Tony Kanaan drinks the milk in victory lane after winning Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Photo by Michael Roth
Tony Kanaan realized a dream that began decades earlier that took him from Brazil to Europe to America.
In a race that featured an astonishing 68 race-record lead changes among a race-record 14 drivers, the popular Brazilian earned the victory in the 97th Indianapolis 500 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His average speed of 187.433 was the fastest Indianapolis 500.
“I don’t know how to start,” Kanaan said. “But we had a great car. I knew that from the get-go. We had a great plan. I mean, it’s one of those days, man. Everything was so smooth.
“Jimmy was calm. I was calm. Nobody yelling, anything. I felt it was everything under control.”
Kanaan cruised to the checkered flag under caution when three-time champion Dario Franchitti’s No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car made contract with the turn 1 SAFER Barrier on a lap 197 restart. He found himself in front after he and rookie Carlos Munoz overtook race leader Ryan Hunter-Reay entering turn 1 on the restart for a Lap 194 on-track incident involving Graham Rahal.
As he circulated under caution, Kanaan wiped tears from his eyes as he guided the Chevrolet-powered No. 11 Hydroxycut KV Racing Technology/SH Racing car to the waiting Borg-Warner Trophy.
“I knew I had to get the lead on the restart because it could be a yellow, which happened to me plenty of times here, and it did,” he said. “How life is funny. The yellow was my best friend.”
Three Andretti Autosport drivers — Munoz, Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti — finished second through fourth.
“I really wanted to fight for the win,” said Munoz. “Maybe I could win. Maybe not, but I really wanted to fight. I have nothing to be ashamed of. To be second and a rookie and the best of the team is a great job. At the beginning I was a little bit nervous with the pit stops, but in the end, the car was great, and it’s a good second place. Hopefully in the future, I will be able to drink milk. Right now I’m thirsty, but hopefully it’s in the future for me.”
Justin Wilson advanced nine positions to finish fifth in the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing car. Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves was sixth and Team Penske teammate and first-time Indy 500 competitor AJ Allmendinger placed seventh.
Andretti, who started third in the No. 25 RC Cola car and led 31 laps, wrestled the points lead from Takuma Sato after five of 19 races. He leads Sato, 168-157, heading into the inaugural Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on the Belle Isle circuit June 1-2.
Izod IndyCar Series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN
97th annual Indianapolis 500 – May 26, 2013
1. (12) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
2. (2) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
3. (7) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
4. (3) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
5. (14) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
6. (8) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
7. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
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9. (19) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
10. (1) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
11. (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
12. (23) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
13. (18) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
14. (16) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
15. (29) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
16. (28) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running
17. (24) Simona De Silvestro, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
18. (4) EJ Viso, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
19. (6) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 200, Running
20. (20) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running
21. (9) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevy, 199, Running
22. (31) Conor Daly, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running
23. (17) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 197, Contact
24. (11) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 196, Running
25. (26) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 193, Contact
26. (33) Katherine Legge, Dallara-Honda, 193, Running
27. (22) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevy, 192, Running
28. (25) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 191, Running
29. (15) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 178, Contact
30. (30) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 46, Contact
31. (32) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Chevy, 44, Mechanical
32. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevy, 34, Contact
33. (10) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevy, 3, Contact
Winner’s average speed: 187.433
Time of Race: 02:40:03.4181
Margin of victory: Under Caution
Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
Lead changes: 68 among 14 drivers
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