Alex Lloyd, Ed Carpenter, Tony Kanaan, Dan Wheldon, America's Next Top Model, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?, Scott Dixon, Survivor, Danica Patrick, Fiji, Maldives, Seychelles, Vitor Meira, Brazil
White Flag
Alex Lloyd, Ed Carpenter and
Tony Kanaan have all joined
the babies club. What
are their thoughts
on fatherhood?
Helio Castroneves won
the Dancing with the
Stars competition.
What reality show
would you like to
appear on?
“Definitely America’s Next Top Model. I think I’d
do fairly well. Maybe, Are You SmarterThan a
Fifth-Grader. Wait! Probably not that one.”
DAN WHELDON
“I think I’d do something like
Survivor. I love the
outdoors. I think it
would be quite
challenging, the
things they have
to do.”
SCOTT DIXON
SECRET WORD
Championship
“Fortunately, she was born in the off-season so we have a little bit of time to get used to it and
figure out how having a baby works because it’s certainly new to me. I’ve been pretty lucky
because she’s been well-behaved so she isn’t what I was like as a child from what my mom
says. I’ve been told by everybody I’ve spoken to that you get that overwhelming sense of
responsibility from the moment she’s born. It’s certainly a good thing because I have no excuses
now not to win; there’s not just me or Sam I’m racing for. There’s more reason to go out there
and work harder, train harder. It’s given me more motivation toward the future. It’s all been
pretty natural. It’s been a pretty smooth transition. There wasn’t any sudden, ‘Oh, my, I can’t
handle all this.’” Alex Lloyd
“There are still as many things I want to get done during the day, but now I don’t usually get
them all done. It changes your priorities a little bit, changes your routine. Everyone talks about
how great it is but you really can’t understand until you experience it for yourself.”
Ed Carpenter
Illustration by Martin Peel
Michael Levitt/LAT
“Instead of buying watches and things for me, I think I’ll be buying
watches and things for him. I can see myself looking at karts, driver
shoes, footballs [soccer balls] and stuff. My life has changed but I
don’t think I can really describe the feeling. People who have kids
know what I’m talking about. I thought I knew, but I did not. Once I
held my kid for the first time, it was better than winning any
championship. Life has changed; our priorities as a couple. All the
traveling we used to do as a couple now you have to plan your travel a lot
better. For sure, I’m still getting adjusted. I’m not the first driver to have kids, so I’m
talking to all my old friends and finding out what they do.” Tony Kanaan
There’s not much off-season anymore, but while it’s here…
WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?
“Fiji is the place.”
Danica Patrick
“The Maldives or Seychelles.”
DAN WHELDON
“Going to Brazil is the best get-away. I want to
go to my grandma’s house, have lunch and
just relax. It’s a totally relaxing time. You’re
there with your family, your buddies. You
come back to the people you grew up with,
which makes it even better. When I get there,
I don’t want to see any airplanes for a month.”
VITOR MEIRA
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