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Kanaan’s Fountain of Youth Whets Appetite for Texas Victory
By Zach Horrall | Published: Apr 30, 2021
Tony Kanaan feels like a little kid again.
That’s how pumped 2004 INDYCAR SERIES champion Kanaan is for this weekend’s doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway. Kanaan will drive the No. 48 Bryant Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in the Genesys 300 at 7 p.m. (ET) Saturday, and he will drive the No. 48 American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in the XPEL 375 at 5 p.m. (ET) Sunday. Both races will be broadcast live on NBCSN and the INDYCAR Radio Network.
It’s a homecoming of sorts for 2004 Texas winner Kanaan, who returns to Chip Ganassi Racing to split driving duties with rookie Jimmie Johnson. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Johnson is driving the car on all road and street circuits this season, while Kanaan will race in all the oval events. Kanaan competed for Chip Ganassi Racing
Daly To Rejoin Carlin for Texas Oval Doubleheader
By INDYCAR | Published: Apr 26, 2021
Conor Daly will rejoin Carlin to drive the team s No. 59 Chevrolet this weekend in the Genesys 300 and XPEL 375 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Indiana native Daly, 29, is sharing driving duties of the team s car for the third consecutive season in Texas before Max Chilton returns for the GMR Grand Prix on May 14 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Daly enjoyed a strong result last season with Carlin at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing sixth.
The Genesys 300 starts at 7 p.m. (ET) Saturday, May 1, and the XPEL 375 starts at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 2 on the high-banked oval at TMS. Both races will be broadcast live on NBCSN and the INDYCAR Radio Network.