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> [You go from a touring car to an IndyCar, which isn't a great jump, and then you go to this big old heavy stock car which doesn't feel like anything you've ever driven before. All of a sudden none of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/you-go-from-a-touring-car-to-an-indycar-which-isn-t-a-great-jump-and/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

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## More by Dario Franchitti

> [I always bump into people that Ive met. Not great friends, but if I bump into somebody Ive known and I wont recognise them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/i-always-bump-into-people-that-ive-met-not-great-friends-but-if-i/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Id love to work with the team in IndyCar; I just wont be behind the wheel anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/id-love-to-work-with-the-team-in-indycar-i-just-wont-be-behind-the/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [In Nascar, I was in a situation where I was out of my comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/in-nascar-i-was-in-a-situation-where-i-was-out-of-my-comfort-zone/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [When I was a kid I was only interested in going fast and I still love that feeling of speed. But when you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-only-interested-in-going-fast-and-i-still-love/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Dad re-mortgaged the house and family and friends pitched in to help me get through that first year and after that, that was it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/dad-re-mortgaged-the-house-and-family-and-friends-pitched-in-to-help/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Some days I end up thinking I really wish I was in the car - ike the Sonoma test, the boys tested it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/some-days-i-end-up-thinking-i-really-wish-i-was-in-the-car-ike-the/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Anybody that knows me knows that my job was making cars go fast, and mostly breaking them as opposed to fixing them, so it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/anybody-that-knows-me-knows-that-my-job-was-making-cars-go-fast-and/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [I absolutely don't regret going to Nascar and I'm not finished with it. I intend to be back one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/i-absolutely-don-t-regret-going-to-nascar-and-i-m-not-finished-with/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Cars are my weakness, what can I tell ya? I like to buy cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/cars-are-my-weakness-what-can-i-tell-ya-i-like-to-buy-cars/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [I'm not going to be running round at the back of the grid, or even in midfield, just for the sake of saying I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/i-m-not-going-to-be-running-round-at-the-back-of-the-grid-or-even-in/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [Racing is a dangerous sport, but weve worked very hard to make it safer. We always have, the drivers, the teams, the governing bodies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/racing-is-a-dangerous-sport-but-weve-worked-very-hard-to-make-it/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [You think about the dangers, you accept them and you go about your job, it is only if you start to think about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/you-think-about-the-dangers-you-accept-them-and-you-go-about-your-job/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [I think my love of cars came from my dad, when I was much younger. Before my dad spent all his money on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/i-think-my-love-of-cars-came-from-my-dad-when-i-was-much-younger/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [I hope I can help the team improve their performance, and what that would look like, I guess, is one of the guys winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/i-hope-i-can-help-the-team-improve-their-performance-and-what-that/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

> [It's a big misconception that racing drivers aren't fit. My trainer, who used to be a professional triathlete, equates the fitness level of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-franchitti/it-s-a-big-misconception-that-racing-drivers-aren-t-fit-my-trainer/)

[Dario Franchitti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-franchitti/)

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