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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â Tony Kanaan sat in Chip Ganassi Racing’s suite one day this May, savoring a rare second IndyCar farewell tour.
At age 46, running a part-time schedule with no future guarantees and a talented crop of young drivers chasing them, Kanaan and his fellow veterans can see the sunset approaching for one of IndyCar’s greatest generations.
Four of the 33 starters in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 are listed among the top 12 in career wins. Ryan Hunter-Reay is tied for 24th. Kanaan needs one win to tie Hunter-Reay with 18 and Juan Pablo Montoya is just two behind Kanaan despite spending 13 seasons in Formula One and NASCAR.
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IndyCar veterans – with eye on Sunday’s Indy 500 – going strong as careers wind down
Four of the 33 starters in Sunday s Indianapolis 500 are among the top 12 in career wins, and seven drivers in their 40 s have 207 combined career wins.
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Tony Kanaan of Brazil prepares to drive during practice for the Indianapolis 500 this week in Indianapolis.
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INDIANAPOLIS Tony Kanaan sat in Chip Ganassi Racing’s suite one day this May, savoring a rare second IndyCar farewell tour.
At age 46, running a part-time schedule with no future guarantees and a talented crop of young drivers chasing them, Kanaan and his fellow veterans can see the sunset approaching for one of IndyCar’s greatest generations.