ANOTHER INTERESTING 'INDY' STORY

In the CART series that came before the INDYCAR series, Alex Zanardi won the championship in 1997 and 1998. In 2001 he lost both of his legs in a racing accident in Germany. Since then he has gone on to win a gold medal in 2012 for hand-cycling. This weekend his former team owner, Chip Ganassi, gave him the restored car that he drove in 1996. With that car he made a pass that was so daring that it was banned for future races. He won the race which was the final race of the season at Laguna Seca. A very nice gesture on the part of Ganassi.

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