April - 2019

Foyt Wines Celebrates Month of Speed with Tony Kanaan Tribute Bottle

SONOMA, Calif.—The month of May is a time for celebrations: Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, and the start of summer vacations. For motorsports fans, May is a celebration of Speed. In what has become a month of May tradition, Foyt Family Wines is releasing the No. 103 Napa Valley Cabernet, a wine honoring the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500. This year’s bottle pays tribute to the career of Tony “TK” Kanaan, the 2013 Indianapolis 500 champion. The collectible wine bo

A.J. Foyt’s Success in the Indianapolis 500 Is Celebrated in Bronze

INDIANAPOLIS – Racing legend A.J. Foyt has long cited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as his favorite track in the world. Now he has one more reason to count it as his favorite. Foyt’s success in the Indianapolis 500 is immortalized in his four visages on the silver Borg-Warner winner’s trophy but now he will become part of the track which has been a part of him for over 60 years. Yesterday a bronze brick engraved with his name and the years he won – 61, 64, 67, 77 – was plac

Race Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. –Auto racing is about results but sometimes the most inspiring runs are those that can’t be defined by the boxscore. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was such a race for Tony Kanaan. Nicknamed “Ironman” because he is a triathlete in the off-season and holds the record for consecutive INDYCAR starts (now 304), Kanaan proved once again why he is deserving of the title. Starting 21st in the No. 14 ABC Supply Chevrolet, Kanaan competed despite a sore left kne

Qualifying Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Turn lemons into lemonade. That will be the challenge for Tony Kanaan and Matheus Leist tomorrow. Kanaan, who had run in the top-12 in yesterday’s practice sessions, was optimistic about his chances for breaking through Round 1 in qualifying. However, this morning’s practice session had the team exploring its options in setup changes as the car was not as happy as yesterday. In qualifying, Kanaan was running sixth out of 11 drivers in Group 1 as all were ge

Notes & Quotes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

BECKY BARANOUSKI, originally from Placentia, California, is the team coordinator for A.J. Foyt Enterprises, which is a broad title for someone who handles the team’s travel, has secured sponsorships and created events during her stint which started in 1996. We asked her a few questions… Q: How did you become interested in racing? BB: “I dated a man who had a passion for racing. He competed in Club racing and then moved to the Toyota Atlantics that raced as a support series i

Race Report: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM – The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama had a story-book ending for some, but for A.J. Foyt’s ABC Supply team, the story was bittersweet. Tony Kanaan, who started 19th, appeared to be headed for another top-12 finish in the No. 14 Chevrolet but the team realized they were not going to make it to the end and called Kanaan in for a splash of fuel. He finished 18th a lap down. “We need to do a better job,” Kanaan said afterwards. “We had a top-12 car and they miscalcul

Qualifying Report: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM—Off-course excursions followed by red flags were commonplace in all three practice sessions at Barber Motorsports Park as the NTT IndyCar Series returned to the picturesque track for their 10th anniversary event. In qualifying, however, all rounds went off caution–free! Matheus Leist, who had his own off-track incident in the first practice session which resulted in losing valuable track time yesterday, will start 15th after missing out on advancing to the next rou

Notes & Quotes: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

ERIC PRENTICE, of Perkiomenville, Pa. spends his race weekends as the outside tire changer on the No. 4 ABC Supply Chevrolet driven by Matheus Leist. The 6’4”, 305 lb. Prentice, who turns 43 in May, gave up his full-time position with Team Penske after 12 years in 2010 to spend more time with his young family. He became a ‘weekend warrior’ in 2011 working with Ganassi Racing, and then worked two years with Sebastien Bourdais at Dragon. A short stint with Dale Coyne followed b