Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti before the 2009 Indianapolis 500.
Nationality Scotland Scotland
Born 19 May 1973 (1973-05-19) (age 38)
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Related to Paul di Resta (cousin)
Marino Franchitti (brother)
Ashley Judd (spouse)
Naomi Judd (mother-in-law)
Wynonna Judd (sister-in-law)
Previous series
1991
1992–1993
1994
1995
1995–1996
1997–2002
2002–2007
2007–2009
2008–2009
2007–2008
2007
2007–2008
2008
2009–
Formula Vauxhall Junior
Formula Vauxhall Lotus
British F3
DTM
ITC
CART
IndyCar
ALMS
Rolex Sports Car Series
ARCA
NASCAR Truck Series
Nationwide Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup
IndyCar
Championship titles
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 2007, 2010

IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 Winner


Awards
1992
2001
2009
McLaren Autosport Award
Greg Moore Legacy Award
BRDC Gold Star

George Dario Marino Franchitti[1][2] (born 19 May 1973) is a Scottish racing driver. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down.[3] Franchitti returned to the IndyCar Series for the 2009 season, driving the #10 Target Honda/Dallara for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.[4] He is the current, four-time IndyCar Series champion after claiming a third title in 2010 and fourth title in 2011 in addition to his 2007 and 2009 titles. On 30 May 2010, he won his second Indianapolis 500 race. He is the second driver in Indycar series history to take four titles in four consecutive series of racing, after Sebastian Bourdais, after accounting for his 2008 absence from the series.

He also competed in the American Le Mans Series for Andretti Green Racing with his brother Marino and former IndyCar Series teammate Bryan Herta. He won the 2007 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award. Franchitti was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Career History

Early career

While attending Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh, Franchitti became interested in karting. Allan McNish credited a large part of the start given to himself, Franchitti and David Coulthard as being down to David Leslie senior and junior.[5] Franchitti won the Karting Scottish Junior Championship in 1984, the British Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986 and the Scottish senior title in 1988. He progressed to Formula Vauxhall Junior where he won the championship with four victories in 1991.

He moved up to Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1992, where he joined Paul Stewart Racing. In his first year, he finished fourth in the overall championship, and was named the McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year. Staying with the team for the next season, he won the championship in 1993.

He graduated to the British Formula Three Championship in 1994, where he finished fourth and won one race in his first year. However, he was not retained for 1995 which was his final year in single-seaters in Europe.

Instead, Franchitti was contracted by AMG Racing to drive a works Mercedes C-Class in the German Touring Car Championship and the related International Touring Car Championship, where he finished fifth and third respectively. He continued in the ITC in 1996, finishing fourth overall with one race win.

Franchitti performed test driver duties for the Jaguar F1 team under his mentor Jackie Stewart in the 2000 Formula One season, but was not able to secure a drive in the World Championship.

CART

Dario's car being pushed up to qualify for the 2006 Indianapolis 500.

With the demise of the ITC, Mercedes placed Franchitti in Hogan Racing in 1997, making his US debut in the PPG/CART Champ Car World Series where his best finish was a ninth at Surfers Paradise. In 1998 he joined Team Green (forerunner to the current Andretti Green Racing), finishing third in the season standings with three wins (his first coming at Road America) and a season-high five pole positions.

Franchitti finished runner-up in the 1999 CART season behind rookie Juan Pablo Montoya. Both drivers scored 212 points, but Montoya had seven wins to Franchitti's three and was crowned champion. Franchitti's close friend Greg Moore died in a crash during the final race of the year at California Speedway in Fontana, California.

A heavy crash in pre-season testing the next year ruined Franchitti's 2000 season, and he only won once at Cleveland in 2001. In 2002 he won the Vancouver Molson Indy. He dedicated his win to Greg Moore, who was killed in 1999 and was from Vancouver, British Columbia. He finished fourth in Champ Car in 2002.

