TONY KANAAN IndyCar Driver

IN THE FAST LANE.

Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. He won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara. That season he completed 3,305 laps, making him the first IndyCar Series driver to complete every possible lap in a season. He also led 889 laps in 13 separate races to establish an IndyCar Series record. Kanaan is also the only driver to lead the Indianapolis 500 in each of his first seven starts.

When Kanaan was thinking about designing a watch that would become Essential Gear for his active lifestyle, he naturally came to Luminox. Kanaan is very pleased with the first timepiece in the partnership, a limited edition model with a black dial and Kanaan's signature blue and orange accent colors. "It was a wonderful experience for me to work on the design and so many details of my watch," Kanaan said. "Design, performance and precision - I almost feel like my watch is a part of me when I wear it."  The second Tony Kanaan watch, also a limited model, employed new yellow and green colors, mirroring his new livery colors on his helet, as well as the oclors of his native Brazil.

For 2011, Tony Kanaan joined a new team, KV Racing Technology - Lotus, that happens to use the same green and yellow color scheme Kanaan already wears. The third Tony Kanaan model is slated for release in Fall 2011.

Nationality: Brazilian
Date of Birth: December 31, 1974
Place of Birth: Salvador, Brazil
Debut season: 2002
Current team: KV Racing Technology - Lotus
Best finish: 1st in 2004

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