What's the point(s)? Just another IRL cliffhanger

...title was not settled until the final lap of the season. Dario Franchitti edged his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, with Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe right in the mix as well...

Franchitti deserved No. 1 ranking, too

...who made a credible case for why he should be ranked No. 1 over his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate. There was no animosity or ego involved, just the well-crafted thoughts of a...

Franchitti plays Miami hand perfectly

Dario Franchitti made an alternate pit strategy pay off perfectly at Homestead, winning the race and the IndyCar Series title. Is an encore on tap for 2010? Stay tuned.

Franchitti caps return with another title

Dario Franchitti's return to IndyCar racing couldn't have gone better. He's the IRL champion once again.

Franchitti gains point on leader Dixon

Scott Dixon enters as the leader, four points ahead of teammate Dario Franchitti -- who gained a point by winning the pole in Friday qualifying -- and eight ahead of Briscoe.

Dixon on verge of tying IndyCar's top title mark

...2008. It won't be easy. Dixon has a slim five-point lead over his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti, and eight points in hand over Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske. But...

Briscoe ready to get it on at Homestead

...place finishes and fewer mistakes. "We always knew Ryan was quick," observed Dario Franchitti of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, who sits between his teammate Dixon and Briscoe in the standings. "He's just kind...

Hands down, 2009 one of Dario's best

...four races and won the 2007 IndyCar championship while driving for Andretti Green Racing, and after switching to Target Chip Ganassi Racing this year he has matched that victory tally to date in 2009...

Helio could hold key to Briscoe's title chances

...wins the race, it could still benefit Briscoe because every point he takes away from Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dixon and Dario Franchitti (who trails Dixon by five points) will be critical. Castroneves...

Title or no title, Dario's return a successful one

...his 10-year tenure with Andretti Green Racing, even during his IndyCar championship and Indy 500-winning season of 2007. In a fresh environment at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, alongside a teammate he likes and...

Dixon win sets up three-way finale fight

Scott Dixon needed a break, and he got it when Ryan Briscoe had a bad exit from the pits at Motegi. Dixon's win sets up a finale title fight at Homestead that includes teammate Dario Franchitti.

MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Scott Dixon, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda celebrates victory during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September...

Native drivers steal Motegi spotlight from Danica

...points leader Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske and pursuers Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon from Target Chip Ganassi Racing. After a strong start to her season topped by a third-place finish in the...

Dixon wins pole; Briscoe on second row

Scott Dixon won the pole position for Saturday's Indy Japan 300, earning a valuable point in the IndyCar championship standings.

IndyCar and MotoGP made for wild weekend

Wow! A full weekend of racing for the Oreo man. Last Friday and Saturday were spent at Chicagoland Speedway, where the IndyCar Series...