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FILE - Bristol Motor Speedway has transformed the half-mile concrete track into a dirt track, in Bristol Tenn., in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. Bristol, once one of the toughest tickets in sports, trucked 23,000 cubic yards of dirt into its famed bullring to transform the facility and host NASCAR's first Cup race on dirt in 70 years on Sunday, March 28. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)
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By Jenna Fryer Mar. 25, 2021 06:20 PM EDT

This artists rendering provided by IndyCar shows an IndyCar featuring an aeroscreen (windshield). IndyCar will use an "Aeroscreen" developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies for cockpit protection beginning next season. The safety piece will cover the cockpit with a ballistic screen anchored by titanium framework. (Chris Beatty/IndyCar via AP)
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Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, waits for the start of the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Kanaan expects most competitive Indy 500 in his 18 years

May. 24, 2019 09:25 AM EDT