Dario Franchitti survived a crash-filled Sunday that knocked
out Will Power and several other drivers at Exhibition Place
for his fourth IndyCar victory of the season, giving the
Scottish driver a little breathing room atop the series
points standings.
Dario Franchitti took over the lead when Helio Castroneves
had a tyre problem, then held on to win the IndyCar Series
race at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday.
Two-time defending series champion Dario Franchitti won
IndyCar's season opener on Sunday, showing he's once again
the one to beat in open-wheel racing.
Chip Ganassi is chasing a fourth straight IndyCar Series
title. Dario Franchitti is trying to become the first
four-time league champ. And everyone else wants to, well,
just catch up to the Ganassi cars.
Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, dominant bully boys in
IndyCar for two years running, plan to make Sunday's Honda
Indy Edmonton the first step toward beating series leader
Will Power and regaining some lost swagger.
Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti is already thinking
about the next race, and what it will take to defend his
IndyCar Series season championship.