Bremen ....

2
SIL2
Silverstone

Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 Motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury....

14
NUR2
3
MAG2
Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours is a Communes of France in the Ni?vre Departments of France in central France.It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit ....

4
MUG2
2
HOC2
Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-W?rttemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix....

7
SAO2
São Paulo

S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....

10
SUK2
Suzuka

Suzuka may refer to:*Suzuka , a Japanese media franchise*Suzuka, Mie, a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan**Suzuka Circuit, a racecourse***1000km Suzuka, a sports car race...

Ret


American Open-Wheel

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Champ Car
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
1997
1997 CART World Series season

The 1997 CART World Series Season was the nineteenth CART. It began on March 2, 1997 and it ended on September 28 after 17 races....
Hogan
MIA
Ret

SRF
9

LBH
12

NZR
13

RIO
Ret

STL
Ret

MIL
16

DET
13

POR
Ret

CLE
11

TOR
Ret

MIS
Ret

MDO
11

ROA
Ret

VAN
Ret

LS
13

FON
DNP
20th10
1998
1998 CART World Series Season

The 1998 CART Championship Series Season was the twentieth CART. It began on March 15, 1998 and it ended on November 1 after 19 races....
Team Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

MIA
9

MOT
8

LBH
2

NZR
Ret

RIO
Ret

STL
Ret

MIL
4

DET
4

POR
Ret

CLE
3

TOR
Ret

MIS
Ret

MDO
Ret

ROA
1

VAN
1

LS
4

HOU
1

SRF
2

FON
Ret
3rd160
1999
1999 CART World Series Season

The 1999 CART Championship Series Season was the twenty first CART. It began on March 21, 1999 and it ended on November 1 after 20 races....
Team Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

MIA
3

MOT
Ret

LBH
2

NZR
8

RIO
2

STL
3

MIL
7

POR
3

CLE
Ret

ROA
Ret

TOR
1

MIS
5

DET
1

MDO
3

CHI
2

VAN
10

LS
Ret

HOU
2

SRF
1

FON
10
2nd* 212*
2000 Team Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

MIA
11

LBH
Ret

RIO
11

MOT
2

NZR
Ret

MIL
6

DET
4

POR
9

CLE
Ret

TOR
Ret

MIS
3

CHI
Ret

MDO
Ret

ROA
Ret

VAN
2

LS
3

STL
Ret

HOU
Ret

SRF
Ret

FON
Ret
13th 92
2001 Team Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

MTY
9

LBH
6
TXS
NH

NZR
8

MOT
Ret

MIL
9

DET
2

POR
6

CLE
1

TOR
Ret

MIS
2

CHI
15

MDO
16

ROA
Ret

VAN
9

LSZ
Ret

ROC
9

HOU
2

LS
Ret

SRF
Ret

FON
Ret
7th 105
2002 Team Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

MTY
2

LBH
9

MOT
3

MIL
Ret

LS
Ret

POR
3

CHI
3

TOR
Ret

CLE
Ret

VAN
1

MDO
Ret

ROA
Ret

MTL
1

DEN
Ret

ROC
1

MIA
10

SRF
7

FON
Ret

MXC
5
4th 148


* Franchitti and Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series....
 tied on points in the championship, but Montoya was crowned champion because he won 7 races to Franchitti's 3.

IndyCar
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2002Team GreenHMSPHXFONNZR
INDY
2002 Indianapolis 500

The 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 IndyCar Series season....

19
TXSPPIRRIRKANNSHMISKTYSTLCHITX2 44th 11
2003Andretti Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

HMS
7

PHX
Ret
MOTINDY
2003 Indianapolis 500

The 2003 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 25, 2003....
TXS
PPIR
4
RIRKANNSHMISSTLKTYNZRCHIFONTX2 25th 72
2004Andretti Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

HMS
Ret

PHX
Ret

MOT
7

INDY
2004 Indianapolis 500

The 2004 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 2004. It was cancelled early due to Thunderstorm and a tornado in the area....

14

TXS
2

RIR
12

KAN
4

NSH
Ret

MIL
1

MIS
Ret

KTY
6

PPIR
1

NZR
3

CHI
Ret

FON
6

TX2
Ret
6th 409
2005Andretti Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

HMS
Ret

PHX
4

STP
3

MOT
Ret

INDY
2005 Indianapolis 500

The 2005 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 2005. Dan Wheldon won the race under a Racing flags#The yellow flag....

