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A foreign experience: Dario Franchitti leaves open-wheel stardom behind
January 10, 2008
Dario Franchitti could be in the ice cream business, although it’s difficult to imagine him slinging a scoop and wearing one of those goofy hats. Fortunately for him – and for racing in general – Franchitti’s father, George, was a racer in addition to an ice cream maker. Franchitti’s, the family’s ice cream business, enabled George and Marina, Dario’s mother, to live a middle-class existence in Scotland. Racing was a hobby for George, who dabbled in Formula Ford and Formula Atlantic racing.
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Franchitti to drive Ganassi's No. 40 Dodge in '08
October 3, 2007
CONCORD, N.C. - Chip Ganassi Racing officials announced Wednesday that Indy Racing League champion and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has signed a multiyear contract to drive the No. 40 Dodge full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning in 2008.
Dario Franchitti (left) and Juan Pablo Montoya will be teammates in 2008.
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Franchitti moving to NASCAR for 'new challenge'
October 3, 2007
CONCORD, N.C. - Never has the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion made a switch to NASCAR, and Dario Franchitti admits he has thought about not being able to defend racing's biggest crown.
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