The former Indy Car Series champion now in his first season in NASCAR said he felt no pain or discomfort and planned to drive in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Franchitti said he was questionable for the 400-mile Sprint Cup Series race and might return to Cup action in two weeks at Pocono.
“It’s been a tough baptism there,” Franchitti said. “Nationwide went pretty well, I thought, until Talladega and the accident.”
He said he had no second thoughts about making the leap from Indy Car to NASCAR. Franchitti said he watched like any other fan when Scott Dixon held off Vitor Meira to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
“I closed that chapter in my life,” he said. “I didn’t really miss driving the car and competing in the race. It would be nice to go there and see the spectacle there and not drive. I really enjoyed the race, watching it.”
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