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Canadian Club Driver Dario Franchitti
2007 ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt 225 Fact Sheet
Who: #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Dario Franchitti
What: ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt 225, Round 6 of the 2007 IndyCar® Series
Where: The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.
When: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Television: ABC Sports, 4 p.m. (EDT)
Dario Franchitti Facts
On May 27, 2007, Franchitti won the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. It was the first Indy 500 victory and fifth IndyCar Series win of his career.
He led 34 laps and became only the second Scotsman to win in the 91-year history of the event.
Franchitti is the winningest British driver in American open-wheel racing history.
Franchitti won at The Milwaukee Mile in 2004.
This will be his 10th start at Milwaukee. He has finished in the top seven on six occasions.
Franchitti is currently third in the IndyCar Series driver championship, only three points out of the lead.
In his last three races, Franchitti finished third at Motegi, second at Kansas and won at Indianapolis.
Along with teammates Bryan Herta and Tony Kanaan, Franchitti drove to a win at the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 17. The trio collected the LMP2 class victory in AGR's first ALMS start.
Franchitti has recorded three career IndyCar Series pole positions, those coming at Texas (June 10, 2004), California (Oct. 26, 2005) and St. Petersburg (April 2, 2006).
Three of his five IndyCar Series victories have come on tracks of 1.33 miles or smaller, including the 1-mile ovals at Milwaukee (2004) and Pikes Peak (2004) and at Nashville Superspeedway (2005).
Franchitti has 15 major open-wheel racing victories and 14 career pole positions.
Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone
"I am really looking forward to Milwaukee. Coming after the Indy 500 win, it's an extra special week because all of the special things that go along with winning. But, immediately after the photographs, I was already thinking about the race in Milwaukee. Tony (Kanaan) won it last year with a great effort and hopefully the Canadian Club car will be good to allow us to continue our quest for the championship."
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