The IndyCar veteran has suffered from horrible luck recently, and things didn’t improve last week, as he crashed in Iowa for the third consecutive year, causing him to wonder whether he was Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day.”
If he is, that won’t be a problem this weekend—Tony Kanaan is the defending champion in the SunTrust Indy Challenge, and his last tour victory came last year at RIR.
“It’s been a very competitive year, and it’s been hard to win,” the Brazilian native said. “The series is getting more and more competitive. That’s why I’m really looking forward to Richmond.”
“You can’t put that pressure on yourself, or you’ll go crazy,” he said. “So many factors need to go right for you to win that, to be honest.”
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The crash didn’t put him out of commission, but he is still feeling the effects on his body. He struggled to get around the week after but has continued to race in the weeks since.
After a few weeks of being the driver who knocks himself out, Kanaan is ready to seize the day at RIR, even if it doesn’t mean victory.
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