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INDYCAR Champ Dario Franchitti: Truck Start at St. Pete Not a Comeback

Dario Franchitti doesn’t look to make a comeback in racing or in NASCAR. The 52-year-old enjoys a fine life as a driver coach at Chip Ganassi Racing. But the four-time INDYCAR champion still loves to get behind the wheel. And the opportunity to get in a NASCAR truck for the race Saturday at St. Petersburg (Noon ET on FOX) intrigued him. So as he and Jimmie Johnson enjoyed a little wine, he mentioned how he wanted to do it. "One thing with Jimmie, don't make too many suggestions because he will act on them," Franchitti told me. "He doesn't mess around." Johnson knows Franchitti was a driver who...