The chip ganassi racing driver, who suffered a broken back, right ankle. Call it luck, judgement or simply fate, the cards never fell quite right. Franchitti to race busch at memphis nascar autosport. Dario franchitti has announced his immediate retirement from racing on. A new legends trophy on the race allstar esports battle package will pit drivers including emerson fittipaldi, dario franchitti, johnny herbert and helio castroneves against each other in simracing. Dario has now made a safety video for young racing drivers. Dario franchitti net worth salary and career earnings. Dario franchitti speaks about life after split from ashley.
The native of edinburgh, scotland, earned his fourth izod indycar series championship in 2011. George dario marino franchitti, mbe born 19 may 1973 is a scottish former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from. Marino franchitti racing career profile driver database. Sam schmidt addresses decision to replace hinchcliffe.
Dario franchitti news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Watch concussions in racing to hear his perspective. Franchitti made his first nascar start on 20 october 2007 in the. Marino alessandro cesare franchitti born 7 july 1978 is a british racing driver, and the younger brother of dario franchitti. Click on the site to see dario franchitti s career results at that track glossary. Ashley judd is the first to admit that her relationship with estranged husband dario franchitti is a complicated one but complicated isnt. Indycar series drivers, indy car drivers, auto racing.
When i was a younger driver, i drove with broken bones and i drove with concussions. British racing drivers on show at silverstone bbc news. The cash from the young driver award all went on my racing, and i still had literally no money, couldnt even buy myself a shirt. Twotime indianapolis 500 winner dario franchitti knows how to drive strategically on the track. Dario franchitti forced to end racing career after indycar crash. Race car driver marino franchittis thoughts on the aston. After he cut his teeth in 996era porsche 911 gt2rss and ferrari 360 modena gtcs, hed later go on to win the 12. Dario franchitti the bathgateborn racing driver was heldup less than a mile away from the indianapolis motor speedway in indiana along with teammate scott dixon. Marino franchitti career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Dario franchitti has lost his nascar sprint cup series drive with chip ganassi racing and will not compete in next weekends cokezero 400 at daytona, following the teams decision to.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for dario franchitti on. Scottish driver dario franchitti has a string of wins to his name, including the indy car series four times and the indianapolis 500 three times. Scott tucker born may 5, 1962 in kansas city, missouri is an american convicted racketeer, loan shark, former businessman and amateur racing driver. Dario franchitti stats, race results, wins, news, record. Dario franchitti to drive indianapolis 500 pace car. The scot had his first taste of f1 courtesy of the mclaren autosport young driver award. Indy 500 winners castroneves, montoya, franchitti, kanaan. Im not much of an indycar fan, but i do know that dario is surely up there with the likes of mcrae, clark, stewart and coulthard as one of scotlands greatest racing drivers.
Four indycar series championships and three indy 500 wins moved franchitti into. Franchitti was driving through the sweeping corner around houstons iconic astrodome on the last lap of the doubleheader when he came upon takuma satos slowing car. Franchitti was driving through the sweeping corner around houstons. That month, wheldon was posthumously awarded the gregor grant award for his lifetime career achievements that his father clive and franchitti collected. Scott tucker born may 5, 1962 in kansas city, missouri is an american convicted racketeer, loan shark, former businessman and amateur racing driver in 2001, tucker founded an online business, amg services, that made payday loans even in states where these highinterest, lowprincipal loans were restricted or illegal. Its been a rough year for the racing driver, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. In indycar he collected 8 wins and 28 podiums, finishing third in the 2009 season, fifth in 2008 and 2010, and sixth in 2011 and 2012. In 1953 he won the messina 10 hours and finished third in the carrera panamericana in mexico. Ashley judd talks estranged husband dario franchitti. I would do anything i could to get back in the car. Racing driver dario franchitti has admitted he was an idiot for taking risks with his health during his career and he has urged others not to make the same mistakes. Franchitti missed the 2008 indianapolis 500 as he pursued a nascar career. Dario franchitti retires from indycar after accident. He acquired a ferrari at the age of twenty, from a local benefactor, and began racing sports cars in 1952.
