Photos: IndyCar’s Dario Franchitti retires from racing
November 15, 2013
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti sits in his pit lane prior to the start of qualifying Saturday April 20, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Franchitti won the pole for Sunday's race on the final lap of qualifying. ( 0421_NWS_LPT_L-INDY-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti waits to leave the pits Friday morning April 19, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ( 0420_SPT_IDB_L-LBGP-WL )
In this Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, provided by Team Chip Ganassi Racing, IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, poses with his dogs, Shug and Buttermilk, in a photo taken by his brother, Marino Franchitti, at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner said Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, that doctors have told him he can no longer race because of injuries sustained in an IndyCar crash last month. He fractured his spine, broke his right ankle and suffered a concussion in the Oct. 6 crash at Houston. (AP Photo/Marino Franchitti, File) ( IndyCar Franchitti Retires Auto Racing )
Safety team members work to remove Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, from his car after a crash during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston auto race, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Juan DeLeon) ( IndyCar Houston Grand Prix Auto Racing )
04/20/13 -Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, finishes with the fastest time for the IZOD Indy qualifying round, at the 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Photo by Brittany Murray / Staff Photographer
04-19-2013-(LANG Staff Photo by Sean Hiller)- Dario Franchitti during practice for the Indycar at the Toyota Grand Prix Friday in Long Beach.
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti sits in his pit lane prior to the start of qualifying Saturday April 20, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ( 0421_NWS_LPT_L-INDY-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti celebrates with mechanic Nick Ford after winning the pole on the final lap of qualifying for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Saturday April 20, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ( 0421_NWS_LPT_L-INDY-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti leaves the pits Friday morning April 19, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ( 0420_SPT_IDB_L-LBGP-WL )
LONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- Dario Franchitti during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 21, 2013. Photo by Jeff Gritchen / Los Angeles Newspaper Group ( Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Indycar driver Dario Franchitti drives through the hairpin during the Friday afternoon practice session April 19, 2013 at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ( 0420_NWS_LPT_L-INDY-WL )
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, drives through turn three during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston auto race, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Houston. Franchitti crashed later in the race and was taken to the hospital. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ( IndyCar Houston Grand Prix Auto Racing )
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2013, file photo, safety team members work to remove driver Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, from his car after a crash during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston auto race in Houston. The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner said Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, that doctors have told him he can no longer race because of injuries sustained in an IndyCar crash last month. He fractured his spine, broke his right ankle and suffered a concussion in the Oct. 6 crash at Houston. (AP Photo/Juan DeLeon, File) ( IndyCar Franchitti Retires Auto Racing )
Safety team members load driver Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, into an ambulance after a crash during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston auto race, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Juan DeLeon) ( IndyCar Houston Grand Prix Auto Racing )
Racing driver Dario Franchitti and wife actress Ashley Judd arrive at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.(Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DN24-EMMY-ARR-142MB )
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, watches a warm up session for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Baltimore auto race, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ( IndyCar Baltimore Auto Racing )
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, displays the flag he received for being the top qualifier for Sunday's IndyCar auto race, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( IndyCar Sonoma Auto Racing )
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, is seen during driver introductions at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, OH Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) ( IndyCar Mid Ohio Auto Racing )
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, leads Justin Wilson, of England, and Marco Andretti through a corner during the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) ( IndyCar Mid Ohio Auto Racing )
Charlie Kimball, center, raises the first place trophy in victory circle after winning the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course along with second place finisher Simon Pagenaud, of France, left, and third place finisher Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, in Lexington, OH Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) ( IndyCar Mid Ohio Auto Racing )
In this May 25, 2013 file photo, the 2012 Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, center, along with car owner Chip Ganassi, right, and 1963 champion Parnelli Jones receive "Baby" Borg-Warner trophies during the public drivers meeting for the Indianapolis 500 auto race in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) ( Ganassi Unplugged Auto Racing )
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