In the six years Dario Franchitti had been driving for Chip Ganassi, he had only phoned his boss once from his home in Scotland. When Ganassi got a call this week, and heard the tone in Franchitti's voice, he knew something was off. Franchitti was calling to deliver difficult news: Doctors had told him it was too dangerous to continue racing because of injuries he sustained in an Oct. 6 crash at Houston when his car sailed into a fence. The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner fractured his spine, broke his ankle and suffered a concussion that day.
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