Dario Franchitti News

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

June 27, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #40-Dario Franchitti, 13th fastest #10-Patrick Carpentier, 18th #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 20th #70-Johnny Sauter, 28th #96-J.J. Yeley, 31st #78-Joe Nemechek, 37th #66-Scott Riggs, 39th #45-Terry Labonte [PC1],

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

June 25, 2008
Cale Gale was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World RV Rental 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Gale scored a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Landon Cassill claimed the third starting position in time trials at

Guitar Hero to be featured on #40 at New Hampshire..image:

Guitar Hero to be featured on #40 at New Hampshire..image:

June 18, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced it has partnered with Activision and its long-time sponsor Target to feature the latest version of the Guitar Hero series, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, on Dario Franchitti's #40 Dodge in the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire

New look for #40 at Infineon:

New look for #40 at Infineon:

June 18, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing welcomes two familiar sponsors to the #40 Dodge of Dario Franchitti, Texaco/Havoline and The Hartford. The Hartford is back after having sponsored the car at Bristol with Franchitti behind the wheel. Texaco/Havoline, one of the primary sponsors

Milwaukee Rookie Notes:

Milwaukee Rookie Notes:

June 17, 2008
Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky. Clauson scored a fifth-place finish, his best effort in 16 Nationwide Series starts. He claimed his first top-five and second top-10 in 11 starts this season and grabbed top rookie honors

Kanaan visits MIS:

Kanaan visits MIS:

June 15, 2008
Tony Kanaan, the only driver to win at MIS in both the Championship Auto Racing Teams series and the Indy Racing League, is at the speedway this weekend. "I just came here to support my friend, Dario Franchitti," Kanaan said. "This is my first time at a NASCAR race

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Michigan

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Michigan

June 13, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #40-Dario Franchitti, 9th fastest overall #10-Patrick Carpentier, 21st #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 23rd #55-Michael Waltrip, 24th #96-J.J. Yeley, 34th #45-Terry Labonte [CH1], 35th #78-Joe Nemechek, 42nd #21-Bill

Michigan Rookie Notes:

Michigan Rookie Notes:

June 12, 2008
#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 8 Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. McDowell logged a 27th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time in the last four Sprint Cup Series races. #01-Regan Smith holds a three-point lead

Special schemes for the #40 and #42 at MIS:

Special schemes for the #40 and #42 at MIS:

June 11, 2008
This weekend, the Wrigley's Brand's will rev up the new Juicy Fruit and Big Red Slim Pack, sleek 15-stick envelope packages that are more durable and portable. New Slim Pack paint schemes on the Big Red and Juicy Fruit Dodges as well as the new Slim Pack television

Kentucky Rookie Notes:

Kentucky Rookie Notes:

June 10, 2008
Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Cassill scored a ninth-place finish, his first top-10 in 12 Nationwide Series starts and claimed top rookie honors for the first time this season. He led

Rookie of the Year Candidates:

Rookie of the Year Candidates:

June 6, 2008
how fast were they and where do they start: #00-Michael McDowell, 166.276, starts 39th #01-Regan Smith, 168.745, starts 4th #10-Patrick Carpentier, 167.345, starts 24th #40-Dario Franchitti, 167.939, starts 14th #77-Sam Hornish, 165.071, starts 41st

Pocono Rookie Notes:

Pocono Rookie Notes:

June 5, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored an 18th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 13 races this season. #00-Michael McDowell led the Dover

Nashville Rookie Notes:

Nashville Rookie Notes:

June 3, 2008
Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Heluva Good! 200 at Dover. Franchitti scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time this season. Franchitti holds an eight-point lead (100-92) over Bryan Clauson

Latest with Sorenson:

Latest with Sorenson:

June 1, 2008
There has been speculation that #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, unhappy with Chip Ganassi for making yet another crew chief change, could leave at the end of the season, possibly to replace Tony Stewart at Joe Gibbs Racing if Stewart decides to move on. Though unlikely, if

Franchitti to return to Cup racing at Pocono:

Franchitti to return to Cup racing at Pocono:

May 31, 2008
#40-Dario Franchitti is making his return here [Dover], but it's not in the Sprint Cup race. Franchitti, who suffered a broken ankle in a Talladega Nationwide Series race, is returning in today's race [Nationwide at Dover] here, the Heluva Good 200. Franchitti's Cup