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Franchitti in Indianapolis 500 after Soul Searching

automagonthenet | 05 June, 2007 22:26

 

 

 

After the 2005 IndyCar season, Scotsman racer Dario Franchitti decided to have a thorough soul-searching and closed the year for victory and fame.

After he experienced 2 severe injuries and won almost 15 open wheel races he was having second thoughts to for go on his career on competing on race. On his interview he said that he was not happy anymore- he thought he had lost passion and interest for the race already.

This year however, he found a strong motivation. And now the man is the champion in the most renowned and world's richest open-wheel event and, along with the Monaco Grand Prix - Indy 500.

Franchitti said, "You know, I was still in shock for a while," the day after captivating the rain-shortened Indy 500. The funny thing is he used up more than a few hours just to pose with the Borg-Warner Trophy with his name inscribed and his face emblazoned on it together with his winning car for photos.

Franchitti heads to the Milwaukee Mile for Sunday's ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225, the sixth race of the IndyCar season. He is just three points behind series leader Scott Dixon, the Indy runner-up, and two behind Dan Wheldon.

The closest Franchitti has come to a title was in 1999 when he tied with Juan Pablo Montoya at the top of the season points. Montoya got the title with more race wins -- seven to Franchitti's three.

Will Franchitti make it this time? Who knows? But with enough heart for the race, he most certainly will go places.

 

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