Filed under: Juan Pablo Montoya, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, IRLLEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Dario Franchitti was preparing for a restart during Sunday's IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio when a Target Chip Ganassi crew member came over the radio with a little breaking news about friend Juan Pablo Montoya, who drives for Ganassi's NASCAR team.
"They said something like 'News flash, Montoya just won at (Watkins Glen) so it's up to you now,"' Franchitti said. "I thought 'Oh God, no pressure now."'
None indeed.
Franchitti used a pair of sparkling pit stops to overtake series road warrior Will Power and capture his 25th-career open-wheel victory, tying him with Gordon Johncock for 12th all-time.
The victory was Franchitti's second of the season. He won the Indy 500 in May.
And it capped an unprecedented weekend in a fabulous year for car owner Chip Ganassi. Montoya's win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen was preceded Sunday by a victory for Ganassi's sports car, driven by Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, in the GrandAm race at the Glen. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Commentshome gym
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