IndyCar Series

Nationality United Kingdom British
Champ Car career
Active years 1997 – 2007, 2009 – 2010
Team(s) Hogan Racing (1997), Team KOOL Green (1998–2002), Andretti Green Racing (20032007)
Chip Ganassi Racing (2009-)
Race starts 203
Championships 4
Wins 30
Podium finishes 81
Pole positions 25
First race 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
First win 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 (Road America)
Last win 2011 Honda Indy Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
Last race 2011 Honda Indy Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
Franchitti waiting to qualify on 12 May 2007, at Indianapolis.
Practicing for the 2007 Indy 500.

2003

Franchitti moved with the Andretti Green team to the IndyCar Series in 2003 but his season was ended by a back injury sustained in a motorcycle accident while on holiday in Scotland.[6][7] Franchitti missed most of the year, and his place was taken by Dan Wheldon at Motegi,[8] Robby Gordon at Indianapolis,[9] and Bryan Herta for the remainder of the year (with Wheldon taking over a regular role from retiring team boss Michael Andretti).

2004

Franchitti returned to the cockpit in 2004, and won his first IRL IndyCar Series race on 25 July at the Milwaukee Mile.[10] He followed this win up with a win at Pikes Peak on 22 August.[11]

2005

Franchitti returned to Andretti Green Racing again, and had 2 wins. The first win came at Nashville.[12] His last win of the year came at the 2005 season finale at California.[13]

2007

On 3 January 2007, Andretti Green Racing announced that Franchitti had re-signed for the IRL team for a tenth consecutive season in American Open Wheel racing.[14] That year he also undertook a limited programme in the American Le Mans Series driving an Acura ARX-01, teaming up with his younger brother, Marino Franchitti and long-time AGR team-mate Bryan Herta.[15] On 27 May 2007, Franchitti won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500, finishing under a yellow flag after an accident involving Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti following lap 163. The race was halted due to rain three laps later. His prize money of $1.6m was equal to the entire purse for the 1982 race.

During the 2007 season, Franchitti survived two huge crashes which saw his car flip upside down both times. The first at Michigan saw him tangle with Dan Wheldon resulting in his car flipping before being hit again by Scott Dixon. The contact with Dixon was only inches away from his head and the accident saw seven cars (including Franchitti) retire from the race. The second flip came a week later at Kentucky. As Franchitti crossed the start/finish line to finish the race, the Scotsman who had not realised the chequered flag had been waved continued to race and crashed into the back of Kosuke Matsuura flipping yet again and hitting the outside wall. Franchitti took full responsibility for the incident.

Franchitti won the IndyCar Championship with four wins finishing ahead of Scott Dixon by just 13 points. Dixon ran out of fuel on the last lap of the season-ending race, allowing Franchitti to take the win and the championship, his first championship win since Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1993.

Franchitti returned to the IndyCar series for 2009 in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing #10 car, replacing Dan Wheldon who moved to Panther Racing. He debuted for the team in the non points race at Surfers Paradise in Australia on 25 October 2008. He qualified 4th of 24 drivers and was running third when he spun and stalled the car, resulting in a lap-down finish of 16th. He led 2 laps and set the fastest lap of the race.

2008

Franchitti missed the 2008 Indianapolis 500 as he pursued a NASCAR career. He rejoined the IndyCar Series in 2009 with Target Ganassi Racing and went on to win his second and third IndyCar titles in 2009 and 2010.

2009

2009 marked a successful return to Indycar for Dario scooping five wins, two second and two third placings and taking the series championship in his second consecutive attempt over teammate Scott Dixon by 11 points.

2010

Franchitti got off to a steady if unspectacular start; through the first 5 races, Dario had 1 pole, 3 Top 5 finishes and 4 Top 10s. However, at the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500, it all came together for him. Starting on the outside of the first row (#3), Franchitti had the best car of the day, leading over 150 laps to take his 2nd win in the past four years. This is also his 24th win in American Open-wheel driving, placing him in the top 20 all-time. The win also makes him the 18th multiple-win driver in the illustrious history of the Indianapolis 500.[16]

In October, Franchitti will travel to Australia to compete in a special round of the V8 Supercar championship in which he and 17 other international drivers will pair up with regular V8 drivers in two 300 km (186 mi) endurance races at the Gold Coast Street Circuit, a former venue for Indycar. He will drive for Jim Beam Racing with Steve Johnson.

