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Guest host Robin Miller chats with guest co-host Dario Franchitti about his season so far.

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He's been the most dominant driver of the IndyCar circuit the past two and a half seasons winning twelve races in the 09 and 2010 championships for chipped in -- This series positioned himself to do it again. Having already visited victory lane four times and currently -- title rival Will Power in the standings by 38 points which -- seven races remaining.

Now this is what impressive. There's three full seasons not He wasn't here in 2008 to 20079. And 1016. Wins eleven polls 48 top fives. Three championships. And probably a well deserved Christmas bonus there Jackie Stewart numbers son. And then come back from a -- like now for 38 year old guy -- no grain is there out of your car your hair I don't think you are there's a few -- now but the well yes but -- CA TAP can Nancy I think had big bonuses coming your way if you if you pull another team to -- chip listen tournament if you watch him. Listen to Dave and I both know this -- Ted horn as the only has ever won three consecutive IndyCar championships and you're a student of history stuff I just think it's it's it's pretty it's pretty cool that. When you consider that a year and come back and be as dominant you have obviously the fire still there.

The fire's definitely still there that the tough part for me was first coming back you know come back to target team. Scotland be in there and done a great job just won the championship and the 500. And I was on and was -- going to be competitive and off again and it's always -- to be some as a fill in but then when the results start coming concede a fire was still there. You know here we are still still go and I love driving for target team the cars are good the team are just good to go one goal in mind and this is a great place to be so. It -- it continues tournament -- dinner and then love drive an IndyCar -- to open many times I love driving an Indy cars and I missed that when I went away and only looking for something different. And I had a hero all along.

Well and I think this thing is. Will Power is really stepped it up the last years won the most races he's obviously your your number -- come to as long Dixie. But I I think what was great was as Randy Bernard CEO of IndyCar -- thank god I wish we had a really hateful rivalry stuff well it can't happen at Toronto when you guys got together. And we're gonna look a little highlight film here now explain what happened.

Yeah well as obviously before will bring to celebrate trying to keep him behind. I kind of went past and considered a third and a should've gone further than inside. But I didn't that was my mistake. Will knew I was there his mistake was He actually can don't know me rather meet. What happened to him so we both sort of par and I definitely -- my apartment and then. You know afterwards obviously He was pretty frustrated. But that -- for me that was a race and it's and that's when it wasn't a penalty. And had to penalize me that didn't have to penalize a lot of people.

Well I want him -- may it was mayhem that -- but I think. Of all the things people might have said about your career no one's ever really tawdry dirty driver and I think in the heat of battle will was just upset and you guys. Ten buried -- anywhere in Edmonton and in victory lane. But but I think -- interest in is. Years downtown reminds me announcer I mean He was always smart if the car He took whatever the car had and He needs to be aggressive He was aggressive so. How do you how do you look at your style now's the 38 year old --

In some tactic as a massive compliment. And madam my stylized that trying -- what the -- give me sometimes a try and find a little bit more sometimes against me in trouble as far as going off the track down. You know halftime being aggressive when I can win it when. When the -- give me and I can make the moves aggressively cleanly and I think if -- maybe five cars in my whole. Curious as a 100001987. So I think will was just. He was frustrated He was pissed off and I understand that silhouette that's for those comments came from we -- and Edmonton I think -- For me doesn't it is for speak and I much prefer to fight through we're we're speaking of out of the car. It doesn't change in at them and again in the car -- care for my best friend Tony canal and it's my teammate Scott did a great friend of mine. It was will who were not at that point not speak and I -- don't race them any differently. When we get on the track it just makes no difference to me so left how recent just as hard at first He can infamous -- and just doing my best friend whatever so right He is. Hell of a competitor and Levy doesn't violate toughened. Dixie two I think -- right now it's just a little -- lieutenant he's off the back.

He needs to go visit Jimmie Johnson you dangled hope you can listen we build grass here of the of the great right we have come up with through the years and I think. You know you're a couple of month course when I'm with your teammate Paul Tracy Foyt Mario part alienate today. Roger ward and AJ is an answer setting the right way and I just think that. The interesting thing is you don't have to it doesn't have to be really mean like Paul Tracy and more day was it can be just like you Will Power can be just like. Mostly AJ and Carnell they had a very very tough rivalry.

Yeah absolutely and the fact it's more important I think what happens in the car when the way you grease utility that I respect for each other. Stevie see each other hard and next as one of the reasons I didn't like what happened in Toronto because will and every Steve southern very -- progressively hard for. A couple of seasons and -- the first time aside an incident and you know I'd I didn't like an incident -- wasn't as -- him but to win the race and stuff when He was I put. That it was racing incidents many reset closely sometimes these things are gonna happen.

We even said something come week's Vegas you know darn and I've never gotten together well I think that was a bonus from Randy Bernard for you guys for darkness golfers because that's what. I mean let's face it very much talked about effort two weeks but that's cannot. You know it's it's it's past and that championship race is 38 points it's not over yet it's still close and that's what I wanna see in so. I mean I think the last the last seven races will be fun.

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