Helio Castroneves

Brazilian race car driver Hélio Castroneves is popular on and off the track. He is one of the most winningest Indy 500 racers in history, and he also impressed U.S. audiences when he competed (and won) Dancing With the Stars in 2007. Article continues below advertisement. Since making his...

DECATUR, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 12, 2022-- This year, 46-year-old race car driver Hélio Castroneves is on a mission to do something no other driver has ever done before—win his fifth Indy 500. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220412005847/en/. At the racetrack, four-time Indy 500...

Watching driver Hélio Castroneves win a race—and he’s won 31 IndyCar series races over his 21-year career—is like seeing joy personified. After crossing the finish line first at 200 miles per hour (or more), Castroneves does something utterly unique: He leaves his car and climbs the fence to celebrate with fans. “The fans love to share your emotions,” he says, “and my blood’s bubbling all the time.”

Hélio Castroneves started off his 2022 season in familiar fashion, adding another victory at the 24 Hours at Daytona to an already accomplished CV. It isn’t just the fact that it was his second consecutive win at the event or that it was split by a record-equalling fourth Indianapolis 500 victory either; the Brazilian continues to prove that age is far from a limiting factor, at least in his case.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- After 24 hours of racing in record-low Florida temperatures, Helio Castroneves still had the energy to climb the fence on yet another crown jewel motorsports victory. Castroneves won a major race for the third time in a year Sunday by closing out the Rolex 24 at...

The careers of most open-wheel superstars follow two distinct arcs. First the upswing – go-kart championships, domination in the lower formulas and wins on the biggest stages of Formula 1 and IndyCars. Then the inevitable downturn – mid-pack finishes, one-off drives in selected races instead of a full-time ride and, finally, the demotion to sports cars.

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is all too common in the U.S., with one in three Americans developing cancer in their lifetime. In fact, nearly all of us have been touched by cancer whether it’s a loved one, a friend or even ourselves. That’s why, in 2013, AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America’s largest and most admired automotive retailer, made the decision to direct all its charitable initiatives towards fighting cancer. Two years later, it launched its Drive Pink initiative and to date has raised and donated more than $28 million to create awareness and support critical research and treatment through partnerships with cancer charities from coast to coast.

September 30, 2021 – Receiving a cancer diagnosis is all too common in the U.S., with one in three Americans developing cancer in their lifetime. In fact, nearly all of us have been touched by cancer whether it’s a loved one, a friend or even ourselves. That’s why, in 2013, AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America’s largest and most admired automotive retailer, made the decision to direct all its charitable initiatives towards fighting cancer. Two years later, it launched its Drive Pink initiative and to date has raised and donated more than $28 million to create awareness and support critical research and treatment through partnerships with cancer charities from coast to coast.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Hélio Castroneves pulled out of the driveway of his Fort Lauderdale home for the last time. The Brazilian race car driver sold his seven-bedroom, 6,473-square-foot home at 31 Pelican Drive for $6.7 million, property records show. It was most recently listed at about $6.9 million. James...

On July 22, it was announced that Helio Castroneves, 46, will be racing for Meyer Shank Racing next season for the full season. Meanwhile, the drivers from the NTT IndyCar Series are using simulators to best prepare for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville, which is scheduled for August 8.

On Episode 103 of Unmuffled we’ll hear from the executives involved with the SRX Series, which will host its inaugural event Saturday at Stafford Speedway. We’ll listen in on a zoom press conference with SRX co-founders Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham, along with CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus, The Montag Group CEO Sandy Montag, Bruin Capital CEO George Pyne and SRX Producer Pam Miller.

Doug Coby is OK with driving what has been called the “Rocky Balboa” car, although he isn’t necessarily considering himself an underdog, not at a track he knows as well as Stafford Motor Speedway. “I think they’re calling it ‘grass roots all-star’ now,“ said Coby, a six-time champion on the Whalen Modified Tour who will be competing against some of the biggest names in auto racing, including ...

One week ago today, Meyer Shank Racing achieved an almost unthinkable goal for an IndyCar team in its second full season. The team’s No. 06 chassis powered by Hélio Castroneves took the checkered flag at the famed Indianapolis 500, making history to become the fourth driver in the race’s 105-year history to secure four wins at the Speedway—and he delivered MSR its first. And gearing the team toward this incredible milestone is Michael Shank.

Advances in health and medicine mean that for many citizens, the age 40 of yesteryear is 60 today. Mandatory retirement has been deemed obsolete - and illegal - in most professions, where vigorous and experienced workers continue doing their productive work. Nonetheless, anyone who looks in the mirror and sees...

INDIANAPOLIS — After making history Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, four-time Indy 500 champion Hélio Castroneves had one more victory lap to take, but not anywhere near the brickyard. It was back down North New Jersey Street, a place he had been once before. “I told them, ‘Look, if...

INDIANAPOLIS — When looking for inspiration this week for 13 Best You, we had to look no further than the Victory Podium at IMS. Forty-six-year-old Hélio Castroneves won his last Indianapolis 500 12 years ago. Last year, he lost his ride with Team Penske, but he persevered, believed in himself and never gave up.

We learn that age is just a number, but time and time again, we watch as age threatens to define and derail athletes’ careers. That is until this year. Tom Brady became the oldest player to win a Super Bowl as the Buccaneers beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. It marked the 43-year-old’s seventh championship, more than any single NFL franchise has collected. Just over a week ago, Phil Mickelson made history when the 50-year-old became the oldest golfer to ever win a major with his victory at the PGA Championship.

Yesterday was like a scene out of a movie. It was the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented in front of the largest crowd at a sporting event since the pandemic began. Pair that along with an absolutely perfect 70 degree day, a stunning pre-race ceremony, and Hélio Castroneves climbing the fence?

INDIANAPOLIS — After making history Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, four-time Indy 500 champion Hélio Castroneves had one more victory lap to take, but not anywhere near the brickyard. It was back down North New Jersey Street, a place he had been once before. “I told them, ‘Look, if...