2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio Fact Sheet

Who: #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Dario Franchitti
What: SunTrust Indy Challenge, Round 9 of the 2007 IndyCar® Series
Where: Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.
When: Saturday, June 30, 2007
Television: ESPN, 7:30 p.m. (EDT)

Dario Franchitti on the SunTrust Indy Challenge:
"I really enjoy racing at Richmond. It can be a difficult track because getting through traffic can be really tough. We’ve had a couple of really good runs there the past two years, so hopefully we can keep the Canadian Club car up front with the leaders and challenge for another win."

Dario Franchitti Facts
- In three starts at Richmond International Raceway, Franchitti has two top-three finishes (third - 2006, second - 2005).
- Franchitti recorded his second win of the season at the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250 leading 96 laps of the 250-lap event. It was his seventh-consecutive top-five finish of the 2007 season.
- Franchitti's win gave Andretti Green Racing their 28th IndyCar Series victory.
- He is the lone IndyCar Series regular to have finished all eight races this season in the top ten.
- Franchitti extended his lead in the IndyCar Series championship to 51 points.
-  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.
-  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).
-  Four of his six 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), the 1.33-mile oval at Nashville Superspeedway (2005) and the 0.875-mile track at Iowa Speedway.
- Franchitti has 16 major open-wheel racing victories and 14 career pole positions.