Keeping his cool when almost all others were losing theirs on a hot, sultry Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, Tony Kanaan dominated the second half of the SunTrust Indy Challenge, leading 166 of the 300 laps to score his first IndyCar Series triumph of 2008.
Kanaan’s strongest challenger through the first two-thirds of the contest [...]

Tony Kanaan, driver of the #11 Team 7-Eleven car, crashed with less than 40 laps remaining at finished 18th at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. Despite the finish, Kanaan remains in fourth place in the IndyCar Series standings.
From the race’s onset, the Team 7-Eleven car was strong. Kanaan, who started fourth, took the
lead on lap 16 [...]

“Don’t start anything, please,” Kanaan said, grinning. “I’m just here to support my friend.”
The Brazilian driver was at the Michigan Race to visit former teammate and old friend Dario Franchitti, one of the open-wheel stars who has made the move to stock cars.
Kanaan has raced at MIS in the past, but he said this visit [...]

Interesting post by Kurt va de Dussen at heraldtimesonline.com -
Penske has always respected drivers who take responsibility for their actions. It’s pretty darned evident at this point that Ryan Briscoe isn’t one of them. Regardless of what potential he has — and he does have potential to be a winner — I hope he [...]

No surprise that Downtown’s newest eatery, a Brazilian steakhouse called Fogo de Chao, is a hit with the race car drivers. Saturday night, you could find Vitor Meira, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick chowing down.
Rubicon Racing owner Jason Priestley of “90210″ fame also had dinner there the same night. The place only opened [...]

Dixon edged Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon, who turned in the second-fastest time trial for the May 25 race at an average 226.110 miles an hour.
Ryan Briscoe of Penske racing will join Dixon and Wheldon on the front row.
Helio Castroneves, Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan make up the second row. Marco [...]

Andretti Leads Opening Day - Honda Report Andretti Green Racing’s Marco Andretti was the only driver to break into the 226 mph speed range Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and led the opening day as practice began for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Teammate Tony Kanaan was second-quickest [...]

“We are trying to find a tire - it’s funny to say this - that’s not as good,” Kanaan said. “Because if it’s good you can keep to the bottom (of the track).”
And if every car can cruise along the white line at flat out speeds, passing will be less likely to occur.
“We’re trying to [...]

Tony Kanaan is expected at the Iowa Speedway tomorrow for a closed Firestone tire test.
Data will be collected from the test and used to help determine what tire will work best for the Indy Racing League events at the track on June 20-22.
Kanaan, of Andretti Green Racing, ranks fourth in the IndyCar Series point standings. [...]

Almost a year to the day since he last visited Victory Circle, Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon took advantage of teammate Scott Dixon’s misfortune to win Sunday’s Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, his second consecutive victory at Kansas Speedway and his first IndyCar Series win since last year’s race here.
Dixon started from the pole [...]

The pits were closed, so Dan Wheldon, Tony Kanaan and others got to come into the pits and top off with fuel. Why???????? What is up with that? Why no penalty? Why was Dixon stuck in the back while the other we left up front? This needs to be explained.
I [...]

Tell us what you think! One with a record of 1 win and 49 losses or the one with 39 wins and zero losses?
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, will serve as the honorary starter of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25.
Mayweather, a world champion in five weight classes, will wave [...]

Driver Career Wins Last Win
Dan Wheldon 13 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 - Kansas Speedway
Helio Castroneves 12 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 - St. Petersburg
Tony Kanaan 12 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 - Belle Isle
Scott Dixon 11 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Buddy Rice 3 Sun, 01 [...]

Driver Career Wins Last Win
Dan Wheldon 13 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 - Kansas Speedway
Helio Castroneves 12 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 - St. Petersburg
Tony Kanaan [...]

Honda Race Report
Second-generation IndyCar racer Graham Rahal became the youngest race winner in the history of North American open-wheel racing, and just the fourth IndyCar driver to win in his series debut Sunday in an action-filled Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

To score the win, the 19-year-old son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby [...]