Okay, the headline might make some people crazy, but if one of the three women in the race couldn't win, at least the winner is married to a woman who made wearing a "This is what a feminist looks like!" t-shirt fashionable.The 34-year-old Franchitti won a rain shortened Indy 500, and gave his team -- which includes Danica Patrick -- its second Indy victory in three years. He inherited the lead when the leaders pitted one last time for fuel, even as the skies darkened, and then drove slowly to the checkered flag in a downpour when the race was stopped after 166 laps, or 415 of the scheduled 500 miles.
Once Franchitti got out of his car, he was mobbed, hugged and kissed by teammates Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick and Michael Andretti -- and his wife, Ashley.
Franchitti is expected to collect at least $1.5 million from a total purse of more than $10.5 million when the checks are handed out at the victory dinner Monday night. Scott Dixon came in second and Helio Castroneves finished third.
Danica Patrick was the only one of the three women in the field to have an impact. Danica, in second place at the restart of the race, finished 8th. Sarah Fisher finished 18th, and rookie Milka Duno ran no higher than 22nd before crashing after 65 laps and ended up 31st.
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