Dario Franchitti
| Dario Franchitti | |
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 Dario Franchitti before the 2009 Indianapolis 500. |
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| Nationality | British  |
| Date of birth | 19 May 1973 |
| Place of birth | Bathgate, West Lothian (Scotland) |
| 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 IRL IndyCar Series ALMS Rolex Sports Car Series ARCA NASCAR Truck Series Nationwide Series NASCAR Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007, 2009 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 of Italian descent. 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. He is the current, two-time IndyCar Series champion. On May 30, 2010, he won his second Indianapolis 500 race. [4]
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 competitive drive in the World Championship.
CART
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.
IRL IndyCar Series
| Nationality |  Scottish |
|---|---|
| Champ Car career | |
| Active years | 1997 - 2007, 2009 |
| Team(s) | Hogan Racing (1997), Team KOOL Green (1998-2002), Andretti Green Racing (2003-2007) Chip Ganassi Racing (2009) |
| Race starts | 198 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Podium finishes | 79 |
| Pole positions | 23 |
| First race | 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) |
| First win | 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 (Road America) |
| Last win | 2010 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| Last race | 2010 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
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 July 25 at the Milwaukee Mile.[10] He followed this win up with a win at Pikes Peak on August 22.[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 January 3, 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 May 27, 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 October 25, 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.
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 (190 Mile) endurance races at the Gold Coast Street Circuit, a former venue for Indycar. He will drive for Jim Beam Racing with James Courtney.
NASCARs
On 3 October 2007, it was announced that Franchitti would move to NASCAR to replace David Stremme in the #40 Fastenal Dodge.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] He drove the #41 Target Dodge Ram truck, owned by Cunningham Motorsports, with Brian Pattie from Chip Ganassi Racing serving as crew chief.[20] He would finish 33rd after being plagued by problems with the rear of the car during the race.
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.[21] David Stremme, Ken Schrader, Jeremy Mayfield, and Sterling Marlin all filled in for him.[22][23][24]
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.[25]
On 9 August 2008 Dario won his 1st ever NASCAR Nationwide Pole at Watkins Glen.[26]
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.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31]
Personal Life
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 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.[32]
He lists some of his favourite television shows as Gavin & Stacey, Shameless and Rab C. Nesbitt.[33]
Paul di Resta, a racing driver, is a cousin of Franchitti. Di Resta is the current test 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, and three times on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[34]
Motorsports Career Results
Touring Car Racing
German Touring Car Championship
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final Pos | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG Racing |  HOC13 |
AVU1 Ret |
NOR1 6 |
DIE1 2 |
NUR1 Ret |
ALE1 2 |
HOC1 Ret |
5th | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOC2 DNS |
AVU2 22 |
NOR2 2 |
DIE2 4 |
NUR2 Ret |
ALE2 10 |
HOC2 DNS |
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International Touring Car Championship
| International Touring Car Championship results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final Pos | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG Racing |  MUG14 |
 HEL112 |
DON1 2 |
 EST15 |
 MAG1Ret |
3rd | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MUG2 1 |
HEL2 DNS |
DON2 2 |
EST2 3 |
MAG2 DNS |
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| 1996 | AMG Racing | HOC1 3 |
NUR1 2 |
EST1 9 |
HEL1 17 |
NOR1 5 |
DIE1 2 |
SIL1 21 |
NUR1 3 |
MAG1 6 |
MUG1 4 |
HOC1 Ret |
 SAO113 |
 SUK11 |
4th | 171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOC2 4 |
NUR2 8 |
EST2 10 |
HEL2 Ret |
NOR2 Ret |
DIE2 2 |
SIL2 14 |
NUR2 3 |
MAG2 4 |
MUG2 2 |
HOC2 7 |
SAO2 10 |
SUK2 Ret |
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American Open-Wheel
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Champ Car
| Champ Car results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |  MIA 25 |
 SRF 9 |
LBH 12 |
NZR 13 |
RIO 27 |
STL 17 |
MIL 16 |
DET 13 |
POR 26 |
CLE 11 |
 TOR 26 |
MIS 19 |
MDO 11 |
ROA 25 |
VAN 13 |
LS 13 |
FON DNP |
20th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Team Green | MIA 9 |
MOT 8 |
LBH 2 |
