DARIO’S GOODWOOD RACING COMEBACK
Three-time Indianapolis winner will handle Ferrari in Revival event
Six years after the Indycar accident that ended his professional racing career, Indy 500 winner
Dario Franchitti will return to racing at the Goodwood Revival on September 13-15.
The accident in the Grand Prix of Houston left the Scot, 46, with two fractured vertebrae and he announced his retirement from racing on medical advice, believing that he would never race again. However, he will now return at Goodwood.
The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time Indycar champion will compete in the Kinrara Trophy in a Ferrari 250 GT SWB and the RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration in an AC Cobra. Friday evening’s Kinrara Trophy, believed to be the world’s most valuable race, features cars with a total value in excess of £200 million racing into the sunset.
“I’m delighted to be returning to competition at Goodwood,” said Franchitti. “I really thought my racing days were behind me but it is tough to give up something that has been a part of my life for so long and that I love so much. Of course, this won’t mean a return to front line competition – so no Indy
500 – simply enjoying the sport I love as an amateur.
“I would like to thank everyone who has helped make this possible, in particular my family, friends and my doctors. I’m also grateful to the Duke of Richmond and everyone at Goodwood for being so supportive over the years. Thanks to Gregor Fisken and Hans Hugenholtz, two great friends for allowing me to share their wonderful cars, I can’t wait!”