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©1998 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. To this day, Tony Kanaan still cites the 1996 Indy Lights race at MichiganSpeedway as one of his all-time favorite events. One would automaticallyassume that a win or podium finish prefaced his statement, but that was notthe case. Kanaan retired six laps from the end of the 100-mile race with anelectrical problem. He had been vying with 1996 Indy Lights champion DavidEmpringham when his car lost power. "For me, I felt like I won that race," said Kanaan. "Steve (Horne) was onthe radio telling me to be patient and hang back until the white flag cameout before I made a pass for the lead. Unfortunately, we didn't make itthat far. My car was so good. I was able to run where I wanted on thetrack." To say that Kanaan is looking forward to his Champ Car debut on the two-milesuperspeedway would be an understatement, particularly given the team'ssuccess there the last three years. (Tasman has led a total of 236 laps atMichigan Speedway, and has led laps in every race contested there datingback to its first appearance in 1995.) "I am approaching Michigan like a video game," said Kanaan. "You know thoseracing games where you can pick the team, driver and equipment package? Iam going to be Steve's (Horne) 'player' and just follow his instructions." Source: Tasman Motorsports | ||
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