197 Facts About Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No 6 Toyota Corolla E210 for Full Time Bassani and part-time for Arrow McLaren, driving the No 66 Dallara Chevrolet for the 2023 IndyCar Series season.

Tony Kanaan led 889 laps in 13 separate races to establish an IndyCar Series record.

Tony Kanaan is the only driver to lead the Indianapolis 500 in each of his first seven starts and won his first race on his 12th attempt.

Tony Kanaan has a total of 17 career race wins and 15 pole positions in the IndyCar Series.

Tony Kanaan won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2015, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Tony Kanaan would begin to compete in Formula Europa Boxer for the 1994 season.

Tony Kanaan would drive for Cram Competition in a Tatuus-Alfa Romeo.

Tony Kanaan competed in Italian Formula Three in 1995 for Tatuus in a Dallara 395-Opel.

At the season-opening race at Homestead Motorsports Complex Tony Kanaan started 9th and finished 10th.

At the second race of the season on the Streets of Long Beach, Tony Kanaan would start 3rd and finish 2nd.

Tony Kanaan moved from 10th to 3rd in points following the race.

At Michigan Tony Kanaan led for 8 laps before retiring due to a mechanical problem.

At the race at Belle Isle State Park Tony Kanaan started 5th and won his first race after leading for a race-high 29 of 36 laps.

Tony Kanaan would get a pair of 2nd-place finishes at the races at Circuit Trois-Rivieres and Concord Pacific Place.

At the season-opening race at Homestead Motorsports Complex Tony Kanaan started 10th and finished 6th.

Tony Kanaan began to compete in the Champ Car Championship Series in 1998 for Tasman Motorsports in the No 31 LCI International Reynard 98i-Honda HRK.

Tony Kanaan made his debut at the season-opening Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota at Homestead Motorsports Complex.

Tony Kanaan later achieved a pair of third-place finishes at the Honda Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway and the Texaco Grand Prix of Houston on the Streets of Houston.

Tony Kanaan finished out the season ranked in ninth place in points with 92 points.

Tony Kanaan won the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award.

In 1999, Tony Kanaan began to drive the No 44 McDonald's Reynard 99i-Honda HRS for Forsythe Racing in conjunction with Tasman Motorsports.

Tony Kanaan later won the US 500 Presented by Toyota at Michigan International Speedway when leader Max Papis ran out of fuel on the last lap.

Tony Kanaan finished out the season ranked in 11th place in points with 85 points.

For 2000, Tony Kanaan began to drive for Mo Nunn Racing in the No 55 Hollywood Cigarettes Reyanard 2Ki-Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz IC108F.

At the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit at Belle Isle State Park, Tony Kanaan was injured before the race and missed the race and the three races following it.

Tony Kanaan's best start of the season was a third-place at the Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer at Chicago Motor Speedway.

Tony Kanaan finished the season ranked in 19th place in points with 24 points.

In 2001, Tony Kanaan returned with Mo Nunn Racing to drive the No 55 Hollywood Cigarettes Reynard 01i-Honda HR-1.

Tony Kanaan got his first podium since winning at Michigan in 1999 when he got a third-place finish at the Firestone Firehawk 500 at Twin Ring Motegi.

Tony Kanaan finished in ninth place in points with 93 points.

Tony Kanaan's highlight of the first three races of the season was a second-place start at the Bridgestone Potenza 500 at Twin Ring Motegi.

Tony Kanaan's best finish in these races was a 15th-place finish at Motegi.

Tony Kanaan finished in 12th place in points with 99 points.

Tony Kanaan competed in the Indy Racing League in 2002 for Mo Nunn Racing in the No 17 Hollywood Cigarettes-sponsored G-Force GF05-Chevrolet V8 in one-off race at the Indianapolis 500.

Tony Kanaan was the highest-starting rookie in the race with a fifth-place starting position.

An oil leak was on the track and was not caught by Indy Racing League officials and Tony Kanaan crashed, finishing 28th.

In 2003, Tony Kanaan drove for Andretti Green Racing in the No 11 7-Eleven-sponsored Dallara IR03-Ilmor-Honda Indy V8 HI3R.

Tony Kanaan got consecutive pole positions at the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing fourth, and the Purex Dial Indy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, where he would go on to win his second Indy car race after leading for 79 laps.

At the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi Tony Kanaan was involved in a crash with Scott Dixon on lap 178 and finished 14th.

Tony Kanaan was able to participate and qualified 2nd and led for two laps, eventually finishing 3rd behind countrymen and Marlboro Team Penske teammates Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves.

Tony Kanaan regained the points lead and held on for the next eight races, except for the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway where he dropped to second place, based on consistent finishes.

