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GAS IN THE TANK; One week later, Indy winner Dario Franchitti plans to keep his foot planted.(Motorsports)
Byline: CURT CAVIN
If anyone questioned Dario Franchitti's determination to continue racing after his first Indianapolis 500 win ("Thank the Heavens,'' AW, June 4), he answered them loud and clear.
The 34-year-old Scot has more racing spirit left, apparently more than Gil de Ferran had after he won the 500 in 2003. De Ferran retired at season's end; Franchitti has no such plans.
"No doubt, Indy is the crown jewel of our series and is one of the two or three biggest races in the world, [Formula One] or whatever,'' Franchitti said during the Indy Racing League's weekend at the Milwaukee Mile. "I'm from a different school; I see all races as important, and they all mean a lot.
"At one point, I was still in victory circle [at Indy], and I was already thinking about coming to Milwaukee and [doing what it takes to win] the championship, which would mean a lot because it's a season-long effort. We want to win Indy and the championship.''
It seems not only possible Franchitti can do that-the schedule favors him and a couple of other drivers-but he wants it. And that's a change in this driver.
Franchitti wasn't a fan of oval-track racing when he arrived in the United States in 1997. Even as he improved his craft on the ovals in CART, felt more comfortable, joined the IRL and began winning, he wasn't convinced he should stick around.
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