SO MUCH FOR LISTENING; Tony Kanaan has to settle for second place to Buddy Rice.(Motorsports)

Byline: CURT CAVIN There are bound to be these kinds of days, an irritated Tony Kanaan said. But that doesn't make them easier to accept. Kanaan was riding around the ultra-fast Michigan International Speedway last Sunday, enjoying a leader's view for all but six of the first 189 laps of the Michigan Indy 400, a 200-lap affair.

During a conversation with his Andretti Green Racing crew, the subject of Buddy Rice's fuel consumption came up. Rice supposedly was using too much and would have to make a stop before the end of the race. Then Kanaan heard something no driver likes to ...

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