Dario Franchitti's win cuts points lead

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    A strategy gamble put Dario Franchitti in position to win. And thanks to an uncharacteristic pit stop blunder by Team Penske for points leader Will Power, Franchitti still has a chance at the championship.

    Franchitti's crew saved time on their final pit stop by choosing not to change tires, putting him out in front for a late-race restart. The driver did the rest, holding on to win Saturday's IndyCar series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

    Power still had a shot at the win -- until he started running out of fuel with five laps to go and had to make an extra pit stop. He finished 16th, opening the door for Franchitti in the championship race.

    "It's going to be a fight," Franchitti said. "I think it's going to be a fight to the wire."

    Power came into Chicagoland leading by 59 points with four races to go. Going into next Saturday's race at Kentucky Speedway, Franchitti has whittled Power's lead to 23 points.

    "It's going to be interesting, these last three," Franchitti said.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=5507856
     

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