Tony Kanaan Qualifies For the Indy 500 After Two Crashes

What went from trying to get into the Top Nine on Saturday, Tony Kanaan and the 7-Eleven team was just trying to get into the Indy 500 yesterday. Kanaan, who is one of the sport's most popular drivers in the IZOD Indy Series, was struggling to make the cut. On Saturday, Kanaan wrecked during his qualifying run and wasn't able to attempt another run that day. Yesterday, Kanaan again wrecked early in the morning in his backup car. Kanaan was then on the brink of not qualifying for the Indy 500 for the first time. The Andretti Autosport team rebuilt Kanaan's car using parts from other team cars like Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter Reay. The gearbox Kanaan used to get in the race was actually Reay's gearbox from the day before. When asked about...

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