Topic: Dario Franchitti

Three-time defending IndyCar season champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland still finds it difficult to celebrate his latest title in the wake of English rival Dan Wheldon's death.But Franchitti has already started working on the new IndyCar chassis set to debut in 2012, ...

Indy drivers meet to discuss safety

IndyCar drivers and officials met Monday to discuss ways of making the series safer, eight days after English racer Dan Wheldon died in a 15-car crash in Las Vegas."How we react to this is critical, and we're very encouraged with what happened ...

IndyCar title contenders will start from row 9

Dario Franchitti and Will Power will start side by side on row nine Sunday as their tussle for the IndyCar series title comes down to the final race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Australia's Power, who trails Scotland's Franchitti by 18 points in ...

Franchitti loses by .0098sec, but eyes title

Scotsman Dario Franchitti seized the IndyCar season points lead Sunday despite settling for a runner-up spot in the Kentucky Indy 300 by .0098 of a second to first-time winner Ed Carpenter.Franchitti, who began the day trailing pole-sitter Will Power by 12 points ...

Power, Franchitti repeating IndyCar title fight

Australian Will Power leads Scotsman Dario Franchitti in the season title fight entering the penultimate race of the IndyCar season just as he did a year ago when he settled for second-best.Power wants to flip the script this year and can take ...

Power wins Baltimore Grand Prix

Australia's Will Power won his sixth IndyCar race of the year on Sunday, capturing the inaugural Grand Prix of Baltimore to move within five points of the series lead.Power completed 75 laps around the 2.04-mile, 12-turn street course in 2 hours, 2 ...

Aussie Power wins seventh pole of year

Australian Will Power secured his seventh pole position of the season by leading Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday's inaugural IndyCar Baltimore Grand Prix.Power completed a lap over the 2.04-mile street course in 1min 20.2447secs to claim the inside spot on the front ...

Aussie Power wins Sonoma Indy race

Australia's Will Power finished just ahead of teammates Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe to lead a 1-2-3 Penske sweep of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sunday.Power, who was involved in an almost career-ending smash on the same track two years ...

Pippa Mann to miss Indy race after smash

British racer Pippa Mann, a rookie on the IndyCar circuit this year, will miss Sunday's race following a single-car smash while practicing for Sunday's race.Mann was conscious and able to walk slowly when she emerged from her car on Saturday. She was ...

Pippa Mann taken to hospital after smash

British racer Pippa Mann, a rookie on the IndyCar circuit this year, has been hospitalized following a single car smash while practicing for Sunday's race.Mann was conscious and able to walk slowly when she emerged from her car. She was loaded onto ...
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