Posts Tagged ‘Firestone Indy 300’

11 Oct 2009: IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami

Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe did their best to liven up a deathly dull IndyCar season finale with a tooth-and-nail battle for the lead – but it was Dario Franchitti, jogging along behind them for most of the 200 laps, who came through to win both the race and the championship.

10 Oct 2009: IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down

Dario Franchitti will start the three-way battle for the 2009 IndyCar title from pole position after outpacing his closest rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe in qualifying on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami oval.