Actress Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti have called it quits after more than 10 year s of marriage together. A representative of the couple confirmed the news of the divorce on Tuesday.

“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,” said a spokesperson for the couple to People.

Judd often attended the races of Franchitti wearing floppy hats and sun dresses. She was found on the sidelines cheering him on. When asked about her favorite car, she responded that her taste mirrored that of Franchitti.

After the divorce was announced, Ashley Judd tweeted, “family forever”, in which Franchitti tweeted in response, “family forever”. His tweet was later deleted, but could be found on the log on his website.

The couple married in 2001 in Franchitti’s native home of Scotland. They have no children together.

In addition to acting and directing, Judd served as a Tennessee delegate at the Democratic National Convention last year. Her attendance at the DNC caused speculation that she may be considering a Senate run in her home state of Kentucky. Judd also advocates for humanitarian causes. She has visited nations such as Rwanda and Cambodia as part of her mission.

Dario Franchitti  is a three time Indianapolis 500 champion.

Shanika Simmons

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It seems that Ashley Judd may be warming to the idea of running for the U.S.Senate in Kentucky in 2014. Judd, who is originally from Kentucky, said in a statement on Friday that she was honored to be considered as a potential candidate: “I cherish Kentucky, heart and soul, and while I’m very honored by the consideration, we have just finished an election, so let’s focus on coming together to keep moving America’s families, and especially our kids, forward.”

Judd currently resides in Tennessee where she is an active member of Tennessee Democrats. If she does decide to run for Senate she would have to return to a home in Kentucky. Judd would be taking on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, something no democrat has stepped up to do so far.

McConnell is currently serving his fifth term in the senate, making him the longest serving senator in Kentucky history. That combined with the $6.8 million already in his re-election fund makes McConnell a serious competitor in the 2014 election.  The McConnell camp also issued a statement regarding Judd this week saying: “Sen. McConnell and his wife are big fans of Ashley Judd’s movies and appreciate her energy, especially when it comes to bringing young people into the political process.”

Judd has enjoyed an extremely successful acting career, starring in block buster movies like ‘Kiss the Girls,’ ‘Where the Heart is’ and ‘Double Jeopardy.’She is the daughter of country singer Naomi Judd and is married to Indianapolis 500 champ Dario Franchitti. She most recently starred in the television show ‘Missing’ as Rebecca Winstone.

Judd has devoted much of her free time to humanitarian work and acts as a global ambassador for YoutAIDS, a program run by Population Services International. She has narrated three films for the organization and frequently travels to countries like Cambodia, Rwanda and Kenya to work with local youths.

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