A day after Dario Franchitti announced his retirement, another IndyCar driver said he was also getting out of his car. Ed Carpenter's decision in November to race only on ovals and to turn his car over to a more skilled driver on road and street courses was largely overshadowed by Franchitti's sudden retirement because of injuries suffered in a crash a month earlier. Carpenter wanted Mike Conway, who had willingly walked away from ovals a year earlier, behind the wheel and said hiring the British driver would ''strengthen our team by competing for victories at every single event.'' It couldn't have been an easy decision for Carpenter, the professional race car driver. But as the owner of Ed Carpenter Racing, he had to make what appeared to be the best decision for his young race team. More...