Tony Kanaan entered the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway third in points and was involved in a five-way battle for the championship with de Ferran, Dixon, Castroneves, and Sam Hornish Jr.

Tony Kanaan finished fourth in points behind Dixon, de Ferran, and Castroneves with 476 points.

In 2004 Tony Kanaan returned with Andretti Green Racing to drive the No 11 7-Eleven Dallara IR03-Ilmor-Honda Indy V8 HI4R.

At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tony Kanaan started and finished eighth.

At the second race of the season, the Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, Tony Kanaan started second and led for 191 of 200 laps to win.

Tony Kanaan was running second to Rice on lap 174 when the caution came out for rain.

Tony Kanaan went on to win both the Bombardier 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Tony Kanaan clinched the championship with a 2nd-place finish at the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.

For 2005, Tony Kanaan returned with Andretti Green Racing in the No 11 7-Eleven-sponsored Dallara IR05-Ilmor-Honda Indy V8 HI4R.

Tony Kanaan started off the season with a third-place finish at the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Tony Kanaan led for 54 laps, only to drop to an eighth-place finish in the final 50 laps of the race.

Tony Kanaan later won the Argent Mortgage Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway and the Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix at Infineon Raceway.

Tony Kanaan finished second in the point standings behind his teammate and friend Dan Wheldon with 548 points.

In September 2005 Tony Kanaan tested a BAR-Honda Formula One car for British American Racing at Circuito de Jerez as a reward for winning the 2004 IndyCar Series championship in a Honda-powered car.

Tony Kanaan returned with Andretti Green Racing in the No 11 7-Eleven-sponsored Dallara IR05-Ilmor-Honda Indy V8 HI4R in 2006.

Tony Kanaan's best start of the season was a second at the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix presented by Tissot at Watkins Glen International.

On lap 190 Felipe Giaffone crashed in turn 2 while Tony Kanaan still had to make his final pit stop; as a result, he pitted under caution and dropped to fourth place.

Tony Kanaan would have an issue with another of his long-time good friends and a former teammate from his time at Tasman Motorsports, Helio Castroneves.

Castroneves accused Tony Kanaan of costing him the 2006 series championship by racing him too hard for position in the final race.

Tony Kanaan countered that he was not paid to let other people pass him for the position.

Tony Kanaan had his best season during 2007 in the No 11 7-Eleven-sponsored Dallara IR5-Honda Indy V8 HI7R for Andretti Green Racing.

Tony Kanaan won his first race of the season at the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi.

At the Indianapolis 500 Tony Kanaan won the Scott Brayton Award for showing the spirit of the late Scott Brayton, who was killed while practicing for the 1996 Indianapolis 500.

On lap 113, while under caution for a crash by Phil Giebler, the race was stopped due to rain and it began to look as if Tony Kanaan would be declared the winner.

Tony Kanaan was then often referred to, along with his team owner Michael Andretti, as one of the best drivers never to win the Indianapolis 500.

Tony Kanaan won again at the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway after Tony Kanaan's friends Franchitti and Wheldon crashed on the back straightaway while battling for the lead on lap 144, causing Franchitti to flip and take out several other cars racing in the lead pack such as Scott Dixon, Sam Hornish Jr.

Tony Kanaan then dominated the following race, the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, as he qualified on the pole position and led 131 of 200 laps on his way to victory.

Tony Kanaan got his fifth win of the season at the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone at Belle Isle State Park.

Tony Kanaan infamously got into a heated exchange with Hornish following the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International when during the race the two made contact and as the cars were heading to pit lane Tony Kanaan drove into Hornish's car.

In 2008 Tony Kanaan returned with Andretti Green Racing in the No 11 7-Eleven Dallara IR5-Honda Indy V8 HI7R.

At the season-opening Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Tony Kanaan started 6th and led for 35 laps.

Viso spun directly in front of Tony Kanaan and damaged his right-front suspension.

Tony Kanaan stayed out hoping the race would finish under caution.

On lap 196 the race resumed and Tony Kanaan moved to the inside to allow the faster cars to get by.

Tony Kanaan then had 5th and 2nd-place finishes at the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi and the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway.

On lap 94 Tony Kanaan took the lead for the seventh consecutive year in as many years of competing in the Indianapolis 500.

On lap 105 Scott Dixon took the lead and moments later teammate Marco Andretti attempted to pass Tony Kanaan in turn 3 causing Tony Kanaan to lose control of his car and brush the wall.

Tony Kanaan then collected the lapped car of Sarah Fisher, taking both out of the race.

At the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway Tony Kanaan started 4th and led for 71 laps, only to crash after 211 laps.