By finishing eighth in the 2010 Izod Indycar series championship final at the Homestead Miami Speedway, and leading the most laps on top of qualifying in pole position, Dario overhauled Will Power's 12 points lead and took the 2010 Izod Indycar championship. In effect Dario had won all of the past three championships he entered when his 2008 absence is accounted for.

2011

Franchitti, again driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, won the season opening road race at St. Petersburg, Florida. He followed that win with additional wins at Texas Motor Speedway (28th victory). He took the pole and the win in the Milwaukee 225 for his 29th victory, tying him with Rick Mears for 9th all-time in American Open Wheel racing. At the final race of the season in Las Vegas, a 15 car crash on lap 12 caused the race to be red flagged. After two hours of red flag, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced the death of Dan Wheldon, and the race was formally ended. The drivers who were able to do so participated in a 5 lap tribute to Wheldon 10 minutes after the announcement.[17] Because the race was canceled, Franchitti — who entered the race with an 18-point lead over Power in the title standings— won his third consecutive IndyCar championship and fourth overall.

NASCAR

Dario Franchitti racing in the 2007 Ford 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Franchitti at Daytona in 2008

On 3 October 2007, it was announced that Franchitti would move to NASCAR to replace David Stremme in the #40 Fastenal Dodge.[18] He made his stock car debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series on 5 October at Talladega Superspeedway, qualifying 6th and finishing 17th in the #42 Target Dodge Charger for Chip Ganassi Racing.[19] His move to stock cars had similarities to former CART rival Juan Pablo Montoya's move from Formula One to NASCAR in 2006.

Franchitti made his first NASCAR start on 20 October 2007 in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.[20] He drove the #41 Target Dodge Ram truck, owned by Cunningham Motorsports, with Brian Pattie from Chip Ganassi Racing serving as crew chief.[21] He would finish 33rd after being plagued by problems with the rear of the car during the race.

2008 Sprint Cup car

On 26 April 2008, Franchitti suffered a slight left ankle fracture in a hard crash with Larry Gunselman while competing in the Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 race.[22] David Stremme, Ken Schrader, Jeremy Mayfield, and Sterling Marlin all filled in for him.[23][24][25]

On 1 July 2008, Franchitti's #40 Sprint Cup team was disbanded by co-owner Chip Ganassi because of a lack of sponsorship. Franchitti was running 41st in points in the Sprint Cup series at the time, and Ganassi had been funding the team out of his own pocket. The entire #40 team was shut down, and 71 employees were released.[26]

On 9 August 2008 Dario won his 1st ever NASCAR Nationwide Pole at Watkins Glen.[27]

Sports Car Racing

Dario is well known for combining partial Sports Car racing schedules during his IndyCar and NASCAR career.

At the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring he finished 1st in LMP2 class at the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring with Andretti Green Racing team-mates Bryan Herta and Tony Kanaan. They finished 2nd overall. He also participated in the 2007 ALMS Grand Prix of Long Beach with Bryan Herta and they finished 6th.[28] He placed 18th in LMP2 class in the 2007 American Le Mans Series season standings with 32 points.

Prior to the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, he joined Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas and won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a Lexus-Riley.[29] That was the only race he participated in during the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season and finished 42nd overall in Daytona Prototype class with 35 points.

In the 2008 Petit Le Mans he was a driver for Highcroft Racing with Scott Sharp and David Brabham.[30] They were the first retirement after only 16 laps.

For the 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona he once again drove for Chip Ganassi Racing in a Lexus-Riley. He finished 5th overall with Scott Dixon and Alex Lloyd.

He participated in the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring for Highcroft Racing with Scott Sharp and David Brabham.[31] They finished 15th overall and were the first non-finishers.

