Revamped driver lineup �Down Under� (AP)

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                The driver lineup will have a different look when the IndyCar Series shows up for its nonpoints Nikon Indy 300 next month at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia.
Dario Franchitti, coming off a partial season in NASCAR, will return to the open-wheel series as teammate to 2008 champion Scott Dixon. Dan Wheldon, who left the seat that 2007 series champion Franchitti takes over, will make his first start in his return to Panther Racing after a six-year absence.
Franchitti, who also won the 2007 Indianapolis 500, left the IndyCar Series for NASCAR at the end of last season to sign with Chip Ganassi Racing. But Ganassi never secured sponsorship for that team, and was forced to shutter it in July because of the weakening economy.
Franchitti lingered in NASCAR, running a handful of second-tier Nationwide Series races before Ganassi finally offered him the IndyCar ride.

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	The driver lineup will have a different look when the IndyCar Series shows up for its nonpoints Nikon Indy 300 next month at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. Dario Franchitti, coming off a partial season in NASCAR, will return to the open-wheel series as teammate to 2008 champion Scott Dixon. Dan Wheldon, who left the seat that 2007 series champion Franchitti takes over, will make his first start in his return to Panther Racing after a six-year absence. Franchitti, who also won the 2007 Indianapolis 500, left the IndyCar Series for NASCAR at the end of last season to sign with Chip Ganassi Racing. But Ganassi never secured sponsorship for that team, and was forced to shutter it in July because of the weakening economy. Franchitti lingered in NASCAR, running a handful of second-tier Nationwide Series races before Ganassi finally offered him the IndyCar ride. < http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nascar/SIG=12ir4q3u8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-autoracingbriefs&prov=ap&type=lgns
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