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George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian) is a Scottish (Scotland) racing (race car) driver of Italian descent (Italian-Scots). He formerly competed in the CART (Champ Car) series before switching to the IndyCar Series (Indy Racing League) where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down. Franchitti returned to the IndyCar Series for the 2009 season, driving the #10 Target (Target Corporation) Honda/Dallara for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. He is the current, two-time IndyCar Series champion. On May 30, 2010, he won his second Indianapolis 500 race.
He also competed in the American Le Mans Series for Andretti Green Racing with his brother Marino (Marino Franchitti) and former IndyCar Series teammate Bryan Herta. He won the 2007 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award.
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 1973-05-19
Place Of Birth: Bathgate, West Lothian (Scotland)
Related To: Paul di Resta (cousin), Marino Franchitti (brother), Ashley Judd (spouse)
Prev Series: Formula Vauxhall Junior,Formula Vauxhall Lotus,British F3 (British Formula Three Championship),DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft),ITC (International Touring Car Championship),CART (Champ Car),IRL (Indy Racing League) IndyCar Series,ALMS (American Le Mans Series),Rolex Sports Car Series,ARCA (ARCA RE/MAX Series),NASCAR Truck Series (NCTS),Nationwide Series,NASCAR Sprint Cup,IRL (Indy Racing League) IndyCar Series
Titles: IndyCar Series,Indianapolis 500 Winner
Awards: McLaren Autosport Award (McLaren Autosport BRDC Award),Greg Moore Legacy Award (Greg Moore (racecar driver)),BRDC Gold Star (British Racing Drivers' Club)