Tony Kanaan dominated the following race, the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway, as he qualified on the pole position, set the fastest lap of the race, led for 166 of 300 laps and won his first win of the 2008 season.

Five races later at the Rexall Edmonton Indy at Rexall Speedway Tony Kanaan started from 27th place and finished 9th.

Tony Kanaan rose above the controversy to finish 3rd in points with 513 points.

Tony Kanaan renewed with Andretti Green Racing through the 2013 season.

Tony Kanaan returned with Andretti Green Racing for 2009 in the No 11 7-Eleven Dallara IR5-Honda Indy V8 HI7R with additional sponsorship from Dr Pepper, Nestle Pure Life and Oscar Mayer.

At the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg at Streets of St Petersburg, Tony Kanaan started 3rd and finished 5th.

Tony Kanaan then had 3rd-place finishes at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach and the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway.

The race was the first time that Tony Kanaan failed to lead the Indianapolis 500.

Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile Tony Kanaan started 3rd and led for 25 laps only to suffer an engine failure after 132 laps, finishing in 18th place.

At the Rexall Edmonton Indy at Rexall Speedway Tony Kanaan had a pit fire after completing 34 laps and finished in 21st.

Tony Kanaan's best finish after Indianapolis was a 3rd-place finish at the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Red Baron and Edy's at Kentucky Speedway.

In 2010 Tony Kanaan returned to drive the No 11 7-Eleven Dallara IR5-Honda Indy V8 HI7R with additional sponsorship from Nestle Pure Life, Dr Pepper Cherry and Planters.

Tony Kanaan's best finish in the first five races of the season was a 3rd-place finish at the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway.

At the Indianapolis 500 Tony Kanaan crashed during his qualifying attempt on Pole Day and in the crash, Tony Kanaan's engine was split into two pieces.

Tony Kanaan would have to qualify on Bump Day in a backup car.

Tony Kanaan then moved into 17th place by lap 8 when another caution came out for a crash by Bruno Junqueira.

Tony Kanaan soon moved into 2nd place behind friend Dario Franchitti.

Tony Kanaan went on to win the Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer at Iowa Speedway after starting 15th and leading for 62 laps.

Tony Kanaan's next best finish following Indianapolis was a 3rd-place finish at the season-ending Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In October Tony Kanaan was released from his contract with Andretti after sponsor 7-Eleven announced it would not return as Tony Kanaan's primary sponsor in 2011.

Tony Kanaan won 14 races and 1 championship in 8 years with Andretti.

Tony Kanaan originally was going to drive for de Ferran Dragon Racing, owned by Tony Kanaan's former competitor and countryman Gil de Ferran.

Just days before the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the Streets of St Petersburg the deal fell through and Tony Kanaan was without a team.

At St Petersburg Tony Kanaan finished in 3rd place after having a race-long battle with future teammate Simona de Silvestro.

Tony Kanaan followed this result with a 6th and an 8th at the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach to remain 3rd in points.

At the Indianapolis 500 Tony Kanaan started 22nd and in the race, he battled with Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal in the late stages of the race, running as high as 2nd place.

Tony Kanaan eventually made a pit stop and finished 4th behind friend Dan Wheldon, JR Hildebrand and Rahal.

At the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway Tony Kanaan battled with teammate Takuma Sato, Marco Andretti, Oriol Servia and Dario Franchitti.

Tony Kanaan finished 2nd to former teammate Andretti after Sato crashed, Servia stalled after making a pit stop during the caution for Sato's crash and Franchitti dropped to 5th.

Tony Kanaan was involved in a spectacular crash at the MoveThatBlock.

At the Baltimore Grand Prix on the Streets of Baltimore Tony Kanaan finished 3rd after starting in 27th place due to a crash with Helio Castroneves when Tony Kanaan got airborne after running over the right side of Castroneves' car when Castroneves was braking.

Tony Kanaan finished out the season ranked fifth in points with 366 points.

Tony Kanaan started off the season with 25th and 21st-place finishes at the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the Streets of St Petersburg and the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.

Tony Kanaan then finished 4th at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach.

On lap 194 Tony Kanaan was passed by Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato.

Tony Kanaan finished in 3rd place after eventual winner Franchitti and Sato made contact, causing Sato to crash into the turn 1 wall.

Tony Kanaan later had a 2nd-place finish at the Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ at the Milwaukee Mile and a 3rd-place finish at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway.

Tony Kanaan would get a 4th-place finish at the Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place.

On lap 241 of 250 Tony Kanaan crashed in turn 4 and finished in 18th place.

Tony Kanaan finished 9th in the overall standings with 351 points.

