In 2010 Tony Stewart, champion in both the IndyCar Series and NASCAR Cup Series (the only driver to win the championship in both) and owner of Eldora Speedway, offered the driver who won the 2010 Indianapolis 500 a chance to drive in his charity race, the Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway Kanaan would participate in the race after Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti decided not to compete in the race. Kanaan accepted and drove the No. 11 7-Eleven Cadillac for GRT Race Cars in a car based on his Andretti Autosport car from 2003 to 2010. The race would have drivers competing on teams each representing a different children's hospital being benefitted from the race. Kanaan would be a part of Team St. Jude, representing the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The other hospitals were the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the Levine Children's Hospital. Also on Kanaan's team were team captain Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards from the NASCAR Cup Series, Ken Schrader, Aric Almirola, and Ricky Carmichael from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and former NASCAR crew chief and car owner Ray Evernham. Kanaan would qualify 26th out of 27 cars and would finish 24th, three laps down. Jimmie Johnson won the race for Team Levine. Bowyer would finish in 2nd place and would be the highest finisher from Kanaan's team. The race was likely the first race that Kanaan participated in on a dirt track.