In the last few laps he had very little petrol left in his car – to be exact he only had a little more than one and a half gallons of fuel and this was going to be his biggest obstacle to winning and though many had expected him to come in for a pit stop to get his fuel refill, Dario Franchitti continued blazing ahead in near sonic speeds leaving British Dan Wheldon behind who won the championship some five years ago in 2005. What could be the decisive factor was the crash which took them into a paced lap but that does tell us about the driving skills Dario holds.
Dario Franchitti
In the last few laps he had very little petrol left in his car – to be exact he only had a little more than one and a half gallons of fuel and this was going to be his biggest obstacle to winning and though many had expected him to come in for a pit stop to get his fuel refill, Dario Franchitti continued blazing ahead in near sonic speeds leaving British Dan Wheldon behind who won the championship some five years ago in 2005. What could be the decisive factor was the crash which took them into a paced lap but that does tell us about the driving skills Dario holds.