1999: Franchitti and Juan Pablo Montoya tie for the CART championship on points, but Montoya is awarded the title after winning seven races, to Franchitti's three.
2002: Franchitti makes his IndyCar series debut, and finishes 19th at his first Indianapolis 500.
2003: Franchitti moves to Andretti Green Team Racing, but after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident, he misses most of the season.
2004: Franchitti wins his first career IndyCar race, July 25th, 2004 at the Milwaukee Mile. He would win his second less than a month later.
2005: Franchitti wins two races, and finishes fourth in IndyCar points.
2007: Franchitti wins his first Indianapolis 500, along with three other races, to capture his first IndyCar Championship by 13 points.
2008: Franchitti sat out the entire 2008 IndyCar season to pursue a career in NASCAR, where, in ten starts, his best finish was 22nd.
2009: Franchitti returned to IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing, winning five races, and capturing his second IndyCar Championship.
2010: Franchitti wins his second Indianapolis 500, en route to his third career IndyCar Championship.
2011: Franchitti opens the season with a win, followed by three more, to capture his fourth, and final, IndyCar Championship. He became the first driver to ever win four in a row.
2012: Franchitti showered himself in milk for the last time, winning his final Indianapolis 500 - the third of his illustrious career. It would be his last IndyCar Series win.
2013: After finishing 23rd at the Indianapolis 500, Franchitti suffered a spinal fracture, ankle fracture, and a concussion in a crash at the Shell-Penzoil Grand Prix of Houston - injuries that would eventually end his career.
