The things you learn about IZOD IndyCar Series drivers away from the racetrack … such as reigning Indianapolis 500 Mile Race champion Tony Kanaan owns two bulls being raised in Texas for bull-riding competition.

Their names are Downforce and Brazilian Bully.

Kanaan, of Brazil, who 12 hours earlier completed his speech and picked up a check for $2,353,355 at the Victory Awards Celebration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was at popular eatery Joe T. Garcia’s in Fort Worth, Texas – the initial stop on his Victory Tour – for the Indy 500 Champion’s Luncheon that included a milk toast. He also received a silver plate with an embossed longhorn as a gift from Fort Worth councilman Dennis Shingleton as a mariachi band played in the background.

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Tony Kanaan on CNBC in New YorkThe tour continued May 29 in New York with interviews with CNNi-World Sport, Esquire, Men’s Journal, ABC News One, The New York Times and “Closing Bell with Maria Bartolomero” on CNBC wrapped around being the guest of honor at a media luncheon at Churrascaria Plataforma. He’ll then be whisked to Detroit for the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans this weekend.

Kanaan earned his first victory in the scintillating race that heightened its nickname “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” which featured a record 68 lead changes among a record 14 drivers and the fastest race (187.433 mph average speed) in the event’s storied history. His first Indy 500 victory came in his 12th attempt. He started 12th and had the 12th pit stall in the 200-lap race.

Kanaan, 38, making his 201st consecutive Indy car start, said it’s registering more and more when he’s congratulated for the win and referred to as “Indy 500 champion.” He’ll be introduced as such June 1-2 before both races of the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans (3:30 p.m. ET both days on ABC).

“It’s going to sound good. I might ask the PA guy, ‘Can you repeat that please,’ ’’ Kanaan told the gathering of fans and media in Texas. “In a selfish way, I’m going to feel very proud of myself. I’ve been fortunate in my career to achieve a lot of things. But if you ask a race car driver what does he wants to win, it’s a championship and an Indy 500 and I’ve done both. Hopefully we’ll get addicted to it and do it again.”

The 25th IZOD IndyCar Series races at Texas Motor Speedway will be contested June 8 (prime time on ABC). Kanaan won one race and was runner-up in the second on the way to his 2004 series championship. He also was the race runner-up in 2007 on the 1.5-mile, high-banked oval and placed third in ’05.

“Texas is a fast track and the racing is unbelievable,” Kanaan said. “I won my championship in 2004 at that track and I have good memories of it. If (the Firestone 550) could be my second win on an oval this year it would be really sweet.”

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Kanaan also raised the stakes for completing the Fuzzy’s Triple Crown. With the victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, if Kanaan can win the races at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway (July 7) and the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway he’ll earn a $1 million bonus from Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka. Failing a sweep, a driver who wins two of the three will receive $250,000.

“I’m excited, but let’s not get greedy,” he said. “This series is so competitive that maybe we have a better chance at the ($250,000) than the ($1 million bonus), but as I’m the only one that has a shot I’ll take it and we’ll try for it.”

This weekend at Belle Isle, Kanaan will be among the drivers seeking to secure the $50,000 SONAX Perfect Finish Award by sweeping the inaugural IZOD IndyCar Series doubleheader. If a driver does not win both Detroit events, the award will jump to $100,000 in Toronto (July 13-14) for a driver who wins both races. If no driver captures both features at Toronto, the SONAX Perfect Finish Award will be worth $150,000 at the Houston weekend (Oct. 5-6).