NZR 21 |
RIO 19 |
STL 27 |
MIL 4 |
DET 4 |
POR 21 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 20 |
MIS 21 |
MDO 26 |
ROA 1 |
VAN 1 |
LS 4 |
HOU 1 |
SRF 2 |
FON 22 |
3rd | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Team Green | MIA 3 |
MOT 22 |
LBH 2 |
NZR 8 |
RIO 2 |
STL 3 |
MIL 7 |
POR 3 |
CLE 25 |
ROA 18 |
TOR 1 |
MIS 5 |
DET 1 |
MDO 3 |
CHI 2 |
VAN 10 |
LS 25 |
HOU 2 |
SRF 1 |
FON 10 |
2nd* | 212* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Team Green | MIA 11 |
LBH 23 |
RIO 11 |
MOT 2 |
NZR 23 |
MIL 6 |
DET 4 |
POR 9 |
CLE 13 |
TOR 25 |
MIS 3 |
CHI 20 |
MDO 22 |
ROA 12 |
VAN 2 |
LS 3 |
STL 24 |
HOU 25 |
SRF 25 |
FON 23 |
13th | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Team Green |  MTY 9 |
LBH 6 |
TXS NH |
NZR 8 |
MOT 17 |
MIL 9 |
DET 2 |
POR 6 |
CLE 1 |
TOR 24 |
MIS 2 |
CHI 15 |
MDO 16 |
ROA 19 |
VAN 9 |
LSZ 25 |
ROC 9 |
HOU 2 |
LS 19 |
SRF 23 |
FON 23 |
7th | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Team Green | MTY 2 |
LBH 9 |
MOT 3 |
MIL 12 |
LS 19 |
POR 3 |
CHI 3 |
TOR 13 |
CLE 14 |
VAN 1 |
MDO 17 |
ROA 12 |
MTL 1* |
DEN 18 |
ROC 1 |
MIA 10 |
SRF 7 |
FON 10 |
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
| IndyCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Team Green | HMS |
PHX |
FON |
NZR |
INDY 19 |
TXS |
PPIR |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIS |
KTY |
STL |
CHI |
TX2 |
44th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Andretti Green | HMS 7 |
PHX 16 |
MOT |
INDY |
TXS |
PPIR 4 |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIS |
STL |
KTY |
NZR |
CHI |
FON |
TX2 |
25th | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Andretti Green | HMS 17 |
PHX 17 |
MOT 7 |
INDY 14 |
TXS 2 |
RIR 12 |
KAN 4 |
NSH 20 |
MIL 1 |
MIS 22 |
KTY 6 |
PPIR 1 |
NZR 3 |
CHI 20 |
FON 6 |
TX2 15 |
6th | 409 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Andretti Green | HMS 22 |
PHX 4 |
STP 3 |
MOT 17 |
INDY 6 |
TXS 8 |
RIR 2 |
KAN 4 |
NSH 1 |
MIL 2 |
MIS 8 |
KTY 18 |
PPIR 7 |
SNM 8 |
CHI 12 |
WGL 3 |
FON 1 |
4th | 498 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Andretti Green | HMS 4 |
STP 19 |
MOT 11 |
INDY 7 |
WGL 14 |
TXS 13 |
RIR 3 |
KAN 12 |
NSH 6 |
MIL 6 |
MIS 12 |
KTY 9 |
SNM 2 |
CHI |
8th | 311 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Andretti Green | HMS 7 |
STP 5 |
MOT 3 |
KAN 2 |
INDY 1 |
MIL 2 |
TXS 4 |
IOW 1 |
RIR 1 |
WGL 3 |
NSH 2 |
MDO 2 |
MIS 13 |
KTY 8 |
SNM 3 |
DET 6 |
CHI 1 |
1st | 637 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Ganassi | STP 4 |
LBH 1 |
KAN 18 |
INDY 7 |
MIL 3 |
TXS 5 |
IOW 1 |
RIR 2 |
WGL 15 |
TOR 1 |
EDM 5 |
KTY 6 |
MDO 3 |
SNM 1 |
CHI 4 |
MOT 2 |
HMS 1 |
1st | 616 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Ganassi | SAO* 7 |
STP 5 |
ALA 3 |
LBH 12 |
KAN 2 |
INDY 1 |
TXS 5 |
IOW 18 |
WGL 3 |
TOR 2 |
EDM 3 |
MDO 1 |
SNM 3 |
CHI 1 |
KTY |
MOT |
HMS |
2nd* | 505* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win)** |
Top 10s (Non-podium)*** |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 97 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 2 (2007 & 2010) | 2 (2007 & 2009) |
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
Indy 500 results
the 2007 Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 28 | 19 | 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 |
- * 2007 victory first in race history in a car fueled by bioethanol. [35]
Sports Car Racing
American Le Mans Series results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Andretti Green Racing | 26 | Acura | LMP2 | SEB 2 / 1 |
STP | LBH 6 / 6 |
LS | UTH | NEG | MOH | RA | MOS | DSC | PLM | MSC | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Highcroft Racing | 9 | Acura | LMP2 | SEB |
STP | LBH | UTH | NEG | MOH | RA | MOS | DSC | PLM Ret |
MSC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Highcroft Racing | 9 | Acura | LMP1 | SEB Ret |
STP | LBH | UTH | NEG | MOH | RA | MOS | PLM 6 / 6 |
MSC | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
() (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
| Rolex Sports Car Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Ganassi Racing | 01 | Riley | DP | DAY 1 / 1 |
HOM | MEX | VIR | LAG | LRP | WAT | MDO | DAY2 | BAR | CGV | WAT2 | INF | NJ | MIL | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Ganassi Racing | 02 | Riley | DP | DAY 5 / 5 |
VIR | NJ | LAG | WAT | MDO | DAY2 | BAR | WAT2 | CGV | MIL | HOM | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Car Racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Pos | Pts | |||
| 2008 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY 33 |
CAL 32 |
LSV 33 |
ATL 33 |
BRI 36 |
MAR 22 |
TEX DNQ |
PHO 32 |
TAL INJ |
RIC INJ |
DAR INJ |
LOW INJ |
DOV INJ |
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 June 23, 2008.[36]
NASCAR Truck Series results
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| 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
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| 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 | 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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