6

TXS
8

RIR
2

KAN
4

NSH
1

MIL
2

MIS
8

KTY
Ret

PPIR
7

SNM
8

CHI
12

WGL
3

FON
1
4th 498
2006Andretti Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

HMS
4

STP
Ret

MOT
11

INDY
2006 Indianapolis 500

The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Sam Hornish, Jr. won the race with the first final-lap pass for victory in race history, by overtaking, on the final straightaway, rookie Marco Andretti, whose father Michael Andretti finished third....

7

WGL
14

TXS
13

RIR
3

KAN
12

NSH
6

MIL
6

MIS
12

KTY
9

SNM
2

CHI
INJ
8th 311
2007 Andretti Green
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....

HMS
7

STP
5

MOT
3

KAN
2

INDY
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....

1

MIL
2

TXS
4

IOW
1

RIR
1

WGL
3

NSH
2

MDO
2

MIS
Ret

KTY
8

SNM
3

DET
6

CHI
1
1st637
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)**
Top 10s
(Non-podium)***
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
61677815231 (2007
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....
)
1
** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
*** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.


Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
2002
2002 Indianapolis 500

The 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 IndyCar Series season....
Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
2819
2004
2004 Indianapolis 500

The 2004 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 2004. It was cancelled early due to Thunderstorm and a tornado in the area....
Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
314
2005
2005 Indianapolis 500

The 2005 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 2005. Dan Wheldon won the race under a Racing flags#The yellow flag....
Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
66
2006
2006 Indianapolis 500

The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Sam Hornish, Jr. won the race with the first final-lap pass for victory in race history, by overtaking, on the final straightaway, rookie Marco Andretti, whose father Michael Andretti finished third....
Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
177
2007
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....
Dallara
Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
31*


* 2007 victory first in race history in a car fueled by bioethanol.


Sports Car Racing


American Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class) ass="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%" ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Points |- |- ! 2007
2007 American Le Mans Series season

The 2007 American Le Mans Series season was the 9th season for the International Motor Sports Association American Le Mans Series. It was a series comprised of Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2....
! Andretti Green Racing
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
|bgcolor="blue"|26 ! Acura
Acura

Acura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It primarily competes with Buick, Lexus and Infiniti among others in the luxury vehicle segment....
! LMP2 |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| SEB
2007 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2007 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring was the 55th running of this event and the opening round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on March 17, 2007....
 
2 / 1 | STP
2007 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg

The 2007 Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg was the second round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on March 31, 2007....
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"| LBH
2007 ALMS Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on April 14, 2007....
 
6 / 6 | LS
2007 Lone Star Grand Prix

The 2007 Lone Star Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on April 21, 2007....
| UTH
2007 Utah Grand Prix

The 2007 Utah Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on May 19, 2007....
| NEG
2007 Northeast Grand Prix

The 2007 Northeast Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park on July 7, 2007....
| MOH
2007 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

The 2007 Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid Ohio was the seventh round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 21, 2007....
| RA
2007 Road America 500

The 2007 Generac 500 at Road America was the eighth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road America on August 11, 2007....
| MOS
2007 Grand Prix of Mosport

The 2007 Grand Prix of Mosport was the ninth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mosport International Raceway, Canada on August 26, 2007....
| DSC
2007 Detroit Sports Car Challenge

The 2007 Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Robert Bosch GmbH was the tenth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Detroit Indy Grand Prix, Michigan on September 1, 2007....
| PLM
2007 Petit Le Mans

The 2007 Petit Le Mans was the eleventh round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season and tenth running of the Petit Le Mans. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia on October 6, 2007....
| MSC
2007 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 2007 Monterey Sports Car Championships was the 12th and final round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California on October 20, 2007....
! 32 |- |}
Year Starts Wins
(Overall/Class)
Top Fives Top Tens Poles DNF Finish Start Rank
2007 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 4 / 3.5 1 / 1 18
 
Totals 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 4 / 3.5 1 / 1


Stock Car Racing


NASCAR Sprint Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) ass="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%" ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! 36 ! NSC ! Points |- |- ! 2008
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series began on February 9, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the 2008 Budweiser Shootout, followed by pole qualifying on Sunday, February 10, 2008 for the 2008 Daytona 500 on February 17....
! Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="color: red;"|40 ! Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
|bgcolor="#FCD765"| DAY
2008 Daytona 500

The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of "The Great American Race", the Daytona 500. The race took place on Sunday, February 17, 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
 
33 |bgcolor="#FCD765"| CAL
2008 Auto Club 500

The 2008 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and started on February 24th, 2008 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, California....

