Kanaan still fighting for himself

The Brazilian is third in the standings with five races remaining, but he is 111 points behind Franchitti, who has come under pressure from Scott Dixon in recent weeks.

"Right now, we've got to focus on getting our car back to victory lane," said Kanaan, who won the title in 2004.

"We're capable of winning any of the final races so if we can do that, we'll get ourselves closer to Dario and Scott in the championship."

Andretti Green Racing are clearly happy to focus on both of their front-runners in the title race, as Marco Andretti has pledged to help Franchitti and Kanaan in the final races.

"We've still got several chances to win a race this season and Michigan this weekend is a place where we can certainly do that," said the American.

"But we're going to do what we can to be competitive, and still help Dario and Tony in the championship."