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Friday, January 17
Updated: January 20, 2:58 PM ET

Tony Kanaan
By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Team: Andretti-Green Racing
Nationality: Brazilian

Tony Kanaan
Kanaan

STATS

Year
Rank
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Best finish

2002 12 0 5 11 2 Third, twice

Career 1 15 48 4

2002 recap
The good: Tony Kanaan scored two podium finishes (both third-place efforts) last season at Vancouver and Montreal, plus a pair of fourth-place runs at Elkhart Lake, Ind., and Fontana, Calif. He also captured poles at Miami and Fontana.

Season highlight: He charged from 18th to finish fourth at Elkhart Lake.

Tony Kanaan
Kanaan always did well on ovals during his CART career.

The bad: Kanaan opened the season with four consecutive DNFs.

Season lowlight: He led 72 laps at Japan before being knocked out by a mechanical failure.

Key stat: Kanaan was leading the Indianapolis 500 when he spun in another car's oil and hit wall.

2003 outlook
Another reluctant soldier who wanted to stay in CART with Mo Nunn Racing, but his best option was following Andretti/Green Racing into the IRL. The 28-year-old Brazilian has shined on ovals during his CART career.

Your take
Will Kanaan take to the IRL and be an immediate title contender? Here are your thoughts on Kanaan's prospects for 2003.

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