He returned to Highcroft Racing with Scott Sharp and David Brabham for the 2009 Petit Le Mans.[32]

Personal life

Franchitti relaxes at Indy with his wife, Ashley Judd, in 2007

Franchitti married American actress Ashley Judd in 2001, at Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland.[2] They currently live near Franklin, Tennessee, in the United States. They have no children.

Originally from Bathgate, his Italian-Scots family moved to nearby Whitburn when he was eight years old. He is a former pupil of Stewart's Melville College and he supports Celtic Football Club, based in the east end of Glasgow.[33]

He lists some of his favourite television shows as Gavin & Stacey, Shameless and Rab C. Nesbitt.[34]

Paul di Resta, a racing driver, is a cousin of Franchitti. Di Resta is a current race driver for the Force India F1 Team.

Media Appearances

Franchitti has appeared on several television shows. The list includes The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, Larry King Live, Pardon the Interruption, Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kelly Jim Rome is Burning, and three times on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[35]

Simraceway Game Design

On 13 October 2011, 3 days before Franchitti’s bid for a fourth IZOD IndyCar Series title, it was announced that he would be joining fellow driver Dan Wheldon in developing the vehicle physics on Ignite Game Technologies’ online auto racing game, Simraceway. A vintage car racing enthusiast, Franchitti will be focusing on ensuring the authenticity of the game’s historic and vintage cars “It’s almost impossible to describe the feeling you get inside when you’re behind the wheel of an old race car but what I hope to be able to do is use my knowledge and experience to help the team at Simraceway replicate how it feels to drive,” [36].

Motorsports Career Results

Touring Car Racing

German Touring Car Championship

International Touring Car Championship

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

CART

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
1997 Hogan Racing United States
MIA
25
Australia
SRF
9
United States
LBH
12
United States
NZR
13
Brazil
RIO
27
United States
STL
17
United States
MIL
16
United States
DET
13
United States
POR
26
United States
CLE
11
Canada
TOR
26
United States
MIS
19
United States
MDO
11
United States
ROA
25
Canada
VAN
13
United States
LS
13
United States
FON
DNP
22nd 10
1998 Team Green United States
MIA
9
Japan
MOT
8
United States
LBH
2
United States
NZR
21
Brazil
RIO
19
United States
STL
27
United States
MIL
4
United States
DET
4
United States
POR
21
United States
CLE
3
Canada
TOR
20*
United States
MIS
21
United States
MDO
26
United States
ROA
1*
Canada
VAN
1*
United States
LS
4
United States
HOU
1*
Australia
SRF
2
United States
FON
22
3rd 160
1999 Team Green United States
MIA
3
Japan
MOT
22
United States
LBH
2
United States
NZR
8
Brazil
RIO
2
United States
STL
3
United States
MIL
7
United States
POR
3
United States
CLE
25
United States
ROA
18
Canada
TOR
1*
United States
MIS
5
United States
DET
1
United States
MDO
3*
United States
CHI
2
Canada
VAN
10
United States
LS
25
United States
HOU
2
Australia
SRF
1*
United States
FON
10
2nd* 212*
2000 Team Green United States
MIA
11
United States
LBH
23
Brazil
RIO
11
Japan
MOT
2
United States
NZR
23
United States
MIL
6
United States
DET
4
United States
POR
9
United States
CLE
13
Canada
TOR
25
United States
MIS
3
United States
CHI
20
United States
MDO
22
United States
ROA
12
Canada
VAN
2*
United States
LS
3
United States
STL
24
United States
HOU
25
Australia
SRF
25
United States
FON
23
13th 92
2001 Team Green Mexico
MTY
9
United States
LBH
6
United States
TXS
NH
United States
NZR
8
Japan
MOT
17
United States
MIL
9
United States
DET
2
United States
POR
6
United States
CLE
1
Canada
TOR
24
United States
MIS
2
United States
CHI
15
United States
MDO
16
United States
ROA
19
Canada
VAN
9
Germany
LSZ
25
United Kingdom
ROC
9
United States
HOU
2
United States
LS
19
Australia
SRF
23
United States
FON
23
7th 105
2002 Team Green Mexico
MTY
2
United States
LBH
9
Japan
MOT
3
United States
MIL
12
United States
LS
19
United States
POR
3
United States
CHI
3
Canada
TOR
13
United States
CLE
14
Canada
VAN
1
United States
MDO
17
United States
ROA
12
Canada
MTL
1*
United States
DEN
18
United Kingdom
ROC
1
United States
MIA
10
Australia
SRF
7
United States
FON
10
Mexico
MXC
5
4th 148

