Helio Castroneves News

Gordon 3rd fastest in Indy 500 testing Wed UPDATE:

Gordon 3rd fastest in Indy 500 testing Wed UPDATE:

April 29, 2004
Robby Gordon was third quickest in Wednesday's open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500, solidifying himself as a favorite to win the race May 30. Gordon, who is winless in nine previous 500s, trailed only Indy Racing League standouts Sam Hornish Jr

Penske and Sirius Satellite Radio:

Penske and Sirius Satellite Radio:

February 6, 2004
Penske Corporation and SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced Friday an agreement designed to utilize motorsports as a platform to bring satellite radio to race fans across the country. SIRIUS Satellite Radio logos will appear on Penske Racing Team entries competing in NASCAR

Been asked……what’s up with IROC? UPDATES OFFICIAL Announcement..Drivers?:

Been asked……what’s up with IROC? UPDATES OFFICIAL Announcement..Drivers?:

January 16, 2004
Series winner gets $1 million New sponsor: Crown Royal Old Tracks Out...except Dayotna New Tracks In: Texas, Richmond and Atlanta Drivers can use their familiar car number Vickers can't run the series Looks for at least 5 Cup drivers, but Jeff Gordon will likely bow

Rusty’s Son Wins First Feature:

Rusty’s Son Wins First Feature:

October 13, 2003
Stephen Wallace, 16-year-old racing upstart and son of former Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace, claimed his first career Late Model Stock Car win in a 200-lap feature event yesterday at the new Friendship Motor Speedway, a paved four-tenths-mile racetrack near Elkin

Rusty off to Texas on Sunday:

Rusty off to Texas on Sunday:

October 10, 2003
Rusty Wallace will fly to Fort Worth, TX Sunday morning after competing in Saturday night’s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Wallace will be cheering for IndyCar Series “teammates” with Penske Racing, Helio Castroneves and Gil de

Wally’s World Gets Newsy This Week:

Wally’s World Gets Newsy This Week:

September 12, 2003
Robin Meade , lead news anchor for CNN Headline News' morning show Robin & Company, will ride in the passenger seat of TNT/NBC analyst Wally Dallenbach's car for a few laps around New Hampshire International Speedway to air during TNT's Wally World, on Sunday, Sept

and yep, more Hornish stuff; to Hendrick? to Penske?:

and yep, more Hornish stuff; to Hendrick? to Penske?:

August 20, 2003
Although Sam Hornish Jr. will not confirm where he will be racing next season, the two-time Indy Racing League champion sounds as if he is heading to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "You never want to be the big fish in a small pond and the IRL continues to grow," Hornish

IRL Driver Scott Sharp Replaces Injured Felipe Giaffone in IROC race:

IRL Driver Scott Sharp Replaces Injured Felipe Giaffone in IROC race:

July 10, 2003
IRL driver Scott Sharp will replace the injured Felipe Giaffone in the 2003 True Value IROC Series. Giaffone suffered a fractured leg and pelvis as a result of a crash in the July 6 IRL event at Kansas Speedway. He is recuperating from surgery performed at Methodist

Horish to Penske? in the IRL…not DEI?

Horish to Penske? in the IRL…not DEI?

July 6, 2003
Rumors continue to circulate that Sam Hornish Jr. will join Team Penske for 2004. But the team's president, Tim Cindric, said his drivers, de Ferran and Helio Castroneves, are signed for next season and intend to return. "There are no plans to run three cars," Cindric

Penske has both poles for Sunday’s races:

Penske has both poles for Sunday’s races:

May 24, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, giving Penske Racing both poles in Sunday's races, the other being the Indy 500. Newman won the pole with a speed of 185.312mph, Helio Castroneves is on the pole for the Indy 500 with a speed

Penske Racing on Junkyard Wars:

Penske Racing on Junkyard Wars:

May 20, 2003
Junkyard Wars, the television show on The Learning Channel, will air a contest recorded after the 2002 racing season ended. The 'war' was between the Penske Racing NASCAR Team, the Penske Racing IRL Team, and Don Prudhomme's drag racing team. The show will air on Sunday

Robby Gordon to start 3rd in the Indy 500:

Robby Gordon to start 3rd in the Indy 500:

May 11, 2003
Robby Gordon, who will run the 'double' - Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on May 25th, qualified 3rd for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a four lap average of 230.205mph [four laps were 228.829, 230.529, 230.687, 230.778], 24 drivers have made the field

Johnson makes it 3 for IROC UPDATE and…all driver named:

Johnson makes it 3 for IROC UPDATE and…all driver named:

January 8, 2003
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the NASCAR Winston Cup #48 Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet, accepted an invitation to participate in the 2003 International Race of Champions (IROC). The IROC Racing Series has featured drivers from NASCAR's Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman

Winningest First Team drivers chosen All-America once again (sorry this is kind of long):

Winningest First Team drivers chosen All-America once again (sorry this is kind of long):

December 13, 2002
Winningest First Team drivers chosen All-America once again (sorry this is kind of long): The two drivers who have won First Team honors on the All-America Auto Racing Team more than anyone else - Steve Kinser and John Force - have been elected to the team yet again

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting:

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting:

November 28, 2002
2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting: Ballots are in the mail to almost 300 members of the motorsports press to select the 12-driver 2002 Auto Racing All-America team. Among those on the 2002 ballot are two former three-time Jerry Titus Award winners, John Force