Franchitti to miss All-Star race
Chip Ganassi racing will only field two cars in this weekend's Sprint All-Star Challenge after withdrawing the No.40 entry for Dario Franchitti from the event
As Franchitti continues to heal from his left-ankle fracture suffered three weeks ago at Talladega, the team have withdrawn his car after initially including it on the official entry list for the Sprint Showdown qualifying race on Saturday.
A team statement read: "Franchitti, who continues to recover from an ankle injury he received in the NNS event at Talladega Superspeedway last month (April 26) has yet to receive clearance from his doctor to return to
racing competition.
"Franchitti was fitted for a carbon fiber brace earlier this month but will take another weekend off to give his ankle more time to heal. His status behind the wheel of the No. 40 Dodge will continue to be evaluated on a week-to-week basis."
Team officials would not yet confirm whether Franchitti will be able to take part in the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25, hoping that would be the case after announcing on Wednesday a new sponsorship deal with Nintendo Wii Fit for his car for that event.
Juan Pablo Montoya is the only Ganassi driver guaranteed the start on the All-Star Challenge, having qualified through being a race winner last year at Sears Point, where he scored his maiden Sprint Cup Series win.
Reed Sorenson will race for Ganassi in the Sprint Showdown, hoping to finish first or second in order to make the field for the main event next Saturday.
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