32 |bgcolor="#FCD765"| LSV
2008 UAW-Dodge 400

The 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 was the third race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was run on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada....
 
33 |bgcolor="#FCD765"| ATL
2008 Kobalt Tools 500

The 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 was the fourth race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was held on March 9, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, located outside Atlanta, Georgia....

33 |bgcolor="#FCD765"| BRI
2008 Food City 500

The 2008 Food City 500 was the fifth race of the 2008 in NASCAR Nextel Cup, and it was held on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee....

36 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| MAR
2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500

The 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 was the sixth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was run on Sunday, March 30th, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia....

22 |bgcolor="#FF4F4F"| TEX
2008 Samsung 500

The 2008 Samsung 500 was the seventh race for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and run on Sunday, April 6th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas....

DNQ |bgcolor="#FCD764"|PHO
2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500

The 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was the eighth race for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and ran on Saturday, April 12th at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona....

32 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| TAL
2008 Aaron's 499

The 2008 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and was raced on April 27th, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway two miles east of Lincoln, Alabama in Talladega County, Alabama....

INJ |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| RIC
2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400

The 2008 Crown Royal 400 is the tenth race on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was held Saturday, May 3 at Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, Virginia, outside the Richmond, Virginia....

INJ |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| DAR
INJ |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| LOW
2008 Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600, the longest race on the NASCAR schedule in terms of distance, was the 12th race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was held at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday, May 25....

INJ |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| DOV
INJ |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| POC
2008 Pocono 500

The 2008 Pocono 500 was the fourteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and was run on Sunday, June 8th at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania....
 
41 |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| MIC
2008 Lifelock 400

The 2008 LifeLock 400 was the fifthteenth points race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Held on Sunday, June 15 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, it was the first of two races sponsored by the internet protection service LifeLock, the other being the 2008 LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 12....
 
43 |bgcolor="#FF4F4F"| INF
2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was the sixteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the first of two scheduled road course races on the 2008 schedule....
 
DNQ |bgcolor="#FCD765"| NHA
2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301

The 2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was the seventeenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was run on June 29 of that year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, located in Loudon, New Hampshire....
 
38 | DY2 | CHI | PO2
2008 Pennsylvania 500

The 2008 Pennsylvania 500, the twenty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and was held on August 3 of that year at Pocono Raceway in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania....
| IND
2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

The 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard was the twentieth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the sixteenth NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ....
| GLN | MI2 | BR2
2008 Sharpie 500

The 2008 Sharpie 500 was the twenty-fourth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and was raced on Saturday night, August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee....
| CA2 | RI2 | NH2
2008 Sylvania 300

The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and race one of the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire....
| DV2 | KAN | TL2 | LW2
2008 Bank of America 500

The 2008 Bank of America 500, was the thirty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and race five of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, serving as the only Saturday night race in the Chase as of 2008....
| MR2 | AT2 | TX2
2008 Dickies 500

The 2008 Dickies 500 was the second to last race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Chase for the Sprint Cup races number 34 and eight overall respectively....
| PH2
2008 Checker Auto Parts 500

The 2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 was the penultimate race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 312-lap, event on the circuit was held on November 9 at Phoenix International Raceway in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Avondale, Arizona....
| HOM
2008 Ford 400

The 2008 Ford 400, a race, is the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series along with the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and will decide the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, as Jimmie Johnson enters the race with a 141-point lead over his closest rival, Carl Edwards....
! 42nd ! 557* |- |} *Season in progress.
Year Starts* Wins Top Fives Top Tens Poles DNF Finish Start Winnings Rank
2008 9 0 0 0 0 2 33.9 30.7 $930,376 42
 
Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 33.9 30.7 $930,376 42


* - 16 of 36 races (Data as of June 23, 2008)

See also

  • Bioethanol


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