{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Dario Franchitti on winning the Indy 500 and his love of fast road cars #285","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/dario-franchitti-on-winning-the-indy-500-and-his-love-of-fast-road-cars-285","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/10af559f0/podcast/play/110278987/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-27%2F410056093-44100-2-9696e0054dbb0c0a.mp3","description":"Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti in this live podcast in partnership with car finance specialist JBR Capital. They ask Dario about his stellar racing career, during which he won four IndyCar championships and three Indy 500s, making him Britain's most successful motor racing export. Other topics include the horrifying crash that ended Dario's professional racing career prematurely and the lasting consequences of it, plus Dario's love of high-performance roads cars, including the Ferrari F40 and Porsche Carrera GT that are the centrepieces of his eclectic collection, and the work he does developing some of the best hypercars in existence with Gordon Murray Automotive. Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.comFinance is subject to status. Terms and conditions apply. JBR Capital Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm reference number 682493. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":19.0,"endTime":25.3,"type":"concept","title":"Dario Franchitti","url":"/glossary/dario-franchitti","quote":"...the great Dario Franchitti. We talk about his stellar professional racing career...","canonicalId":"concept:dario-franchitti","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Dario Franchitti is a retired Scottish racing driver, known for his success in IndyCar racing, including three wins at the Indianapolis 500 and multiple championships.","simplifiedExplanation":"Dario Franchitti is a famous race car driver from Scotland who won the Indy 500 three times and has many championships in racing."}},{"startTime":25.3,"endTime":31.0,"type":"brand","title":"Gordon Murray Automotive","url":"/glossary/gordon-murray-automotive","quote":"...his love of high performance road cars, and the work he does with Gordon Murray Automotive. 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