Target chip ganassi racing drivers would have dominated the awards over the past five years with scott dixon and dario franchitti being the only two drivers to have won both titles. The official website of racing driver marino franchitti. In 2007, franchitti became first professional race car driver to ever capture the 12 hours of sebring, the indianapolis 500, an open wheel title and the rolex 24 at daytona consecutively, accomplishing the feat in less than one year. He has spent the majority of his career racing in sports cars and grand tourers, with a career highlight of winning the 2014 12 hours of sebring. He is a four time indycar series champion 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, a threetime winner of the indianapolis 500 2007, 2010, 2012 as well as a winner of the 24 hours of daytona 2008. But in the current era of indycar racing before the introduction of aero kits in 2015, all 33 drivers in the race were running the same chassis and in franchitti s first two indy 500 wins. The legends trophy is for drivers aged 40 and over, using identical cars. Since switching his sights from formula one to a career in the united states in 1999, dario franchitti has risen to become one of the worlds most successful and recognizable race car drivers. They originally posted their banns a public marriage announcement at the scottish town of. But he also has a few suggestions about what racing fans should look for when watching the 500 on. Franchitti loses nascar cup drive nascar autosport. Foyt are the only others to win the four titles, but neither did so in succession. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Dario franchitti on how to watch the indy 500 drivers. Dario franchitti racing career profile driver database. Scottish racing driver dario franchitti has admitted that he rattles around his 8 bedroom mansionreuters the fourtime indycar champion was forced to quit after a horror 200mph crash last october. Colin steele mcrae, mbe 5 august 1968 15 september 2007 was a scottish rally driver from lanark, scotland. Only a shame that hes somewhat less known on this side of the pond. He also said the popular 31yearold driver from canada. Greg moore, max papis, dario franchitti and tony kanaan, all rising stars on the championship auto racing teams openwheel racing circuit, are known loosely as the brat pack, a nickname derived. George dario marino franchitti, mbe born 19 may 1973 is a scottish former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from scotland. Top 100 richest race car drivers for those who love both cars and adventures, watching a live car racing competition is such a dream come true. Indycar and formula one series wives and girlfriends. Scotlands indy 500 winner speaks out about the cars hes loved and lost.
The son of fivetime british rally champion jimmy mcrae and brother of rally driver alister mcrae, colin mcrae was the 1991 and 1992 british rally champion, and in 1995 became the first scottish person and the youngest to win the world rally championship drivers. Over marino franchitti s racing career, hes driven some pretty serious race cars. Why dario franchittis retirement is such a blow to motor. Indianapolis 500 winners helio castroneves, dario franchitti, juan pablo montoya and tony kanaan among indycar veterans in a virtual legends race saturday. Indycar, formula one series wives and girlfriends fox sports. As befits a racecar driver and his betrothed, judd and franchitti actually sped up their matrimony. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
He has spent the majority of his career racing in sports cars and grand tourers. Racing driver dario franchitti admits he was an idiot. Indycars dario franchitti has opened up about how concussions affect racing drivers in a new video. Dario franchitti highestpaid racing driver in the world. Dario franchitti retires from indycar after accident usa today. It also features steve olvey, the doctor who told him he should retire from the sport or. That year he won the portuguese grand prix, was third at bari and second at monaco which was run that year for sports cars.
Franchitti breaks back, has surgery after crash that. In 2001, tucker founded an online business, amg services, that made payday loans even in states where these highinterest, lowprincipal loans were restricted or illegal. Racing driver dario franchitti admits he was an idiot during his. Sam schmidt confirmed that james hinchcliffe remains under contract to arrow mclaren racing sp but will not be driving for the team in 2020.
Franchitti drove for andretti green racing, now andretti autosport, from 2003 through 2007, before franchitti briefly left indycar for a oneyear stint in nascar. Threetime indianapolis 500 winner dario franchitti is retired as a race car driver. Ryan briscoe born 24 september 1981 is an australianamerican professional racing driver from sydney who has predominantly raced openwheel and sports cars in europe and america. Franchitti s ganassi racing teammate, scott dixon, was close friends with wheldon. A great driver and a great personality, the void will be hard to fill. Dario franchitti to become 14th former winner to have the role. Fortunately, there are lots of renowned racing competitions that are held in various places across the globe which you can go to. Legends trophy brings superstars to allstar esports. Scott dixon, dario franchitti robbed at gunpoint at. Current indycar driver scott dixon and retired driver dario franchitti were robbed at gunpoint at an indianapolis taco bell just before 10. Below are the top british racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. Former racing driver mark dismores new castle motorsports park, which organises the robopong 200 endurance karting event that wheldon won in 2005, named the trophy the dan wheldon cup in 2012. Arca menards series statistics 1979present only click on the year to see the standings for that year.
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