Tony Kanaan, who concluded the IZOD IndyCar Series season Oct. 19 with a third-place finish in the 500-mile MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California, will compete in another endurance event Oct. 27 when the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion will consecutively swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles in the City Bikes IROMAN 70.3 Miami.
Kanaan has been participating in IRONMAN events the past few years, including the world championships in Hawaii.
USF200 champ Hargrove to compete in Europe
Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda champion Scott Hargrove, a Team Canada Scholarship driver, will compete in the 42nd Formula Ford Festival this weekend at Brands Hatch in England.
Joey Bickers and Jake Eidson, Team USA Scholarship winners, also will drive.
The following weekend at Silverstone is the 13th Walter Hayes Trophy race in which Freedom 100 winner Peter Dempsey will compete. Last year, Team USA Scholarship driver Tristan Nunez won the Grand Final. All competitors race Formula Ford 1600 cars.
Briscoe entered in Gold Coast 600
Ryan Briscoe, who competed in seven IZOD IndyCar Series races this past season, will compete in the V8 Supercars Armor All Gold Coast 600 this weekend in Surfers Paradise, Australia.
The Sydney native, who won the last Indy car race on the circuit in 2008, will co-drive with Russell Ingall in the final round of the Pirtek Enduro Cup. They teamed to finish 17th in the Oct. 13 Bathurst 1000.
Boy Scouts do a good deed
The Boy Scouts of America have created a "get well, Justin" blog on which you can send a message to the IZOD IndyCar Series driver, who is recuperating and rehabilitating at home from injuries suffered in the MAVTV 500 on Oct. 19 at Auto Club Speedway.
“It has been amazing, several of the drivers came and visited me in the hospital and everyone has called, tweeted, or texted me just saying ‘get well fast’. It has been a little overwhelming,” Wilson said. “I’d like to respond to everyone, but I think it would be impossible! I am grateful for the support, and it is really encouraging for me.” CLICK HERE
Of note
Did you know that two famous Dixons who hail from New Zealand had a brief visit recently?
Rod Dixon, who won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and 30 years ago this month won the New York City Marathon, caught up with Scott Dixon on pit lane before the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
Dixon went on to finish fifth in the 250-lap race on the 2-mile oval Oct. 19 to clinch his third series championship. The title, he said, was dedicated in part to all Kiwis who were distraught over the America's Cup team that fell in the finals to Team USA. ... Dixon is among the nominees for an Autosport Award in the International Racing Driver of the Year category. Wilson is among the nominees for British Competition Driver of the Year. VOTE HERE ... Tickets to the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma -- the penultimate race of the 2014 IndyCar Series season Aug. 22-24 -- are on sale at 800-870-RACE (7223), www.racesonoma.com or www.ticketmaster.com.