![]() From then onwards he started driving at a karting track in São Paulo. It was on his 11th birthday that Castroneves received his first go-kart from race car driver Alfredo Guaraná Menezes. Read: Ben Kruger Net Worth, Career, Earnings & LegacyĪt the age of seven, he got a child-sized motorized car for frequent driving on the streets of his gated community and he asked his father about getting a go-kart. He has been named by People magazine as the “Sexiest Race Car Driver” Castroneves has made several television appearances and has also worked as a correspondent for a wide array of companies that including ‘ Entertainment Tonight’. This gave him the nickname ‘Spiderman’ He is multitalented and he has proved his mettle off the track as well by winning Season 5 of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2007. He is well known for his victory fence climbs, a tradition that he started after his first Indy win in 2001 at Belle Isle. A classic example of try try try again.Ĭastroneves happens to be one of the most popular racers in Indycar owing to his personality. However, it seemed well worth the wait as fans went berserk with joy as he etched his name in the record books. The fourth time win was proving to be elusive and it took him 12 years to achieve. Previously in his career, he has won the series thrice in 2001, 2002, and 2009. Nearly 135000 fans were present to watch and cheer him in achieving this feat. At 46 years of age, this is indeed a big win because it makes him join an exclusive elite club of four-time winners such as A.J. We ended up confusing ourselves more and more and that was a very bad race car.Heli Castroneves the legendary Brazilian race car driver created history on Sunday when he became the fourth-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. ![]() We started off the month so strongly and for whatever reason we just couldn't find that form again. ![]() To some degree that happened to us last year. But if you start to confuse yourself and start to lead yourself down a path and kind of get lost, that can really hurt you. You can't confuse yourself and if you're doubting a change, you can go back and try it again and get a clear, definitive answer. You just have to be very disciplined with your approach. With this month, what can happen is, you can confuse yourself. When it's not going my way, I guess I don't enjoy life.ĭoes spending a month preparing for a race help a driver - you - and a team - Ganassi - that has won it before?Īny time that you can spend on track with the lack of testing we're allowed to do is a total benefit. Were you tough to be around when things weren't going well? It's "New Dan for '08." I think a lot of good things are happening in my life. You're not always going to have good seasons, but if things don't quite go your way, you want to make it right and move on your way as quick as possible. It was good in the offseason to take a break. I didn't really enjoy last year, the end, as much because it wasn't working for us. They might not always have turned out our way, but for the most part, very good ones. How cathartic was it to get back in a race car after all the tumult last year? ![]() Petersburg resident could join Helio Castroneves as just the second active driver with two Indianapolis victories. ![]() Already a winner this season, fast all month and starting second in Sunday's Indy 500, the St. ![]()
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