Franchitti fourth in comeback race

Franchitti finished fourth in Sunday's race after running third throughout the late stages. Gil de Ferran slipped past Franchitti on a restart with five laps left, right before a caution period that forced the race to end under yellow.

"We were ahead of Gil on the last restart, but then I was blocked by some lapped cars," said Franchitti, racing for the first time since March 23 while recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck. "We ran side-by-side into turn one, and he pretty much ran me up into the gray. That's how I lost third."

Franchitti was up to speed quickly, running flat just a few laps into his first practice session Saturday.

"It was hard out there," he said. "With the amount of downforce we run on these cars, it gave me a great work-out. This is a good way to come back after being out of the car for 10 weeks. It is something to build on."