Franchitti to finally run ARCA race at Talladega
Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR News
Dario Franchitti’s much-anticipated move to stock cars will begin Friday with an ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway, the Associated Press has learned.
The 2007 Indy 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion has agreed to a multiyear deal to replace David Stremme in the No. 40 Dodge for NASCAR’s Chip Ganassi Racing, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who requested anonymity because the deal had yet to be announced.
An official announcement is expected Wednesday at Ganassi’s race shop in North Carolina. Ganassi also fields Nextel Cup cars for rookie Juan Pablo Montoya, another former open-wheel star, and Reed Sorenson.
Ganassi said Sunday at Kansas Speedway that he was close to a deal with Franchitti’s open-wheel team, Andretti Green Racing, to get the 34-year-old Scot out of his contract, which ends Dec. 1.
An Andretti Green spokesman said the team would have no comment on Franchitti’s move at this time.
- Franchitti qualifies sixth at Talladega for ARCA race
- Franchitti to run Truck at Martinsville
- Franchitti to test at Memphis
- Franchitti to NASCAR’s Ganassi team expected this week
- Franchitti to test for Ganassi, run ARCA race at Talladega-UPDATE
I WAS WATCHING THE TV WHEN THEY WHERE RALKING ABOUT HIM ALOT OF OUR DRIVERS ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS CAUSE THEY THINK HE SHOULD NOT START ON THIS TRACK, HE HAS NEVER RACED THERE AND IT COULD BE TROUBLE I AGREE WITH THE DRIVERS I HOPE HE DONT MAKE THE CUT HE NEEDS TO STAY WITH INDY RACING NOT GO TO NASCAR
I WAS WATCHING THE TV WHEN THEY WHERE RALKING ABOUT HIM ALOT OF OUR DRIVERS ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS CAUSE THEY THINK HE SHOULD NOT START ON THIS TRACK, HE HAS NEVER RACED THERE AND IT COULD BE TROUBLE I AGREE WITH THE DRIVERS I HOPE HE DONT MAKE THE CUT HE NEEDS TO STAY WITH INDY RACING NOT GO TO NASCAR
WE DONT NEED ANOTHER INDY RACER
Fire him if he doesn’t win. It’s ARCA for crying out loud. No Gordon or Johnson here. Win or go back to Scotland.