The number of former IndyCar or Champ car Champions at this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 Australian V8 Supercars' race has increased to four with Brad Jones Racing confirming Tony Kanaan as part of their squad for this year’s October 21-23 event.
Kanaan, who won the IndyCar series in 2004, will co-drive with Jason Bargwanna in the Jana Living Racing Commodore, which is prepared in BJR’s Albury-based workshop.
Kanaan, who currently drives for Australian Kevin Kalkhoven at KV Racing Technology in the IZOD IndyCar Series, will join former IndyCar champions Scott Dixon (2003 & '08) and Dan Wheldon (2005) in the field as well as four-time Champ Car Series winner Sebastien Bourdais (2004, '05, '06 & '07).
Team BJR has been one of the big improvers in this year’s V8 Supercar Championship and Bargwanna won the first ever V8 Supercar Championship round on the Gold Coast back in 2002.
The confirmation of Kanaan also brings the number of Brazilians in the field to three with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves confirmed with Tim Slade in the Lucky7 Ford at Stone Brothers Racing and Augusto Farfus in a Fujitsu Commodore at Fujitsu Racing/GRM.
So far this season Kanaan has had 12 starts in the IZOD IndyCar Series for one pole, six top-five and eight top-10 finishes, with his best result being a second at Iowa. He currently sits fourth in the championship.
Kanaan, who won the IndyCar series in 2004, will co-drive with Jason Bargwanna in the Jana Living Racing Commodore, which is prepared in BJR’s Albury-based workshop.
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| Tony Kanaan will drive the Jana Living Commodore with Jason Bargwanna. (Photo: BAM Media) |
Kanaan, who currently drives for Australian Kevin Kalkhoven at KV Racing Technology in the IZOD IndyCar Series, will join former IndyCar champions Scott Dixon (2003 & '08) and Dan Wheldon (2005) in the field as well as four-time Champ Car Series winner Sebastien Bourdais (2004, '05, '06 & '07).
Team BJR has been one of the big improvers in this year’s V8 Supercar Championship and Bargwanna won the first ever V8 Supercar Championship round on the Gold Coast back in 2002.
The confirmation of Kanaan also brings the number of Brazilians in the field to three with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves confirmed with Tim Slade in the Lucky7 Ford at Stone Brothers Racing and Augusto Farfus in a Fujitsu Commodore at Fujitsu Racing/GRM.
So far this season Kanaan has had 12 starts in the IZOD IndyCar Series for one pole, six top-five and eight top-10 finishes, with his best result being a second at Iowa. He currently sits fourth in the championship.