Franchitti to pay tribute to Jim Clark at Indy 500

USA Today | May 23, 2015

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Verizon IndyCar Series driver Stefano Coletti (right) talks to Dario Franchitti (center) and driver Sage Karam (left) during qualifications for the 2015 Indianapolis 500. (Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS — In his home in Scotland, Dario Franchitti has a room dedicated to Jim Clark memorabilia. Check that. More than a room. “It’s getting close to an entire floor now,” Franchitti says with a laugh.

Such is Franchitti’s devotion to the famed Scottish driver, who 50 years ago won the Indianapolis 500 — just one of many milestones in a legendary racing career — that he’s one of five patrons of the Jim Clark Memorial Room, a museum honoring Clark in Duns, Scotland.