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WHELDON OUT, FRANCHITTI RETURNS.(NEWS)
So much for Dan Wheldon's expectation to remain with Chip Ganassi's IndyCar Series team (Competition, Sept. 1).
As AutoWeek went to press, word had just come down that Wheldon will leave Ganassi at season's end and will be replaced by 2007 Indianapolis 500 and series champion Dario Franchitti in 2009. Wheldon's future with the team had been questionable after it emerged that Ganassi tried to sign Tony Kanaan away from Andretti Green Racing to replace Wheldon, himself the 2005 Indy 500 and series champion.
"I have enjoyed these last three seasons with Target Chip Ganassi Racing but will be moving on to pursue a very exciting opportunity for 2009, Wheldon said in a statement. "I will be announcing my plans for next season in the near future. In the meantime, I want to focus my efforts on winning the last race of the season.
Franchitti, who left Andretti Green Racing at the end of last year to drive for Ganassi and Felix Sabates in NASCAR, returns to open-wheel racing after Ganassi shut down his Sprint Cup program in July because of a lack of sponsorship. He contested 10 Cup races this year, with a best finish of 22nd. He will team with 2008 championship-points leader Scott Dixon next year.
"With unification [between Champ Car and IndyCar] and the new schedule having more road and street courses, it made me think about this more and more, Franchitti said. "I have really enjoyed this last season in stock cars and have not completely closed that chapter of my professional career, but the opportunity that arose was just something I could not pass up.
Terms of Franchitti's contract were not disclosed, and it was not immediately clear if Franchitti or Wheldon will drive in the nonpoints-paying, season-ending street race at Surfers Paradise, Australia, on Oct. 26.
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Source: HighBeam Research, WHELDON OUT, FRANCHITTI RETURNS.(NEWS)