Tony Kanaan says Indy 500 will be his final race before retiring from IndyCar

The last lap for Tony Kanaan in the NTT IndyCar Series finally will come May 28 as the vetean announced he will be retiring with the 107th Indy 500 after a quarter-century career.

The 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner announced Wednesday morning via social media that his final start will come at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kanaan will expand on his decision in a 2 p.m. news conference at IMS that will reveal his car number and sponsor for Indy.

In a video that he posted, Kanaan walks the grounds of the Brickyard and says, “it’s been a wonderful journey, but it’s not done yet. I will still have the pleasure to drive through the bricks one more time. Thank you all, and I’ll see you on race day.”