Turmoil at AGR?

UPDATE Robin Miller reported on Wind Tunnel Sunday night that everyone at AGR loves Tony Kanaan, but can’t stand Danica or Marco. Robin says that Kanaan is the team leader and the disrespect by Danica and Marco at Edmonton for not letting an obviously faster Kanaan who, according to Miller, still does set-up work for both drivers, because he is better at it. Furthermore, Miller says that Kanaan is completely miserable there and wants out but doesn't know where to go. In the team meeting after the race on Sunday people on the outside could hear pounding of someone's fist on the walls or a table, thought to be Michael Andretti.

Miller also reports that co-owners, Michael Andretti, Kevin Savoree, and Kim Green, aren't on the same page. Savoree and Green don't get along, supposedly. He went on to say he hears that Wheldon may not be signed for '09 and speculated that Kanaan could wind up at Ganassi, or even Vision Racing alongside Paul Tracy.

07/27/08 This season, Andretti Green Racing has become "Team Turmoil." Rather than storm down and put the finger of blame on Marco Andretti, as Danica Patrick has been prone to do with rival drivers Ryan Briscoe is this year's Indianapolis 500 and Milka Duno last weekend at Mid-Ohio, Patrick let her teammate off the hook.

"Marco is my teammate, and I know he wouldn't do things on purpose, so it's all good," Patrick said.

Marco Andretti left the meeting without comment. The team issued an innocuous quote from the driver following the race that did not bring up the incident.

"It was a difficult race and not the finish we were looking for," the statement said. "There was tremendous fan support and this was a great event weekend, so hopefully we'll have a better result next year."

However, his father, Michael Andretti thought enough was enough after the team's female star was taken out of the race by "The Golden Child" — who happens to be his son.

"We just didn't perform as a team, and we want to make sure everybody is working together," Michael Andretti said. "I'm most upset about our results. We weren't good all weekend and we have to work together more. We have to get it back on track again.

"It's a refresher meeting. I told them we have to do a better job."

Kanaan was the highest finishing driver for AGR and he finished ninth. After Marco clipped Patrick on lap 78 when the right front of Andretti's car hit the left rear of Patrick's car entering the 10th turn in a battle for ninth place, it sent both cars into the pits for repairs.

Patrick's IndyCar suffered a flat left rear and Andretti's car suffered front wing damage. Patrick's car had to be restarted by the Delphi IndyCar safety team but it dealt a critical blow to both drivers' chances in the race.

Andretti would finish 17th and Patrick 18th, and both were summoned into the back of one of the AGR transporters for a closed-door meeting;

When asked if it were a "give-and-take" meeting, Andretti snickered, hopped on his scooter and drove off. More at SI.com