Who is Ashley Judds ex-husband Dario Franchitti? The US Sun

May 2024 · 3 minute read

FORMER Scottish race car driver Dario Franchitti was previously married to actress Ashley Judd for more than a decade.

Judd recently had a horrible hiking accident almost 10 years after her ex-husband's near death racing accident.

Who is Dario Franchitti?

Born George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE is a world-renowned racing driver from Scotland.

Franchitti was born in West Lothian, Scotland in May of 1973 and is currently 48 years old.

Prior to retirement, he was a four time IndyCar Series champion, a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 as well as a winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

He currently works as a motorsports commentator.

Franchitti became interested in racing early on and won the Karting Scottish Junior Championship in 1984 before going on to win the British equivalent in 1985 and 1986.

Throughout his career Franchitti achieved 31 victories from his 265 starts- putting him in a tie with Paul Tracy for ninth on the all-time wins list.

Franchitti retired after an almost deadly crash in 2013 that gave him a broken back and ankle at the time. The crash also caused him to lose his memory of the five weeks prior to the crash.

Franchitti has said over the years that he does not even remember the crash itself.

How did Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd meet?

The former couple met back in 1999 at a mutual friend's wedding reception.

The two began dating for about two years and married shortly after in December of 2001 at the Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland.

They divorced in 2013 and released a statement about their separation, saying: "We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We'll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity, and respect we have always enjoyed."

Following their divorce, Franchitti went on to marry Eleanor Robb in 2015.

Do Dario Franchitti and Ashely Judd have children together?

While Franchitti and Judd were married, they did not have any children together.

Judd told the Sunday Mail back in 2006 that she did not plan on having children.

“It's unconscionable to breed with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries,” she said back then.

It is unknown if this decision was part of the reason that they separated or if it had to do with his 2013 accident.

Franchitti went on to have two daughters with his new wife, Robb.

The new couple had Sofia, 5, and Valentina, 2.

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While ending their marriage on good terms, Judd became the godmother of Sofia following her birth.

She spoke about being on good terms with her ex-husband to the Daily Record, saying: "We’re given our family of chance that we were born into but also have this unique opportunity to create a chosen family."

Ashley has not yet remarried or had kids of her own.

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