People are wondering why Franchitti, an open-wheel racer all his life and a man at the peak of his Indy-car career, would jump to NASCAR.
Lots of reasons: more money, more attention, a new challenge. But one reason stands far above the rest for the classy Scotsman—safety
It’s really that simple. Driving a Cup car, especially the Car of Tomorrow that will race in every event next season, is much safer than racing an Indy car on high-speed ovals.
Franchitti had two scary accidents in back-to-back races this year when his car got airborne and became a 200-mph target of destruction.
Sources say famous wife Ashley Judd had seen enough. She didn’t want her hubby taking those kinds of risks any longer.
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