Tony Kanaan is your tour guide at Chip Ganassi Racing's Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. TK takes you behind the scenes and shows you what it's like to work at CGR.
1:55 The "X" trophy with the bronze car on top , for JPM's win 1999 Molson Indy Vancouver . Jimmy also got one for his 3RD place finish . Tony got 3RD place in 2002 ( standing bronze driver figure ). Of all the racers I met over the years of trophy making . Tony was an absolute gentleman .
I was invited back in 2017 by the Ganassi team for the Indy 500. Before the race there was a banquet at the shop. It was incredible, you could walk around freely and see the wing department, the sticker area and machining area! The hall with the haulers was filled with old Ganassi cars from the Cart and Indycar era on the walls, including the Deltawing mockup. The drivers were there too mingling with the guests, including their former star Dario Franchitti. TK was such a great guy to meet. He was playing around with his kids when I asked him for a pic. I chose a very inapporpriate moment, but he still obliged with a huge smile! Sorry for that TK :) One of the best experiences ever!
Great job TK, enjoyed the tour. Saw the Pruett helmet in Chip's office, Scott brought a lot of champion ships to Ganassi Racing. Big fan of his out here in California.
The trophy display configuration is a bit odd. Trophies block the view of other trophies in the rows behind, they are not secured in a case and are more prone to damage or theft, and the horizontal spread visually suggests they have fewer trophies, compared to a vertical configuration in a display case. The Andretti homes, McLaren HQ feature nice freestanding rows of vertical cases that creates an impressive “wall” of trophies effect.
