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First, thanks to all of you for your kind notes and good wishes. I’ve been asked how it feels to…]]> First, thanks to all of you for your kind notes and good wishes. I’ve been asked how it feels to win the 2009 IndyCar Series championship, and compared to 2007, I must admit that it is certainly… 2009-10-24T10:41:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-down-to-the-wire/ 1026766
Life has been a wee bit hectic for me lately, but its been a pleasure, not a frustration. To start, I…]]> Life has been a wee bit hectic for me lately, but its been a pleasure, not a frustration. To start, I went back to Scotland for about 10 days before the race in Japan.  And then I met Dixie in London. … 2009-10-06T11:56:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-silly-in-sonoma/ 1024082
Well Sonoma was about as good as it gets! I really think qualifying was the key—getting those laps…]]> Well Sonoma was about as good as it gets! I really think qualifying was the key—getting those laps done in qualifying and placing our Target car up front.  It just allowed us to control the… 2009-09-05T12:46:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-a-special-win/ 1020010
Toronto was a good weekend!! That pole wasn’t looking like an option on Friday— I really…]]> Toronto was a good weekend!! That pole wasn’t looking like an option on Friday— I really didn’t do a great job driving the car.  There’s a rhythm that you get into in Toronto… 2009-07-21T11:31:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-carrying-helmets-and-spraying-champagne/ 1015086
It has been a busy few weeks for the Franchitti family. I’ve been racing in the States, my brother…]]> It has been a busy few weeks for the Franchitti family. I’ve been racing in the States, my brother raced at Le Mans and I’ve been traveling back and forth to take it all in. My first trip… 2009-06-24T19:35:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-the-highs-and-the-lows/ 1005893
Well Kansas was a bit of a let down after Long Beach, now wasn’t it! I was obviously pretty happy…]]> Well Kansas was a bit of a let down after Long Beach, now wasn’t it! I was obviously pretty happy with our pace in qualifying, and afterwards, when I saw the video of me going below the white line,… 2009-05-02T10:47:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-let-the-afro-grow/ 999703
What an amazing weekend! Before we get to the race, let’s catch up on what’s become a very…]]> What an amazing weekend! Before we get to the race, let’s catch up on what’s become a very popular subject – the bet my little Brazilian pal Tony Kanaan conjured up. We actually clarified… 2009-04-24T17:20:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-street-fighting/ 965501
We had good weekend at St. Pete—I was definitely feeling good being back in the Series, and I was…]]> We had good weekend at St. Pete—I was definitely feeling good being back in the Series, and I was getting a lot of enjoyment out of driving the car.  To be back in the series was, that was all… 2009-04-11T20:48:00-0400 1377381 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/franchitti-a-new-target-for-2009/ 949531
Hello everyone! After a year of reading my brother Marino’s column on SPEEDtv.com, you’ll…]]> Hello everyone! After a year of reading my brother Marino’s column on SPEEDtv.com, you’ll now have a steady dose of both Franchittis on the site. We’re coming out of the slumber of the… 2009-03-13T13:15:00-0400