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The 48-year-old Brazilian who won the 2004 IndyCar championship and the 2013 Indy 500 went public today with his decision to call time on his career. He will compete in this May’s 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 driving the #66 SmartStop Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet, his 390th Indy car race. He has accumulated 17 wins and 11 pole positions.
Asked how he felt about his decision, he replied: “I don’t know. It’s kind of weird. Lauren asked me this morning, if I was prepared. What does that mean?…
“The post went out [at 9.00am]. We’ve been preparing this for quite a while with the Arrow McLaren team. Lauren [McLaren PR] and her team have been pretty awesome. I actually held up pretty good. At 9:02, my phone started to blow up. That’s when it actually hit me.
“It’s been a wonderful day since. It’s been a wonderful journey. Somebody said, Do you think you’re going to regret? Lauren [TK’s wife] asked me all those toug …