Tony Kanaan

When at top speed, Tony Kanaan can drive 100 meters in less than one second. Usain Bolt, understandably, is impressed. The Olympic sprint champion from Jamaica — the world's fastest man — sent a pair of spikes to Kanaan as a good-luck token a few weeks ago, and could be in the driver's circle of invited guests at Saturday's IndyCar finale, the Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "We have a common friend and he's from Jamaica, he knows Usain and one day I was talking about how fast that guy was and actually making a joke that I need some of his speed this ... Read Full Story

Tony Kanaan is expected to drive at the Milwaukee Mile despite bumps and bruises he received in a hard crash at the Indianapolis 500. Andretti Green Racing made the announcement on Friday ahead of the race on Sunday. Kanaan's rear suspension broke near the halfway point of last Sunday's race, sending his car bouncing off the wall twice at over 180 mph. The crash was the latest in a series of hard-luck incidents at Indy for Kanaan, who also lost the series points lead. Kanaan wrote on his Twitter feed earlier this week that he didn't break any ribs in the crash. "Feels like ... Read Full Story

Washington Post Tony Kanaan OK after crash at Indy 500 MiamiHerald.com BY GEORGE RICHARDS INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Kanaan's bad luck in the Indianapolis 500 continued on Sunday as the Key Biscayne resident was knocked out of the race after crashing on Lap 98. Franchitti leads Indy 500 after 50 laps Kansas City Star Indianapolis 500 Running Capsules: Dixon leads Indy 500 after 200 ... Brownsville Herald ESPN  - Jalopnik  - HULIQ  - Groller's Corner all 665 news articles Read Full Story

Sparta, KY (My Sportsbook) - Scott Dixon will start on the pole for the Meijer Indy 300 after race officials were forced to cancel qualifying at Kentucky Speedway due to water seepage on the track's surface. Several storms have moved through the northern Kentucky area since Wednesday, dumping more than five inches of rain on the 1.5-mile track. The storms had passed on Friday, allowing crews to dry the track throughout the day, but their attempts were unsuccessful by the start time for qualifying. Dixon, the defending IndyCar champion and last year's winner at Kentucky, was awarded the pole since entrant points determine the ... Read Full Story

It's the biggest motor sport day of the year. In Formula One racing, Jenson Burton wins the Monaco Grand Prix to stretch his F1 lead to 16 points. He beat teammate Rubens Barrichello . The 2009 Indianapolis 500 odds sees Scott Dixon at 4/1, Tony Kanaan at 6/1, Dario Franchitti and 7/1, and the lovely Danica Patrick at 10/1. Meanwhile the Coca Cola 600 Vegas odds has Jimmie Johnson at 4/1, Kyle Busch at 5/1, and Mark Martin at 8/1. Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Racing fans get their fix on three fronts, the Cavs and Magic meet up in Orlando, and the ... Read Full Story