Franchitti wins third title at Honda Indy Toronto

TORONTO – Dario Franchitti survived a crash-filled race and a repealed penalty to win his third title at the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday.

The Scottish driver held off Graham Rahal on a late restart, then beat teammate Scott Dixon on the 1.75-mile temporary street course at Exhibition Place.

Franchitti previously won the event in 2009 and 1999 and increased his lead atop the IZOD IndyCar points standings.

Franchitti got a lucky break after his team managed to repeal a drive-through penalty that kept rival Will Power from defending his title.

As he chased Power into a corner on the 57th lap, Franchitti nudged Power into a spin that stalled the pole-sitter’s car. Franchitti kept going, while Power had to try to recover from 18th.

"I’m always racing clean, he’s always racing dirty. …," Power told the Versus network during the race. "He never gets a penalty from IndyCar. Just not right."

Power’s day was done on the 66th lap after getting banged into the wall from behind by Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Que.