Tony Kanaan emerged from the Honda Collection Hall at Twin Ring Motegi satisfied with his contributions to the engine manufacturer’s IndyCar Series program.
The longtime Andretti Green Racing driver gave Honda its initial series victory (2003 at Phoenix), pole (’03 season opener at Homestead), series championship (’04) and Indianapolis 500 pole (’05).
So as Kanaan toured the eclectic displays of racing history interspersed with lawn mowers, he was drawn to the Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone that resides directly across a Formula One car driven by his idol Ayrton Senna.
“I sat there for a little bit and I kept looking at it. I looked his car, I looked my car. I’m like, ‘Yeah, ’ ’’ Kanaan said.

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