NEW YORK (AP) -- IndyCar racing's Helio Castroneves narrowly edged NASCAR's Tony Stewart in second-quarter voting for the 2009 Driver of the Year award.
Scott Dixon grabbed the lead from teammate Dario Franchitti in the only spot he could have -- on pit road -- and made a bit of history on Saturday night.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- There was a lot of buzz this week about the possibility that Danica Patrick could make a move to NASCAR in 2010 -- even though she's never won an IndyCar race on American soil.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dario Franchitti took the lead with 50 laps to go and cruised to victory in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on Sunday, earning his second win in two trips to Iowa Speedway.
With an assist from Will Power and some water that had seeped onto the track, Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Helio Castroneves keeps smiling -- and climbing.
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.
The current Dancing champ is rooting for Castroneves to capture a third title on Sunday
Five things we learned on a sticky day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 93rd running of the Indy 500:
NEW YORK (AP) -- IndyCar racing's Helio Castroneves narrowly edged NASCAR's Tony Stewart in second-quarter voting for the 2009 Driver of the Year award.
Scott Dixon grabbed the lead from teammate Dario Franchitti in the only spot he could have -- on pit road -- and made a bit of history on Saturday night.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- There was a lot of buzz this week about the possibility that Danica Patrick could make a move to NASCAR in 2010 -- even though she's never won an IndyCar race on American soil.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dario Franchitti took the lead with 50 laps to go and cruised to victory in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on Sunday, earning his second win in two trips to Iowa Speedway.
With an assist from Will Power and some water that had seeped onto the track, Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Helio Castroneves keeps smiling -- and climbing.
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.
The current Dancing champ is rooting for Castroneves to capture a third title on Sunday
Five things we learned on a sticky day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 93rd running of the Indy 500:
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.
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.
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.
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.
He is back at his favorite track in the world, driving a tan minivan through the twilight in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
INDIANAPOLIS -- How's this for a Hollywood Script?
Helio Castroneves learned a lot about himself in almost two months on trial for federal income tax evasion. He learned the cost of not immersing himself in his personal business; he learned the price of fame (or was it the benefit?); and he learned about real fear.
Sam Hornish Jr. made real, tangible, definitive progress in his Sprint Cup career Saturday at Phoenix by finishing ninth -- his first top-10 in 44 starts in the series. The former IndyCar star delivered it on a most interesting weekend for the Penske Racing organization, one that closed the door on Hornish's possible return to the open-wheel series with the team.
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Helio Castroneves admits this past weekend was all a blur.
After a six-week tax trial, the racer tells PEOPLE, "It feels so good to be back"
The good news came in the form of a text message; not a phone call.
The Dancing with the Stars champ is cleared of six counts of tax evasion
MIAMI (SI.com) -- Indy race car champion Helio Castroneves was acquitted on six counts of tax evasion by a Federal jury. The jury is still hung on one count of conspiracy.
There is no question that Penske Racing's Helio Castroneves knows how to beat the competition. The 33-year-old Brazilian has twice won the Indianapolis 500, defeating Gil de Ferran in 2001 and Paul Tracy in 2002. Perhaps as impressive, if not more noteworthy, Castroneves teamed up with dancer Julianne Hough to win "Dancing with the Stars" in Season 5 (2007). Tens of millions of Americans watched them triumph over Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, singer Melanie Brown and actress Marie Osmond, among other celebrity contestants.
When Danica Patrick talks about Helio Castroneves, you can imagine her sitting on the floor of her Phoenix home amid hundreds of files, contracts and tax documents. It would be the middle of the night, Patrick with a flashlight in one hand, magnifying glass in the other, mumbling gibberish as she speed-reads the forms.
Alan Miller, an attorney who earned his law degree in the offseason while playing fullback for the AFL's Boston Patriots and NFL's Oakland Raiders, represents three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick, Clint Bowyer, Casey Mears, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and other well-known drivers.
The Dancing with the Stars winner faces jail time if he's convicted
IndyCar racing's most extroverted driver is turning his car over to the series' biggest introvert while he goes to trial over tax evasion charges.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Helio Castroneves, a two-time Indy 500 winner and one of the most colorful drivers in IndyCar Series history, will be replaced on Tuesday when Team Penske announces its driver lineup for 2009.
Carl Edwards was crestfallen. It was right there in front of him. It was his. And then it was snatched away. He paused, composed himself. Reconciled it. "That was a really good sandwich," he said, stunned as the waitress stealthed away a half-eaten grilled chicken on whole wheat and snap pea salad. "I wasn't done eating, guys."
A day after entering his plea in a tax case, the DWTS champ wins a car race
The DWTS champ was ordered released on $10 million bail
TALLADEGA, Alabama -- NASCAR and IRL drivers are keeping a close eye on the Helio Castroneves/Alan Miller tax evasion case, some because Miller is also their agent and others because Team Penske could be in need of a new driver as early as late October.
The Dancing champ's attorney says he'll "be vindicated in court"
With tears in his eyes, famed race car driver and "Dancing with the Stars" champ Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to a seven-count tax evasion indictment.
The racecar driver faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison if convicted
DETROIT -- One of the biggest complaints about Brian Barnhart is that the IndyCar President, Competition Division, is usually "all bark and no bite" when it comes to enforcing penalties, that he often warns drivers against the sins of blocking but rarely penalizes offending drivers.
It once seemed like America in microcosm, a high-banked land of opportunity where a hard-worker with a gleam in his eye and lead in his foot could make something of himself, where money and fame flowed like high-octane gasoline.
This year's Indianapolis 500 on Sunday afternoon could be the most intriguing in years. Let's take a look at some of the reasons why.
Hélio Castroneves Sr. says he never intended to turn his son into a famous racecar driver, as he himself had dreamed of being. He just wanted to throw the boy an unforgettable first birthday party. So he bought a cake festooned with sparkling silver icing and crowned it with a palm-tree-lined toy racetrack he had borrowed from a local shop.
Last week SI writer Richard Deitsch interviewed Helio Castroneves for the magazine's Q&A. The two-time Indianapolis 500 champion from Brazil recently won ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Here are additional excerpts from their conversation:
What's next for Helio Castroneves? Hosting Saturday Night Live? Sitting in for Regis?
DETROIT (AP) -- Helio Castroneves set a single-season IndyCar Series record Saturday on Belle Isle, capturing his seventh pole position of the season.
Here's a look at the five drivers who have the best chance to be swigging milk in Victory Lane after winning the Indy 500 on Sunday afternoon at the Brickyard.
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