Scot had wanted Michigan car as centrepiece for trophy room. source: crash.net Dario Franchitti's accident at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was more costly than first imagined - at least on an emotional scale - for the Andretti Green team and its driver. Despite the AGR operation having several chassis to work with during the season, it opted not to retire the car that the Scot took to victory in May's Indianapolis 500 and, yes you guessed it, that was the machine that he took flight in during Sunday's incident-filled Firestone Indy 400. Team co-owner Michael Andretti showed quick wit - and surprising sang-froid - following the accident, which also accounted for several other drivers, including race leader Dan Wheldon. "You can have it now," Andretti told Franchitti with reference to the Scot's request to have the #27 Dallara as a centrepiece for the trophy room in his recently refurbished Scottish farmhouse. Franchitti was uninjured in the lap 143 accident, but was upset that his prize possession had been heavily damaged. "I'm devastated to see my 500 car torn up like that," he said, "I have to say though that it did it's job - it really saved me. I guess I owe that car a lot. Hopefully, now Michael will drop the price on it for me, and I hope we can eventually get it repaired and to Scotland sometime."
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