DARIO'S MILLION DOLLAR SPLASH; Scot's prize for win No2.Byline: Lynn Davidson COMEBACK king Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti (b. 19 May, 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian) is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He is the 2007 IndyCar Series champion. He used to compete in the IndyCar Series, formerly drove in the CART series, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. is feeling a million dollars after winning his second Indy-Car Championship. And even a soaking from his fellow drivers after picking up his trophy and the million-dollar prize cheque couldn't dampen the Scots race ace's high spirits Noun 1. high spirits - a feeling of joy and pride lightness, elation joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness euphoria, euphory - a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation high spirits npl . Franchitti, 36, switched to Nascar racing The NASCAR Racing series of video games, developed by Papyrus, started in 1994 and ended with the release of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season in 2003. Later NASCAR games were released by Electronic Arts, who took over the official sport license. just months after taking the IndyCar title for the first time in 2007. But he was clearly ecstatic to be back in IndyCar as he celebrated at the plush W Hotel in South Beach, Miami, where he got the soaking when he was thrown in the pool. Bathgate-born Franchitti said: "I didn't think I'd win five races and a championship in my first year back. I knew I'd have good equipment. It was just a question of could I get back into it." His actress wife Ashley Judd Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early 2000s thrillers, including Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes. described his feat as a "true Hollywood story", adding: "It is such sweet redemption after last year. It is so perfect it almost defies credibility. "A screenwriter couldn't have written a better story." Franchitti added: "I guess you could say I was on holiday in 2008. But I wouldn't change anything, and I've said that all along. "I wouldn't change the decisions I made. I got to go do something completely different, have a bit of a holiday and realise what I was missing and come back with the best team in the paddock. " Franchitti won Saturday's race to clinch the title despite discovering early on that his car was not fast enough to beat his main rivals. So he went for a strategy to conserve fuel. And it meant he only made three pit stops while his rivals lost valuable time making four. CAPTION(S): PLUNGE: Franchitti in the pool, with the cheque and with wife Ashley |
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