Franchitti wins race but falls back in IRL

Associated Press

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Dario Franchitti won in Texas and still lost ground to IndyCar Series points leader Will Power.

After Franchitti’s dominating victory, there was still another race in major open-wheel racing’s first doubleheader in 30 years. The starting positions for the Saturday night finale were determined by a blind draw, a lottery that put Franchitti 28th and Power third.

That could wind up costing three-time IndyCar season champ Franchitti another title even though he worked to a seventh-place finish.

Power started with a 16-point lead, which was trimmed to seven after Franchitti won the opener and Power was third. It tripled to 21 after Power won the nightcap.

Franchitti won his 2010 title over Power by five points.

Canadian GP

MONTREAL

Jenson Button passed Sebastian Vettel in the final lap to win the rain-soaked Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Vettel, of Red Bull, had won five of the first six Formula One races this season, and he led almost all of the 70 laps at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit. But Button, who was second in Montreal last year, started the final lap less than a second behind and took advantage of a mistake by the German to squeeze past and take the checkered flag.

Mark Webber was third in the other Red Bull car.