* Franchitti and Juan Pablo Montoya tied on points in the championship, but Montoya was crowned champion because he won 7 races to Franchitti's 3.

IndyCar

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points
2002 Team Green United States
HMS
 
United States
PHX
 
United States
FON
 
United States
NZR
 
United States
INDY
19
United States
TXS
 
United States
PPIR
 
United States
RIR
 
United States
KAN
 
United States
NSH
 
United States
MIS
 
United States
KTY
 
United States
STL
 
United States
CHI
 
United States
TX2
 
44th 11
2003 Andretti Green Racing United States
HMS
7
United States
PHX
16
Japan
MOT
 
United States
INDY
 
United States
TXS
 
United States
PPIR
4
United States
RIR
 
United States
KAN
 
United States
NSH
 
United States
MIS
 
United States
STL
 
United States
KTY
 
United States
NZR
 
United States
CHI
 
United States
FON
 
United States
TX2
 
25th 72
2004 Andretti Green Racing United States
HMS
17
United States
PHX
17
Japan
MOT
7
United States
INDY
14
United States
TXS
2
United States
RIR
12
United States
KAN
4
United States
NSH
20
United States
MIL
1
United States
MIS
22
United States
KTY
6
United States
PPIR
1
United States
NZR
3
United States
CHI
20
United States
FON
6
United States
TX2
15
6th 409
2005 Andretti Green Racing United States
HMS
22
United States
PHX
4
United States
STP
3
Japan
MOT
17
United States
INDY
6
United States
TXS
8
United States
RIR
2
United States
KAN
4
United States
NSH
1
United States
MIL
2
United States
MIS
8
United States
KTY
18
United States
PPIR
7
United States
SNM
8
United States
CHI
12
United States
WGL
3
United States
FON
1
4th 498
2006 Andretti Green United States
HMS
4
United States
STP
19
Japan
MOT
11
United States
INDY
7
United States
WGL
14
United States
TXS
13
United States
RIR
3
United States
KAN
12
United States
NSH
6
United States
MIL
6
United States
MIS
12
United States
KTY
9
United States
SNM
2
United States
CHI
8th 311
2007 Andretti Green Racing United States
HMS
7
United States
STP
5
Japan
MOT
3
United States
KAN
2
United States
INDY
1
United States
MIL
2
United States
TXS
4
United States
IOW
1
United States
RIR
1
United States
WGL
3
United States
NSH
2
United States
MDO
2
United States
MIS
13
United States
KTY
8
United States
SNM
3
United States
DET
6
United States
CHI
1
1st 637
2008 Chip Ganassi Racing United States
HMS
United States
STP
Japan
MOT1
United States
LBH1
United States
KAN
United States
INDY
United States
MIL
United States
TXS
United States
IOW
United States
RIR
United States
WGL
United States
NSH
United States
MDO
Canada
EDM
United States
KTY
United States
SNM
United States
DET
United States
CHI
Australia
SRF2
16
NC
2009 Chip Ganassi Racing United States
STP
4
United States
LBH
1
United States
KAN
18
United States
INDY
7
United States
MIL
3
United States
TXS
5
United States
IOW
1
United States
RIR
2
United States
WGL
15
Canada
TOR
1
Canada
EDM
5
United States
KTY
6
United States
MDO
3
United States
SNM
1
United States
CHI
4
Japan
MOT
2
United States
HMS
1
1st 616
2010 Chip Ganassi Racing Brazil
SAO
7
United States
STP
5
United States
ALA
3
United States
LBH
12
United States
KAN
2
United States
INDY
1
United States
TXS
5
United States
IOW
18
United States
WGL
3
Canada
TOR
2
Canada
EDM
3
United States
MDO
1
United States
SNM
3
United States
CHI
1
United States
KTY
5
Japan
MOT
2
United States
HMS
8
1st 602
2011 Chip Ganassi Racing United States
STP
1
United States
ALA
3
United States
LBH
3
Brazil
SAO
4
United States
INDY
12
United States
TXS11
1
United States
TXS21
7
United States
MIL
1
United States
IOW
5
Canada
TOR
1
Canada
EDM
3
United States
MDO
2
United States
NHA
20
United States
SNM
4
United States
BAL
4
Japan
MOT
8
United States
KTY
2
United States
LSV
C
1st 573
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)**
Top 10s
(Non-podium)***
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
7 2 99 13 20 26 33 2 (2007 & 2010) 4 (2007, 2009, 2010 & 2011)
** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
*** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.

