What's the point(s)? Just another IRL cliffhanger
John Oreovicz...season. Dario Franchitti edged his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, with Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe right in the mix as well. At about this time a year ago, I wrote a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009Franchitti deserved No. 1 ranking, too
John Oreovicz...including the final ranking for the 2009 season. Dario Franchitti was No. 1 on four occasions, Ryan Briscoe twice, and Helio Castroneves once. After midseason, Castroneves was firmly planted at No. 4, while Briscoe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009Dixon on verge of tying IndyCar's top title mark
John Oreovicz...lead over his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti, and eight points in hand over Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske. But at the same time, the math is pretty simple: If Dixon finishes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009Briscoe ready to get it on at Homestead
John Oreovicz...t give out a "Most Improved Driver" award in the IndyCar Series, but if they did, Ryan Briscoe would likely win it for the second year in a row. Not that the Australian, who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Hands down, 2009 one of Dario's best
John Oreovicz...heading into the season-ending Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe just three points behind Franchitti. The 2007 championship was a two-man battle between Dixon and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009Helio could hold key to Briscoe's title chances
John Oreovicz...34-year-old Brazilian could play a crucial supporting role to help his Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe win the crown this Saturday in the Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With eight...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Danica's reported signing great news for IRL
John Oreovicz...world-class drivers, including Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and the rapidly emerging Ryan Briscoe, none of them captivate racing fans of all ages like Danica does. As Americans, Graham Rahal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009Native drivers steal Motegi spotlight from Danica
John Oreovicz...American Roger Yasukawa. Not to mention the IndyCar Series championship battle being waged by points leader Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske and pursuers Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon from Target Chip Ganassi Racing. After...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009Briscoe in command with two races to go
John OreoviczJOLIET, Ill. -- Ryan Briscoe said last week that he would need to win more races this year if he was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009Next stop for IndyCar title contenders: Chicagoland
John Oreovicz...Indy 300 could have major implications for the three title protagonists. It's Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe up against Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, separated by just 20...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Points shake-up means great title fight is on
John Oreovicz...campaign. Franchitti led the 75-lapper at Infineon Raceway from start to finish, Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe finished second for the seventh time this season but regained the points lead, and perhaps most...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Dixon, Briscoe and Franchitti ready to duke it out
John Oreovicz...the wild-card race of the three-man battle for the IndyCar Series championship. Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti have all experienced heartbreak at the physically demanding California road course, and the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009Measuring Dixon's greatness another way
John Oreovicz...Target Chip Ganassi Racing, a group that includes Tomas Scheckter, Darren Manning, Jaques Lazier, Georgio Pantano, Ryan Briscoe, Dan Wheldon and Dario Franchitti. Dixon has 20 race wins compared to his teammates' combined total...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Dominant Dixon bad news for title contenders
John Oreovicz...won the Honda Indy 200 by 29.78 seconds -- that's right, almost 30 seconds -- over Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti, putting himself back at the top of the point standings in his quest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009Kentucky thriller may put IndyCar back on track
John Oreovicz...year history of the league. Sure, the evil Team Penske empire won again, this time with Ryan Briscoe behind the wheel. But to do it, they had to overcome a breakout performance from Vision...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "ryan briscoe" make the list?