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HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Dario Franchitti driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda celebrates after earning pole position for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.

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  1. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Dario Franchitti driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda celebrates after earning pole position for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  2. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Scott Dixon drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  3. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Scott Dixon drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda ahead of Tony Kanaan during practice for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  4. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Dario Franchitti drives the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  5. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Ryan Briscoe drives the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  6. HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Scott Dixon drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda ahead of Tony Kanaan during practice for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  7. Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa celebrates on podium of the MotoGP race of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 6, 2009. Italian Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi won the race ahead of teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  8. Japanese Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama takes a curve during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Aoyama tooks the pole position ahead of Spain's Aprilia rider Hector Barbera and Italian Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli.
  9. Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powres round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.
  10. Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powers round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.
  11. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  12. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  13. IndyCar Series drivers Scott Dixon, left, of New Zealand; Dario Franchitti, center, of Scotland; and Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, pose for photographers next to the Miami Dolphins' Super Bowl-winner trophies and the IndyCar Series trophy in Davie, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The auto-racing series' season finale is at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. Dixon, Franchitti and Briscoe are the only drivers with a chance at the series title.
  14. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Scott Dixon, drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda ahead of team mate Dario Franchitti, driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda and Kosuke Matsuura, driver of the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara Honda during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 19, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  15. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Dario Franchitti, drives the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 19, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  16. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Dario Franchitti, drives the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 19, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.

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