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Sunday, February 24
Updated: March 7, 3:20 PM ET

Dario Franchitti
By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Team: KOOL Green
Nationality: Scottish

Dario Franchitti
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STATS

Year
Rank
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Best finish

2001 7 1 4 11 0 First, Cleveland

Career 7 30 46 10 First, seven times

2001 recap
The good: A first and a trio of seconds helped the 28-year-old Scot salvage seventh in the final point standings despite staggering to the finish.

Season highlight: Caught up in a first-lap accident at Cleveland, he rejoined the race in last place but parlayed fuel economy and a good race car to wind up in Victory Lane.

The bad: Lost any chance to contend for the championship with seven DNFs in 20 starts -- a rarity for Team KOOL Green.

Season lowlight: Started 25th at favorite road course, Elkhart Lake. But after mechanical problems in qualifying, his car then failed early in race.

Key stat: Started fifth on four occasions but only managed on Top 10 finish in those races.

2002 outlook
What needs to be done: No disputing Dario's talent but he needs to re-establish himself after a pair of lackluster years. Also needs to win his first oval race.

Prediction: With no Team Penske to dominate road courses, look for Franchitti to ride his road racing prowess to the top.

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