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Article: Tony Kanaan Wins Indianapolis 500 Three Days Prior to Race; Codemasters Declares Virtual Winner of Indy 500 Using IndyCar Series 2005 Video Game.
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- May 27, 2004
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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004
Tony Kanaan passed Scott Dixon to take the checkered flag in a pre-Indy 500(R) video game simulation conducted by Codemasters. The race took part in celebration of the 88th running of the Indianapolis 500(R) and the upcoming release of Codemasters' video game, IndyCar(R) Series 2005, which ships for the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft on June 22, 2004.
Kanaan took the lead on the last lap by passing Dixon on the outside in the final turn. In the heart-pounding finish, it was a combination of precise steering and advanced tactics that allowed Kanaan to overtake Dixon and ...