Indianapolis 500

Franchitti en route to winning
the 2007 Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2002 Dallara Chevrolet 28 19 Green
2003 Sat out due to injury Andretti Green
2004 Dallara Honda 3 14 Andretti Green
2005 Dallara Honda 6 6 Andretti Green
2006 Dallara Honda 17 7 Andretti Green
2007 Dallara Honda 3 1 Andretti Green
2009 Dallara Honda 3 7 Ganassi
2010 Dallara Honda 3 1 Ganassi
2011 Dallara Honda 9 12 Ganassi

Sports Car Racing

American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Starts Wins
(Overall/Class)
Top Fives Top Tens Poles DNF Finish Start Rank
2007 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 4 / 3.5 1 / 1 18
Totals 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 3 2 / 2 2 4 / 3.5 1 / 1

Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Stock Car Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team No. Sponsor Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Points
2008 Chip Ganassi Racing 40 N/a Dodge DAY
33
CAL
32
LSV
33
ATL
33
BRI
36
MAR
22
TEX
DNQ
PHO
32
TAL RIC DAR LOW DOV POC
41
MIC
43
INF
DNQ
NHA
38
DY2 CHI PO2 IND GLN MI2 BR2 CA2 RI2 NH2 DV2 KAN TL2 LW2 MR2 AT2 TX2 PH2 HOM 42nd 557
Year Starts* Wins Top Fives Top Tens Poles DNF Finish Start Winnings Rank
2008 10 0 0 0 0 2 33.9 30.7 $930,376 42
Totals 10 0 0 0 0 2 33.9 30.7 $930,376 42
  • Data as of 23 June 2008.[37]

NASCAR Truck Series results

Year Team # Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pos Pts
2007 Cunningham 41 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN LOW MAN DOV TEX MIC MIL MEM KEN IRP NAS BRI GAT NH LAS TAL MAR2
33
ATL TEX2 PHO HOM 104th 64

ARCA results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Pts
2007 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Dodge DAY LAK NAS SAL KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MIC BER KEN2 POC2 NAS2 ILL MIL GAT DSF CHI SAL2 TAL
17
TOL2 135th 145
2008 Chip Ganassi Racing 40 Dodge DAY
10
SAL IOW KAN ROC KEN TOL POC MIC CAY KEN2 BER POC2 NAS ILL DSF CHI SAL2 NJ TAL TOL2 103rd 180

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Sam Hornish, Jr.
Indianapolis 500 Winner
2007
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Scott Dixon
Preceded by
Hélio Castroneves
Indianapolis 500 Winner
2010
Succeeded by
Dan Wheldon
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Sam Hornish, Jr.
IRL IndyCar Series Champion
2007
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Scott Dixon
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Scott Dixon
IRL IndyCar Series Champion
2009–10
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Awards
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Oliver Gavin
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
1992
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Ralph Firman
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Oliver Gavin
Autosport
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1993
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James Matthews
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Mark Blundell
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British Competition Driver of the Year

1998
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Eddie Irvine
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Jenson Button
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British Competition Driver of the Year

2010
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