Dario Franchitti wins Toronto pole, his third pole in 5 races

October 10th, 2009 At IRL finale, others mindful of title contendersHOMESTEAD, Fla. — In two rounds of practice and then in qualifying, three names stayed atop the leaderboard all day on the eve of Saturday's Indy 300.

September 19th, 2009 Skinner takes pole for NASCAR truck raceLOUDON, N.H. — Mike Skinner has won the pole for the NASCAR Camping World Truck race at New Hampshire.

September 19th, 2009 Scott Dixon wins Indy Japan 300MOTEGI, Japan — Scott Dixon won the Indy Japan 300 on Saturday to take over the IndyCar series points lead with one race remaining. Dixon, who started from pole position and led for 139 laps, took the lead for good on the 164th of 200 laps and recorded his fifth win of the season, finishing 1.4475 seconds ahead of Target Chip Ganassi teammate Dario Franchitti.

August 29th, 2009 IndyCar points leader Briscoe on Chicagoland poleJOLIET, Ill. — Ryan Briscoe took a small step to boost his IndyCar championship bid Friday, winning the pole for Saturday night's race at Chicagoland Speedway.

August 23rd, 2009 Franchitti comes back to win poleSONOMA, Calif. — Dario Franchitti made an impressive comeback on his final qualifying lap to capture the pole for the Sonoma Grand Prix.

August 8th, 2009 Briscoe edges Wilson for Mid-Ohio poleLEXINGTON, Ohio —IndyCar points leader Ryan Briscoe has captured the pole for the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Briscoe turned in a lap of 121.905 mph over the winding 2.258-mile course on Saturday, narrowly beating out Justin Wilson to take his third pole of the season.

August 1st, 2009 IRL qualifying wiped outSPARTA, Ky. — Drainage problems have wiped out qualifying for Saturday's IndyCar race at Kentucky.

July 13th, 2009 Dario Franchitti wins at TorontoTORONTO — Dario Franchitti had nearly forgotten what it was like to win on the streets of Toronto. After a decade, he refreshed his memory.

July 13th, 2009 Franchitti wins Toronto to take over points leadTORONTO — Dario Franchitti is back in the right seat. A year after a failed attempt in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, the flying Scotsman continues to impress in open-wheel competition.

July 12th, 2009 Franchitti wins another IndyCar poleTORONTO — Dario Franchitti couldn't remember the first time he won a pole on the street course in Toronto. He hasn't forgotten how to get around the tricky 11-turn circuit.

July 12th, 2009 Power powerful in part-time rideTORONTO — Will Power won the 2007 Champ Car race on the streets of Toronto, and that sort of makes him the defending race champion for Sunday's Honda Indy. He's poised for a repeat performance.

June 27th, 2009 Franchitti wins pole in IndyCar Series at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night.

June 21st, 2009 Franchitti wins Iowa 250 ahead of BriscoeNEWTON, Iowa — Dario Franchitti took the lead with 50 laps to go and cruised to victory in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on Sunday, earning his second win in two trips to Iowa Speedway. Franchitti beat Ryan Briscoe by just over five seconds to take his first checkered flag since the Streets of Long Beach in April and move into second place in the IRL standings.

June 6th, 2009 Franchitti motivated again for IndyCar successFORT WORTH, Texas — Dario Franchitti knew immediately when he hopped back into the cockpit of an open-wheel car what he had missed — and had taken for granted. Before his disappointing and abbreviated attempt in NASCAR last year, Franchitti had an IndyCar Series championship season in which he also won the Indianapolis 500.

May 30th, 2009 Trucks Series race washed outDOVER, Del. — The trucks race scheduled at Dover International Speedway was postponed because of rain and has been rescheduled for 6 p.m.