The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Indy Racing League announced Thursday that clothing maker Izod will be the title sponsor of its top open-wheel series entering next season. As part of a six-year marketing partnership, the series will be renamed the Izod IndyCar Series, giving the league its first title sponsor since 2001. The racing league recently finished its second season after unifying with the former Champ Car World Series,...
The FanHouse - New Orleans Hornets (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: NASCAR Rumors , Danica Patrick INDIANAPOLIS -- The timing of the latest round of Danica Patrick -to-NASCAR reports isn't lost on those in the IndyCar world, where Thursday's major announcement that IZOD will be the IndyCar Series' first title sponsor in a decade has been forced to share headlines with its most famous driver's likely part-time foray into stock cars. Recently...
Guitars and Life (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Just watched an amazing Brazilian Grand Prix.... if you don't know the result look away now... too late probably. Mad first lap! But Jenson's tough drive from the far back to get into the points and then to see the bad luck that happened to Barichello means we have back to back British champions for the first time in 40 years. :-) Well done Jenson - what a worthy result for all your years of effort...
Confessions of a sports fan. (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
A few interesting stats... The last time two British drivers won the F1 Championship in successive years - 1968/1969 with Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. The last time two British drivers won the F1 Championship in successive years driving for a British team - '62/'63 with Graham Hill in a BRM and Jim Clark in a Lotus. The last time a British Driver was on top of the premier motor-racing championships...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
After Dario Franchitti picked up about $1.2 million in bonus cash and other prizes to commemorate his IndyCar Series championship, three of his pursuers finally caught him.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The 2009 IndyCar Series season had its share of news stories, ranging from Dario Franchitti's masterful return to open-wheel racing to Helio Castroneves' acquittal in his federal tax evasion trial. Speculation of Danica Patrick's future also has made for an interesting year on the circuit.
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
HOMESTEAD, Fla., (Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009) - Dario Franchitti claimed his second IndyCar Series championship by winning the Firestone Indy 300 on Oct. 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Franchitti and Target Chip Ganassi Racing used fuel strategy to beat second place Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske to the finish by 4.788 seconds. Franchitti's teammate, Scott Dixon, finished third. The top three finishers...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Dario Franchitti's path to another IndyCar series championship might have started when he broke his left ankle in a Nationwide Series crash last year at Talladega.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Dario Franchitti's path to another IndyCar series championship might have started when he broke his left ankle in a Nationwide Series crash last year at Talladega.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Dario Franchitti’s path to another IndyCar series championship might have started when he broke his left ankle in a Nationwide Series crash last year at Talladega.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
• Scotland's Franchitti wins Indy300 to take the title • Scott Dixon overhauled in final race of the season Dario Franchitti has sealed his second IndyCar series championship in three years after winning the season-ending Indy 300. The 36-year-old Scot entered the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway four points behind the defending champion Scott Dixon, with Ryan Briscoe also in with a chance...
Brits on Pole (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
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.
SPEED (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Dario Franchitti uses a daring fuel conservation strategy plan to nab his second IndyCar championship as Dixon and Briscoe pit for a splash of fuel with moments to go.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Dario Franchitti basked in Victory Lane, getting showered by an enormous amount of red, white and blue confetti.
The FanHouse - Toronto Raptors (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: IRL HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It was as if Dario Franchitti never left. The 36-year old Scot returned from a don't-look-back 2008 NASCAR experiment to reclaim the IndyCar Series championship trophy he took with him, sealing the deal on his second title Saturday night in nearly identical fashion to how he earned the first in 2007. While Team Penske driver Ryan Briscoe and Franchitti's...
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