19/04/2009: Toyota Grand Prix (Long Beach - Indycar)
One thing Dario Franchitti and team owner Chip Ganassi have in common is that both hate to lose. It wasn’t easy for either one of them to accept the failure last summer when a lack of sponsorship forced Ganassi to shut down Franchitti’s Sprint Cup team in the former IndyCar Series champion’s abortive move to NASCAR. The win in only his second race back in IndyCar, and only his second race driving an open-wheel car for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, was a big moment for both. As Franchitti was interviewed after getting out of his car, a beaming Ganassi walked up, hugged his newest driver and said, “Sweet.”






