Kanaan wants IRL to not only promote its backmarkers

[Editor's Note: This article questions why the IRL continues to promote its backmarker drivers while the league's better drivers largely get ignored.] Over the last couple of years, Tony Kanaan has emerged as the unofficial leader for the IndyCar Series drivers. On Sunday, the 32-year old Brazilian met with Indy Racing League officials in a constructive effort to boost the series' profile with the media and the public.

Over the last couple of years, media coverage of the IndyCar Series increasingly has focused on Danica Patrick and her female driver counterparts. The return of Sarah Fisher and the arrival of Milka Duno to the series has diverted even more attention from the drivers at the sharp end of the field who are fighting for race wins and a championship. More at ESPN.com