NTT Group to Serve as Primary Partner on Tony Kanaan's No. 10 Chevrolet

Tony Kanaan

NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing announced today that Verizon IndyCar Series Champion and Indianapolis 500 Winner Tony Kanaan and the team's No. 10 Chevrolet will have NTT Group on-board as the primary partner this weekend at the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).

NOTES OF INTEREST:

NTT Group at the Track: NTT Group has been the primary partner on a CGRT Indy car twice (2014, 2015). They ran their first primary paint scheme with CGRT at the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season finale in Sonoma with Ryan Briscoe piloting the No. 8 car and then again in 2015 at Texas Motor Speedway with Kanaan piloting the No. 10 car. The NTT Group Chevrolet has never finished outside of the top 10 and made it onto the podium with Kanaan driving to a second-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway in 2015.

About NTT Group: Based in Japan, NTT Group is a part of NTT DATA, and one of the largest technology companies in the world with over $100 billion in annual revenues and 242,000 employees in 88 countries. NTT Group's global expertise delivers advanced technology and innovative solutions in networking, communications, software and cloud computing that help transform businesses, governments and societies around the world. As a part of NTT Group, NTT DATA is the official IT services partner for CGRT.

Kanaan On-Track: 2004 Verizon IndyCar Series Champion and 2013 Indianapolis 500 Winner Kanaan is in his third year with CGRT. Kanaan continues to pilot the No. 10 car and represents NTT DATA for the second year. The Brazilian has 17 career wins and 15 poles entering the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. He is the all-time Indy car leader in consecutive starts with 253 consecutive starts dating back to the Portland race in 2001 and he has 314 career starts. Kanaan has 125 top-five finishes, tying him for seventh on the all-time list with Helio Castroneves. In 2004, he became the first driver to complete every possible lap in a season in route to winning the championship. Kanaan added his first-ever Rolex 24 At Daytona win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to his career resume in 2015 alongside CGRT teammates Scott Dixon, Kyle Larson, and Jamie McMurray.

CGRT QUOTEBOARD:

John McCain, CEO, NTT DATA, Inc.: "We are excited to promote NTT Group and its global portfolio of advanced technology and innovative solutions to the fans and fellow sponsors of IndyCar and, for the first time, the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Steve Lauletta, President, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams: "NTT DATA has been such a great partner for our team and we've really enjoyed watching our partnership with their organization grow since 2013. It just shows how strong our relationship is with the organization as a whole that NTT Group has come back now for their third race as the primary sponsor with one of our cars. We're excited that NTT Group is back on-board with us, especially during this historic month of May."

Tony Kanaan, Driver, NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing: "We've had such a strong start to our season with NTT DATA as the primary partner on the No. 10 Chevrolet and it's going to be great having NTT Group come on board to start the month of May out right at the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis. We talk about it all the time, but the whole company has become so much more than just a sponsor, they have become a true partner for Chip Ganassi Racing Teams. This month of May is going to be truly historic and I'm glad that NTT Group and NTT DATA will both be along for the ride."