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Tony Kanaan: Dan Wheldon
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Even though there is still one event left in the IRL season, Tony Kanaan has clinched the IRL crown for the 2004 season. Kanaan has accumulated 578 points, and is 80 points ahead of second place driver Dan Wheldon. The most points a driver can get during an IRL event is 50, so Kanaan is automatically the winner as Wheldon can't possibly surpass him at this point.
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In yesterday's 500, you saw Helio Castroneves, Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr, Kenny Brack, Gil de Ferran, Tony Kanaan, A.J. Foyt IV, Thomas Scheckter, Sam Hornish, Scott Sharp, and top rookies Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon. You ... had Robby Gordon and Jimmy Vasser from other circuits trying to win the greatest race of the year. There is also a Japanese contingent that gives the race an important international flare (Roger Yasukawa, Shinji Nakano, and Tora Takagi).
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"UGS congratulates Andretti Green Racing and especially Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan on an excellent race to start the 2005 season," said Dave Shirk, executive vice president of Global Marketing for UGS. "We are proud of our racing heritage and pleased that our technology is helping so many racing teams reach victory lane."
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