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ALMS: Kanaan, Andretti, and Montagny for AGR at Petit
Written by: ALMS Communications   http://www.americanlemans.com
09/12/2008
Indianapolis, IN
 
Tony Kanaan returns to the cockpit of Andretti-Green's Acura ALMS machine for Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca. (Photo: ALMS) » More Photos


On the heels of its first overall victory in the American Le Mans Series - and second in LMP2 - Andretti Green Racing will enter Franck Montagny, Marco Andretti and Tony Kanaan in its Acura ARX-01b for Petit Le Mans powered by the Totally New Mazda6. The annual 1,000-mile/10-hour race is scheduled for October 4 at Road Atlanta.

Kanaan also will join Montagny for the final race of the season, the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

“We’re happy with the lineups we’ve set for these last two events,” said team co-owner Michael Andretti. “Franck, Tony and Marco are going to be very compatible teammates and should work very well together. They all give very good feedback and know what we need out of the XM Radio Acura to stay up front. Winning at Detroit was something we felt was long overdue for us. Now we need to capitalize on that momentum and finish out the 2008 season as strong as possible.”

Andretti, grandson of multi-time Sebring winner and a former F1 World Champion Mario Andretti, will make his third start of the season in the American Le Mans Series. He debuted at Sebring where the team was forced to retire early due to a mechanical issue.

His second start came with Montagny at Lime Rock as part of a doubleheader weekend for Andretti, who also drove in the IndyCar Series race at Nashville Superspeedway after completing his stint in the car at Lime Rock Park. He and Montagny placed
sixth overall and fifth in P2 after starting 24th.
Franck Montagny is joined by Marco Andretti again; the two were teamed up at Lime Rock in July and will now have Tony Kanaan to help deliver a second successive victory. (Photo: ALMS) » More Photos

Petit Le Mans will mark Kanaan’s first start for Andretti Green in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Kanaan, a 13-time winner in IndyCar and its 2004 champion, was part of the AGR lineup that captured the LMP2 victory in the team’s debut at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Kanaan was slated to drive at Petit Le Mans last season. A punctured radiator sidelined the AGR entry early and prevented Kanaan from making an appearance in the race.

Montagny joined Andretti Green Racing mid-season as the primary driver for its American Le Mans Series entry. A veteran of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and former F1 test driver, he partnered with James Rossiter for the team’s first win of the season in LMP2 and overall at the Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch at the Raceway at Belle Isle.

Montagny qualified on the LMP2 pole position at Road America and posted the fastest lap of the race at Lime Rock.

Petit Le Mans powered by the Totally New Mazda6 is the 10th round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series. The 1,000-mile/10-hour race is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Saturday, October 4 from Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. SPEED will televise the race live with XM Satellite Radio airing live race coverage throughout the day on Channel 166. Live coverage from American Le Mans Radio will be available at americanlemans.com, which also will feature IMSA’s Live Timing & Scoring.
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