Tony Kanaan

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Tony Kanaan
Kanaan at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2022
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho (1974-12-31) 31 December 1974 (age 50) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
IndyCar Series career
296 races run over 23 years
Team(s)	No. 66 (Arrow McLaren)
2022 position	26th
Best finish	1st (2004)
First race	2002 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	2023 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	2003 Purex Dial Indy 200 (Phoenix)
Last win	2014 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships (Fontana)
Wins Podiums Poles 16 73 11
Champ Car career
93 races run over 5 years
Years active	1998–2002
Team(s)	Tasman Motorsports (1998) Forsythe Racing (1999) Mo Nunn Racing (2000–2002)
Best finish	9th (1998, 2001)
First race	1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race	2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City)
First win	1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota (Michigan)
Wins Podiums Poles 1 6 4
Championship titles
1994 1997 1999 2004 2013 2015	Formula Europa Boxer champion Indy Lights Series champion U.S. 500 winner IndyCar Series champion Indianapolis 500 winner Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
Awards
1998 2007 2013	CART Championship Series Rookie of the Year Scott Brayton Award IndyCar Series Most Popular Driver

Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed "TK", is a Brazilian racing driver who is the team principal of Arrow McLaren. He is best known for racing in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) from 1998 to 2002, and the IndyCar Series from 2002 to 2023. He is the 2004 IndyCar Series champion.