Brazilian Day 2009 -Tony Kanaan Indy Racer, interviewed by Jr. Reporter Adam Apsan

Brazilian Day 2009 - Brazilian Day 2009 - Our Jr. Reporter Adam Apsan interview Tony Kanaan, a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara. That season he completed 3,305 laps, making him the first IndyCar Series driver to complete every possible lap in a season. He also led 889 laps in 13 separate races to establish an IndyCar Series record. Kanaan is also the only driver to lead the Indianapolis 500 in each of his first seven starts, though he has yet to win this flagship event. He has a total of 13 IRL race victories.
Tony Kanaan é um piloto de automobilismo brasileiro, originário de uma familia libanesa judía.Em 1996, com apenas 21 anos de idade, passou a integrar a equipe Tasman, no Campeonato PPG Firestone de Indy Lights. Em sua primeira temporada, conquistou o vice-campeonato, além de ter sido escolhido como "Rookie of the Year" ("Estreante do Ano"). Em 1997, Tony optou por continuar na mesma categoria, para adquirir maior experiência, e sagrou-se campeão.Em 2005, Tony ficou em 2º lugar, com 548 pontos. Foram duas vitórias (Kansas e Sonoma), além da pole-position das 500 milhas de Indianápolis.



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[joaovianna]

Great interview!