AGR Playing catch-up at The Glen

Marco Andretti, left, talks with Tony Kanaan during a test session at Watkins Glen International on Tuesday

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The red and white cars of Penske and Ganassi keep getting smaller and smaller at Watkins Glen International, so Andretti Green Racing spent Tuesday doing something about it.

Three of AGR’s four teams arrived at The Glen to prep for the July 3-5 Camping World Grand Prix, along with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, KV Racing Technology and Team 3G for an open IndyCar Series test on the 3.4-mile natural terrain road course. Both teams sport red-and-white paint schemes, and for the last two seasons both teams have been running roughshod over all challengers.

“I should take you to our engineer meeting because we’re asking ourselves that question all the time," said Tony Kanaan, the senior member of AGR’s four-car operation. “It seems like this is one of the tracks where we’ve been very competitive, but we haven’t won here. I think it’s one of the few tracks where AGR hasn’t won. We’re here to try to find out."

Target Chip Ganassi Racing has won three times at The Glen, and was poised for a fourth straight last season, while Team Penske has taken pole position for all four grands prix since the IndyCar Series returned to Schuyler County in 2005. As for AGR, the super group has four podium finishes, and two of those were by Dario Franchitti, who now drives for Ganassi’s team. More at The Leader (Related Story Star Gazette)