St. Petersburg, Fla. — Dario Franchitti was glad he had hard contact with James Hinchcliffe in the opening laps of the truck race Saturday on the streets of St. Petersburg. Well, sort of. Franchitti just didn’t want to ruin the day for a driver who was running for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title. With the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers never having competed on a street course, the prevailing theory was that the full-time truck drivers wouldn’t need some former INDYCAR stars’ help to ruin their day. But they put on an entertaining race that didn’t delve into the ridiculousness, w...
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