Dario Franchitti was born on a Saturday, May 19, 1973 in Scotland. In the 2008 Petit Le Mans he was a driver for Highcroft Racing with Scott Sharp and David Brabham. if(!large) { In 2008, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona. Many people can learn different trades from her. Be that as it may, later, they separated in 2013. He battled Jimmie Johnson throughout the day, but was overtaken by some drivers late in the race. Biography Racing star Dario Franchitti is the most outstanding racer in the sport’s history, and that success has made […] Franchitti was cleared uninjured; and he walked to victory lane to hug Kanaan just before the broadcasting ended. His brother Marino Franchitti also became a professional race car driver. George Dario Marino Franchitti Age. } These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. Franchitti is well known for combining partial Sports Car racing schedules during his IndyCar and NASCAR career. Former racing driver, Dario is living the happiest moments with his second wife, Eleanor Robb, a native of England. * – Most laps led.). Saturday 19 May 1973. [19], Franchitti returned to Andretti Green Racing again, and had 2 wins. Ashley Judd’s former husband George Dario Marino Franchitti is a former Scottish racing driver. He is known for his work on Turbo (2013), Driven (2001) and Born Racer (2018). The win also makes him the 18th multiple-win driver in the history of the Indianapolis 500.[24]. if(! Let’s discover his Biography, Net Worth, Age, wife/partner, Family, Affairs, Measurements, Achievements & Much More! } else { Be sure to check out top 10 facts about Dario Franchitti at FamousDetails. Since Power suffered severe damage, Franchitti would have won the championship if the race had continued; therefore, the early stoppage of the race had no effect on the championship points. He is a former pupil of Stewart's Melville College and he supports Celtic Football Club. He finished 5th overall with Scott Dixon and Alex Lloyd. The list includes The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, Larry King Live, Pardon the Interruption, Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kelly, Jim Rome Is Burning, and three times on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. George Dario Marino Franchitti,[2] MBE (born 19 May 1973) is a British former racing driver and current motorsport commentator. He will drive for Jim Beam Racing with Steve Johnson. IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti Joins Simraceway (TM) Development Team. The test was ultimately a disappointment and the door to racing for Jaguar effectively closed. Attended 'Stewart's Melville College' (High School) in Edinburgh. Ashley Judd has more than 300k followers on Twitter and more than 400k followers on Instagram. He decided that IndyCar was his favorite to race in and so he rejoined the IndyCar Series in 2009 with Target Ganassi Racing and went on to win his second and third IndyCar titles in 2009 and 2010 as well as the 2010 and 2012 Indy 500. year: 365.25*1000*60*60*24, month: 30.41666667*1000*60*60*24, week: 7*1000*60*60*24, day: 1000*60*60*24, hour: 1000*60*60, minute: 1000*60, second: 1000, The Scottish Race Car Driver was born in Scotland on May 19, 1973. Franchitti took full responsibility for the incident. All dating histories are fact-checked and confirmed by our users. Carla Franchitti. Franchitti was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. He lists some of his favourite television shows as Gavin & Stacey, Shameless and Rab C. Her father worked as a marketing specialist in the horseracing industry. In effect Dario had won all of the past three championships he entered when his 2008 absence is accounted for. At the Indy 500, Franchitti was running in the Top 10 for the final restart, but got loose in turn 1 and scraped across the turn 1 wall in a similar style to Takuma Sato's 2012 accident on the final lap. Ashley Judd, who hails from the United States of America, is an actress and political activist. Born. She has no children. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Dario Franchitti’s birth sign is Taurus and she has a ruling planet of Venus. }; In October, Franchitti travelled to Australia to compete in a special round of the V8 Supercar championship in which he and 17 other international drivers will pair up with regular V8 drivers in two 300 km (186 mi) endurance races at the Gold Coast Street Circuit, a former venue for Indycar. We are currently in process of looking up information on the previous dates and hookups. She supports the Democratic Party. Early Life & Biography. It takes a lot to be as good as Ashley Judd, who will be remembered even after 500 years as her contribution has helped many needful people around the world. People born on May 19 fall under the zodiac sign of Taurus. } Dario Franchitti’s age is 47. The two married in a private wedding ceremony. 