Just on the news, Dario hangin up the helmet. Doctors have advised him that his spinal injuries and other injuries he received in the last Indy car race, would be cause to retire or possibly be life threatening if he were involved in another crash. We will miss Dario on the track.

Sad to see him go.. Better this way than the other though!

If Ashley Judd was my wife I;d hung the helmet up long time ago

They're divorcing.

I believe I read that they're trying to work things out...
So I think the divorce is on hold. Hope it works out for them! Too much divorce these days.

wifey came back n said: "honey, either its me or those damn race cars"

A good wife/girlfriend would never make him choose. Just go and help and be supportive

Maybe she saw my reply

Although I don't like the lack of American bred short trackers in Indycar there are still plenty of those guys I really like...And Dario is right up at the top of that list along with TK.... I hate to see him leave the sport, but I am sure glad he has had so much success. I'm sure having championship and Borg Warner trophies on his shelf already has made it easier for him to make what is surely the right decision. I just hope that whichever obscure network ends up televising Indycar races the next few years offers him a good enough contract to get him in the broadcast booth, because his demeanor and knowledge will make him a great asset to the shows.

I would add Helio to this. The IRL should have thrived with personalities such as these... And some of the best racing you can imagine!