Kanaan talking to 3 teams

Q: Did you notice the Bass Pro Shops & McDonald's logos on the mirrors of the Target cars at Homestead? How about this scenario? McDonalds use to sponsor TK in CART and now works with Ganassi on the NASCAR side. Since TK is more of an international star as opposed to Graham, could you see Mickey D's returning to Open Wheel to sponsor TK with Ganassi? The more I think of it, Ganassi needs to get Carlos Slim and Johnny Morris to pony up, along with Ronald McDonald, to get TK on the grid in 2011. THAT would be a Superteam! Where do you think TK can find the money to be in a competitive car? TK is obviously the biggest domino that needs to drop as far as the Indy Car silly season. As good as Graham is he's not a Champion, TK is! TK has to be kicking himself in the head for not taking the Ganassi gig. Do you think he looks over at Dario's two Championships and Indy 500 win in the 10 car and thinks to himself "what was I thinking"?

Scott St. Clair, Erie, PA

RM: Randy Bernard is good buddies with the Bass Pro Shops owner and I'm sure he's pitching IndyCar but McDonald's was only in Champ Car because of Paul Newman and I don't think it's likely they'll get back in open wheel. As for TK, I think he's got a line on a sponsor already and he'll either land with Newman/Haas, Gil de Ferran's team or maybe KV Racing. He told me last week he doesn't second guess anything but you know, of course, he's had to think about what might have been. SPEEDTV.com

[Editor's Note: Having seen KV Racing's crop of ride-buyers crash week in and week out, one has to believe that team owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser will be looking to hire someone like Kanaan who can bring the car home in one piece and even win a race or two.]