Kanaan returned in 2011 with GRT Race Cars in the No. 82 GEICO/Lotus Cars/Honda Honda in a car based on Kanaan's No. 82 GEICO/Lotus Cars Dallara IR07-Ilmor-Honda Indy V8 owned by KV Racing Technology-Lotus from 2011 (the original Indy car was itself based on the Lotus 38-Ford V8 that Jim Clark used to win the 1965 Indianapolis 500). Kanaan would be a part of Team Dallas representing the Children's Medical Center. The other hospitals represented were the Levine Children's Hospital, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the St. Louis Children's Hospital. Also on the team were Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, Marcos Ambrose and J. J. Yeley from the NASCAR Cup Series and Aric Almirola from the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Kanaan would start 15th out of 28 cars and would finish 27th due to a loose wheel after 18 of 30 laps. Clint Bowyer would win the race for Team Atlanta. Yeley would finish in 2nd place as the high finishing driver on Kanaan's team.