Tony Kanaan finished 2nd in the oval standings with 148 points.

In 2013 Tony Kanaan returned with KV Racing Technology in the No 11 Hydroxycut Dallara DW12-Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V6 with SH Racing joining the team as a partner on Tony Kanaan's car.

Tony Kanaan's best finish in the first four races was a 4th-place finish at the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the Streets of St Petersburg.

On lap 197 Tony Kanaan passed Hunter-Reay for the lead on a restart for a crash by Graham Rahal with the Andretti Autosport cars of Carlos Munoz, Hunter-Reay and Andretti right behind Tony Kanaan.

Moments after Tony Kanaan took the lead Tony Kanaan's friend Dario Franchitti crashed in turn 1, causing the race to finish under caution for the fourth consecutive year.

Tony Kanaan won the race at an average speed of 187.433 miles per hour, breaking the record set by Arie Luyendyk in the 1990 race.

The race meant that the friends of Franchitti, Dan Wheldon, Franchitti and Tony Kanaan would have their faces in consecutive positions on the Borg-Warner Trophy.

Tony Kanaan tied Sam Hanks in being the most experienced driver in the Indianapolis 500 driver to win, both doing so in their twelfth start.

Tony Kanaan then managed to finish 3rd at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by DEKALB at Iowa Speedway after starting 5th.

Tony Kanaan attempted to win the second leg of the Fuzzy's Triple Crown, the Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco at Pocono Raceway.

Dixon went on to win the race while Tony Kanaan finished in 13th place, the last car to finish on the lead lap.

Tony Kanaan's season began to have several disappointing results starting at the Honda Indy Toronto twin races at Exhibition Place.

In race No 1 Tony Kanaan started in 4th place and finished 5th.

In race No 2 Tony Kanaan started 6th and crashed after 35 laps to finish in 24th place.

At the next race of the season, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Tony Kanaan started 19th and finished 24th for the second consecutive race due to a loose wheel after 64 laps.

Tony Kanaan would get a third 24th place finish in six races at the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston at Reliant Park.

At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway Tony Kanaan started 9th and led for 3 laps.

Tony Kanaan finished in 3rd place behind Will Power and Carpenter.

Tony Kanaan finished 11th in points with 397 points, making it the first full-time season in the IndyCar Series that Tony Kanaan failed to finish in the top 10 in points.

Tony Kanaan was eventually named to drive the car with Briscoe moving into the car originally intended for Tony Kanaan.

In 2014 Tony Kanaan drove the No 10 Target Dallara DW12-Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V6 with additional sponsorship from GE Reveal, Lexar, Energizer, Suave Professionals for Men, TNT Energy Drink, Glad and Huggies.

At the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the Streets of St Petersburg, Tony Kanaan started in 2nd place and finished in 6th place.

On lap 66 Tony Kanaan ran out of fuel but managed to make it back to his pit stall.

On lap 73 Tony Kanaan returned to the pit lane with a broken starter.

Tony Kanaan's crew managed to repair the car, but Tony Kanaan went down 18 laps and was out of contention for the rest of the race.

At the following race, the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Kanaan started in 3rd place, and on lap 242 of 248 the caution came out for an engine fire on Takuma Sato's car.

Tony Kanaan finished in 10th place after starting 8th in the second race.

At the next race, the Pocono IndyCar 500 at Pocono Raceway, Tony Kanaan started in 8th place and led for a race-high 78 of 200 laps after battling with Team Penske teammates Montoya, Power and Helio Castroneves.

At the following race, the Iowa Corn Indy 300 at Iowa Speedway Tony Kanaan started in 2nd place to teammate Dixon.

The race was a timed race with approximately 4:00 minutes left in the race Tony Kanaan was in 3rd place behind Mike Conway, who had older slick tires, and Wilson, who had older rain tires.

At the following race, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Tony Kanaan started in 3rd place and crashed out on the first lap of the race and collected Marco Andretti.

Tony Kanaan started in 2nd place and finished in 3rd place after leading for 14 laps.

At the following race, the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway, Tony Kanaan started in 8th place and finished in 13th place.

At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway Tony Kanaan started in 7th place.

Tony Kanaan led for 64 laps, including the final 54 laps, to win his first race since the 2013 Indianapolis 500.

In 2015 Tony Kanaan began to drive the No 10 NTT Data Chevy for Ganassi due to Target focusing only on Scott Dixon.

In 2017 Tony Kanaan would have his worst and last season in the No 10 NNT Data Chevy for Ganassi, He would lose the ride at the end of the Year.

Tony Kanaan entered the 2020 season stating it would be his last, running only a five-race schedule at the oval tracks.

