1. Wheldon showcases Mazda Road to Indy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Dan Wheldon bounced and beamed like a child waiting to open their Christmas presents.

"Can I go out now? Are you guys ready? Can I go now?" he asked everyone in sight.

Though at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wheldon wasn't getting ready to race in the Indianapolis 500. He wasn't even hopping into his own car, instead sliding into Spencer Pigot's Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda car and speeding down the road course.

He told the Andretti Autosport crew he was only going to run two laps to warm up the car. After 10 laps, it was clear the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion was having a good time.

Wheldon came out to the track to give media a taste of the cars of the Mazda Road to Indy, the developmental talent program of the IZOD IndyCar Series. The three-rung program consists of the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda, the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and Firestone Indy Lights.

In pre-race ceremonies tonight, Tony Kanaan was named the Tire-ific $20000 winner for his drive from 33rd to 11th last week at the Indy 500.

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