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“They knew we were here,” says Foyt after Kanaan stars at Indy

Tony Kanaan’s starring role, then misfortune, in last Sunday’s Indy 500 prompted A.J. Foyt to repeat the consolatory expression used by Mario Andretti after he retired while leading the 1987 Indy 500 – “They knew we were here.” For the first time since 2001, a Foyt-owned car led the Indy 500 on sheer pace, Kanaan heading 19 laps, third only to Ed Carpenter and winner Will Power. Kanaan, who started 10th, was up to sixth by Lap 2, and a fast stop saw him emerge from pitlane in second. After another round of stops, and still in P2, Kanaan drove past Carpenter for one lap, but on Lap 73 he retook the lead and retained it through to the next round of stops on Lap 90. Kanaan then...
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