40 team was shut down, and 71 employees were released. Franchitti made his first NASCAR start on 20 October 2007 in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Dario Franchitti, whose full name is George Dario Marino Franchitti, was born on the 19 th of May 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, to parents, George Franchitti and Marina Franchitti. In 2002 he won the Vancouver Molson Indy. Professional Partners. Ashley Judd’s worth is more than $22 million at the moment. Ashley Judd has done a lot of work in Hollywood. [23] On 27 May 2007, Franchitti won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500, finishing under a yellow flag after an accident involving Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti following lap 163. He has been married to … Her birth name is George Dario Marino Franchitti and she is currently 47 years old. Ashley Judd Bio - Dario Franchitti’s Wife, Age, Height, Net Worth, Husband. After an ill-fated move to NASCAR in 2008 (which ended after half a season)[3] Franchitti returned to IndyCar in 2009, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing. var display = ['day']; The second flip came a week later at Kentucky. !0; Both drivers scored 212 points, but Montoya had seven wins to Franchitti's three and was crowned champion. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. On 27 May, he had an emotional win of the 2012 Indianapolis 500. Staying with the team for the next season, he won the championship in 1993. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. Franchitti started his career in his native Great Britain in the early 1990s, competing in Formula Vauxhall and Formula Three and was also the winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1992. On 3 January 2007, Andretti Green Racing announced that Franchitti had re-signed for the IRL team for a tenth consecutive season in American Open Wheel racing. At the end of the season, Franchitti was named as BBC Scotland's Sports Personality of the Year. She has a good relationship with former US President Barack Obama. Judd completed her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky. Dario Franchitti : biography 19 May 1973 – Franchitti won the IndyCar Championship with four wins finishing ahead of Scott Dixon by just 13 points. abs_diff -= count * seconds[display[i]]; George Dario Marino Franchitti is part of the Baby boomers generation. Franchitti moved with the Andretti Green team to the IndyCar Series in 2003 but his season was ended by a back injury sustained in a motorcycle accident while on holiday in Scotland. Franchitti returned to the IndyCar series for 2009 in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing No. © Copyright © 2012-2020 Stories People All rights reserved. It’s even harder to keep every celebrity dating page and relationship timeline up to date. Franchitti got off to a steady if unspectacular start; through the first 5 races, Dario had 1 pole, 3 Top 5 finishes and 4 Top 10s. Over the years, Ashley Judd has helped many Democratic members during elections. He is the cousin of former Formula One driver Paul di Resta. [51], Franchitti was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to motor racing.[52][53][54]. Judd engaged to Dario Franchitti in December 1999. Franchitti, again driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, had a slow start in the first four races. diff = (start2 - today); Dario Franchitti’s age is 47. Scottish race car driver who won his fourth IndyCar series championship in 2011. The drivers who were able to do so participated in a 5 lap tribute to Wheldon 10 minutes after the announcement. He raced several races in the NNS for Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR team and only had a few top ten finishes; his best finish was 5th at the 2008 Zippo 200. delimiter : '') + count.toLocaleString() + ' ' + display[i] + (count != 1 ? Saturday 19 May 1973. Her body measurements are 34-24-35 inches. 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Her birth name is George Dario Marino Franchitti and she is currently 47 years old. She has an outstanding banana body shape. [7] A new car was introduced for the 2012 season, in which Franchitti only scored 1 victory – in the Indianapolis 500 – to become the 10th driver to win at least 3 Indianapolis 500s during a career. He has been married to Eleanor Robb since 2015. 2009 marked a successful return to Indycar for Dario scooping five wins, two second and two third placings and taking the series championship in his second consecutive attempt over teammate Scott Dixon by 11 points.