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It's about the money

By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

The official announcement Tuesday that Michael Andretti is taking Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan to the Indy Racing League is neither surprising (RPM2Night reported it last week) nor tough to explain. Even though it's obviously a blow to Championship Auto Racing Teams and a boon to the IRL, this is all about money rather than the politics of open-wheel racing. Andretti was able to buy Barry Green's existing CART operation and hire Franchitti and Kanaan because Honda brokered this deal with ...

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