Tony Kanaan competed in the Sports Car Club of America United States Road Racing Championship in 1998.

Tony Kanaan would drive the No 4 Tom Gloy Racing Ford Mustang Cobra with Mike Borkowski and Robbie Buhl.

Tony Kanaan's car owner was a former Indy car driver and sports car champion in Tom Gloy.

Tony Kanaan would begin to compete in the American Le Mans Series in 2007 in the No 26 XM Satellite Radio Acura Courage ARX-01a-Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 for Andretti Green Racing in the LMP2 class.

Tony Kanaan then drove at the next race, the season-ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Tony Kanaan would drive at the next race of the season, the season-ending Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patron at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with Montagny.

Tony Kanaan would begin to compete in the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series in 2013.

Tony Kanaan would drive the No 21 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Brazil Porsche 911 GT3 Cup-Porsche 4.0L F6 for Dener Motorsport in the GT class.

Tony Kanaan returned later in the season for the Brickyard Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in the No 02 NTT Data Riley Mk.

Tony Kanaan would begin to compete in the new series for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the No 02 Riley MkXXVI-Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6 in the P class.

Tony Kanaan first drove at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with sponsorship from Telcel and Target and co-drivers Scott Dixon, Kyle Larson and Marino Franchitti.

Tony Kanaan then competed in the next race of the season, the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh from Florida in the same car.

At Sebring Tony Kanaan had sponsorship from Big Machine Records and Comfort Revolution and co-drivers Dixon and Karam.

Tony Kanaan would compete in Formula Nippon in 2007 for Tony Kanaan Racing in the No 27 Bridgestone Potenza Lola FN06-Mugen Honda HF386E.

Tony Kanaan accepted and drove the No 11 7-Eleven Cadillac for GRT Race Cars in a car based on his Andretti Autosport car from 2003 to 2010.

Tony Kanaan would be a part of Team St Jude, representing the St Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Also on Tony Kanaan's team were team captain Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards from the NASCAR Cup Series, Ken Schrader, Aric Almirola, and Ricky Carmichael from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and former NASCAR crew chief and car owner Ray Evernham.

The race was likely the first race that Tony Kanaan participated in on a dirt track.

Tony Kanaan would be a part of Team Dallas representing the Children's Medical Center.

Tony Kanaan would start 15th out of 28 cars and would finish 27th due to a loose wheel after 18 of 30 laps.

In 1996, Tony Kanaan drove a Opel Calibra at the Interlagos round of the International Touring Car Championship.

In 2012 Tony Kanaan began to compete in Stock Car Brasil in the No 100 Bassani Racing Peugeot 408.

Tony Kanaan first competed at the race at Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

Tony Kanaan then raced at the next race, the season-ending Stock Car Corrida do Milhao at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.

Tony Kanaan started in 26th place and finish in 31st place due to retiring after 8 laps.

Tony Kanaan was ineligible to score points towards the championship and as a result, Tony Kanaan went unranked in the final championship standings.

Tony Kanaan had a best finish of 12th at round 4 at Interlagos.

When Tony Kanaan was in the process of leaving KV Racing Technology Tony Kanaan had an offer from NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing to first drive in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and later the NASCAR Cup Series.

Tony Kanaan stated that each team needed Tony Kanaan to bring sponsorship to the team.

Tony Kanaan eventually got a team in INDYCAR with NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing and was later switched to Target Chip Ganassi Racing.

In 2021, Tony Kanaan entered four races of the Superstar Racing Experience, an all-star stock car racing series.

Tony Kanaan arrived at Indianapolis as a rookie in 2002, and despite being one of the top drivers on the IndyCar circuit, experienced a notable streak of bad luck for eleven seasons until finally winning the race in 2013.

Tony Kanaan won the pole position in 2005, finished second in 2004, and broke a historical race record by leading at least one lap in his first seven starts.

Tony Kanaan is a member of the "brat pack", a group of CART drivers that were close friends off the track, that included Dario Franchitti, Max Papis and the late Greg Moore.

Tony Kanaan has completed numerous half Ironman competitions and competed in the Ironman World Championships in 2011 with a time of 12:52:40.

Tony Kanaan appears in the 2001 film Driven as himself in a scene where several drivers prepare for the final race of the season at Detroit.

The racing series used for the film is the FedEx CART Championship Series, which Tony Kanaan raced in at the time for Mo Nunn Racing.

The first episode of the television series IndyCar 36 was about Tony Kanaan's weekend leading up to the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the Streets of St Petersburg.

Tony Kanaan has appeared in Celebrity Family Feud alongside several other drivers.