Filed under: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IRL, Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indianapolis 500 victory dinner quickly became a tribute to Dario Franchitti's dominance.

Franchitti led 155 of the 200 laps in his Target Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar racer. He passed previous winner Helio Castroneves early, then remained in control for much of Sunday's race.

"I think your push to pass button must have been stuck on," Will Power told the two-time winner.

Franchitti earned $2,752,055 for his win. (Typically, car owners such as Ganassi keep about half the purse winnings, but also pay the driver a hefty salary).

"That's a lot of money in any currency," the Scottish native said.

His earnings were part of an overall purse of $13,592,815. The paychecks were announced Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

 

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