Dario Franchitti and Will Power are still battling for the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Championship. There's only one race left!Things I learned while watching the Indy Japan 300 Saturday night (which was actually Sunday morning in Japan):

1.) Drivers exchange helmets with each other. Cool!

2.) Tony Kanaan only sees his 3-year-old son, Leo, once a month. His son lives in Brazil. I found this piece of news to be distressing because I don’t know how I could live only seeing my child once a month. I know, well I’m deducing, that Tony isn’t with the child’s mother anymore (since he’s dating someone else) but it still sucks right? I guess that’s the best you can do considering his schedule and where the kid lives.

3.) Anthony Joseph Foyt V (That’s number 5!) was born on Saturday to AJ Foyt IV and his wife Casey. More from FoytRacing.com:

Congratulations from everyone at A.J. Foyt Racing to A.J. Foyt IV and his wife Casey on the birth of their first child Anthony Joseph Foyt V. Coming in two weeks ahead of time and with a full head of black hair, Foyt V clocked in at 2:48 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18th in Indianapolis. He weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz and measured 20 inches. Mother and child are doing fine and the proud poppa hasn’t stopped smiling.

4.) Okay, so this tidbit I didn’t learn while watching the race, I found out by watching Oprah (it’s the last season! gah!). Last week Oprah had The Judds, Wynonna and her mom Naomi, on to discuss their comeback/farewell-for-reals-this-time tour they’re starting this year and it came up that the Judd women including Ashley and her husband Dario Franchitti all live next to each other on a 1,000 acre piece of land outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Ashley’s house is only 60 seconds down the road from Naomi’s and Wynonna’s house is 6 minutes from Naomi. I think this is super cool and their land is gorgeous, complete with a river running through it.

5.) How perfect is it that Will Power won the road course championship and Dario Franchitti clinched the oval course championship and there’s only 13 points separating the two of them going into the final race of the season for the overall IZOD IndyCar Championship? Couldn’t have written it better myself. My money is on Will.

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Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Autographed baby

An autographed baby 🙂

Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Will Power and Helio Castroneves

Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Will Power and Helio Castroneves

Graham Rahal and his girlfriend Katie Osbourne

Graham Rahal and his girlfriend Katie Osbourne

spell check, sign fail

uhm…. spell check FAIL? 🙂

Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon. That kid is too cute!

Hideki Mutoh

Hideki Mutoh

Alex Lloyd

Alex Lloyd. Hullo. 🙂

Tony Kanaan with Beccy Gordon and Ryan Hunter Reay

Tony Kanaan with Beccy Gordon and Ryan Hunter-Reay

Helio Castroneves

Helio Castroneves on the podium after winning the Indy Japan 300 receiving a year’s supply of pocky. 🙂 hehe.