Brian and Dave got to meet Tony Kanaan before the race. Do you think Vin Diesel would play him in the movie?
Dave visits with a group of Bryant dealers from Iowa
Tony hangs out in the hospitality tent before the race
This picture was taken from the hospitality tent toward the bleachers where we sat
Tony and his team get ready before the race
The teams get ready in the pits shortly before the start of the race
This is the Andretti-Green Hospitality tent
Despite very little passing at last year's inaugural race, Tony and Helio were side by side many of the first few laps
Ed Carpenter was the first car to crash as Scott Dixon drives by
Tony and Helio continue to battle as Dixon and Andretti give chase
The stands were full on a beautiful day
Our seats were in the second row of this picture and several Bryant dealers were sitting behind us
Tony led much of the race but crashed around lap 209. The safety crew picks up his car and spreads some powder on the track to clean up the spilled fuel
Dan Weldon, Hideki Mutoh, and Marco Andretti race to the end with Weldon holding on to win
AJ Foyt IV finished 5th. It was interesting to watch them load the cars into the tops of the trailers
This is the stack of wheels from Tony's car
His crash was caused by a blown wheel and this is what was left of it