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by Holly Cain

Filed under: IRL

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Ryan Briscoe moves about his adopted hometown of Mooresville, N.C., untouched by the fame and glory you'd expect to accompany a young, dynamic race car driver in the midst of an exciting three-man title fight for a major sports championship.

"No one knows me there,'' the Australian demurred with a smile Thursday, minutes after posing next to the IndyCar Series trophy he's trying to earn in Saturday night's Indy 300 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

"That's not true,'' his fiancee reminded him, "Remember the girl at Starbucks?"

Time to Give IndyCar Racing Its Due originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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by Holly Cain

Filed under: IRL

IndyCar Series championship contender Ryan Briscoe will join FanHouse for a live chat on Thursday at 11:30 AM ET.

Briscoe, 28, who drives the No. 6 car for Team Penske, is one of three drivers who will decide the IndyCar championship Saturday night in the series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Only eight points separate third place Briscoe from leader Scott Dixon. Dario Franchitti is five points behind Dixon in the series' second closest three-man battle for the season title.

Join Briscoe as he takes your questions and discusses the biggest opportunity of his career in one of racing's most exciting championship scenarios.

Chat Live With IndyCar's Ryan Briscoe originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:27:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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by FanHouse Newswire

Filed under: IRL

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dario Franchitti has won the Iowa Corn Indy 250 to earn his second victory in two trips to Iowa Speedway.

Franchitti took the lead with 50 laps to go on Sunday and beat Ryan Briscoe by just over five seconds to take his first checkered flag since the Streets of Long Beach in April.

Dario Franchitti Wins Iowa Corn Indy 250 originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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by FanHouse Newswire

Filed under: Penske Racing, IRL

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Helio Castroneves keeps smiling-and climbing.

Castroneves, who last month won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time after being acquitted of federal tax evasion charges, became a three-time winner at Texas Motor Speedway when he beat Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe off pit row after the final stop and stayed in front Saturday night.

Castroneves Beats Teammate at Texas originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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