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Dario Franchitti clinches IndyCar title, wins Indy 300

Oct. 10, 2009
Dario Franchitti's return to IndyCar racing couldn't have gone better. He's the IRL champion once again.
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Franchitti takes pole for Firestone 300

Franchitti takes pole for Firestone 300

HOMESTEAD, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti, averaging 212.696 mph, won the pole Friday for the Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead, Fla.
Franchitti is winner at Sonoma

Franchitti is winner at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti led all the way Sunday in California's Grand Prix of Sonoma, winning his fourth IndyCar Series race of the year.

Franchitti wins IRL race in Toronto

TORONTO, July 12 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti won Sunday's IRL Honda Indy Toronto auto race after avoiding a series of late-race crashes.

Franchitti wins pole for IndyCar race

RICHMOND, Va., June 26 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti, winner of last Sunday's IndyCar race in Iowa, grabbed the pole Friday for the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway.

Dario Franchitti injured at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala., April 26 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti was injured Saturday during Saturday's Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, which was won by Tony Stewart.

Franchitti wins IndyCar title

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti passed Scott Dixon on the final lap when Dixon ran out of fuel Sunday, and captured the 2007 IndyCar Series title at Joliet, Ill.

Franchitti wins at Nashville (sat)

NASHVILLE, July 17 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti captured the Firestone Indy 200 Saturday night at the Nashville Superspeedway.

Franchitti wins Honda Indy 225

FOUNTAIN, Colo., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti won Sunday's Honda Indy 225 at the Pikes Peak International Raceway, finishing 2.2429 seconds ahead of Adrian Fernandez.

Franchitti wins IRL pole

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 10 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti turned in a lap of 209.609 miles per hour Thursday night to grab the pole for Saturday night's Bombardier 500.

Franchitti wins CART Rockingham 500

CORBY, England, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Dario Franchitti of Scotland won Saturday's CART Rockingham 500 for his first career victory.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch