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People.com: Helio Castroneves Expecting a Girl!

The DWTS champ and his girlfriend have already chosen the name Mikaella for their daughter

SI.com: Bruce Martin: Racing's season of feuds heats up at Chicago

TORONTO -- Call this week's column the "Feud Edition" as driver squabbles in Saturday night's NASCAR race at Chicagoland and a revival of the Paul Tracy-Helio Castroneves feud in Sunday's IndyCar Series race gave race fans some added entertainment.

SI.com: Andrew Lawrence: Under the helmet with Helio

NEW YORK -- Helio Castroneves pushed the estimated 300,000 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the edge of their seats when he surged past Scott Dixon on the 142nd lap of the Indy 500. He brought scads of them to their feet when he streaked across the finish line 58 laps later, fist a-pumping, to his third Indy crown. But the coronation couldn't begin in earnest until the emotive Brazilian (think Roberto Benigni, only tanner and more hirsute) could made his ritual climb up the track fence to indulge in a celebration that has earned him the nickname Spider-Man.

People.com: Mark Ballas's Indy 500 Pick: Go, Helio!

The current Dancing champ is rooting for Castroneves to capture a third title on Sunday

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Five things we learned from the 93rd Indianapolis 500

Five things we learned on a sticky day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 93rd running of the Indy 500:

SI.com: Bruce Martin: Patrick's third-place finish noteworthy

INDIANAPOLIS -- While the motion picture that is Helio Castroneves' life has more sequels than the old "Rocky" movies, the back story to Sunday's 93rd Indianapolis 500 included the two stars of the 2005 race.

SI.com: Bruce Martin: Comeback complete, Helio wins 3rd Indy

INDIANAPOLIS -- Five weeks ago, Helio Castroneves stared into the abyss, wondering if he would spend Memorial Day in a federal prison as his fate was in the hands of a 12-member jury as they deliberated his fate in a tax evasion trial.

SI.com: Bruce Martin: Blogging the 93rd Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS -- Helio Castroneves' comeback from adversity is complete as the driver from Brazil who five weeks ago could have gone to prison for tax evasion won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

SI.com: SI.com experts pick Castroneves to win third Indy 500

The 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday, and this year's race boasts one of the deepest fields in the event's history. With the return of Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti, and a grid that boasts a number of past champions, the Borg-Warner Trophy is up for grabs.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Nearly counted out, Castroneves now favored at Indy

He is back at his favorite track in the world, driving a tan minivan through the twilight in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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