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"Dario & Dixon--The IndyCar Superteam?"

Here at Sebring, I had a chance to talk with both of Chip Ganassi's IndyCar drivers, defending series and Indianapolis 500 champion (and not so coincidentally, the polesitter for the 12 Hours), Scott Dixon, and Dario Franchitti (the 2007 IndyCar champion and Indianapolis 500 winner).

Dario says he'll be content to let David Brabham and Scott Sharp do the sprint races (less than 6 hours) when the American LeMans Series and IndyCar series race at the same venue. Franchitti will join the Patron Highcroft team for the longer races. He says with a big smile on his face, that driving the ARX-02 is fun.

Both drivers won't have a lot of time to rest after Saturday's 12 Hours--they get on a plane for Barber Motorsports Park and the IndyCar Series Open Road Course test, to tune up for the series opener on April 5th in the streets of St. Petersburg, FL.

Bad news for the rest of the cars in the IndyCar paddock: Both Dixon and Franchitti say they will have to raise their game.

We'll rejoin you tomorrow morning.