LYCOS RETRIEVER
Helio Castroneves: Team Penske
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Helio Castroneves dominated the 20th annual Detroit Grand Prix, claiming the pole and then leading from start to finish – all 72 laps – on the tight, 2.36-mile course to emerge victorious in the CART FedEx Series event for the second straight year. The win allowed Castroneves to close within five points of standings leader Kenny Brack, who started 10th and finished ninth. Brack had possessed a 23-point lead entering the event. Castroneves' win came a month after he gave Team Penske another trip to victory lane in the Indianapolis 500.
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Helio Castroneves proved Sunday that even after a six-year absence, the Indianapolis 500 still belongs to Roger Penske. Castroneves, making his first Indianapolis 500 appearance, led teammate and fellow Brazilian Gil de Ferran in a 1-2 Penske finish, giving The Captain a triumphant return to the historic race.
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Helio Castroneves started sixth, and like his Snap-on teammate Hornish, dropped back slightly on the start but bounced back after the first sequence of stops to run a solid fourth for the next segment. He would once again drop back just outside the top 5 as the race went on as he dealt with handling issues.
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- Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota) qualified on the outside of the front row to lead three Toyotas into the top five in qualifying for Sunday’s Michigan Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway. Target Toyota driver Scott Dixon placed fourth and Castroneves’ Marlboro Team Penske teammate Sam Hornish Jr. was fifth.
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Marlboro Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves recently kicked off his latest business venture in Brazil. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner has teamed with nine others to bring the Burger King hamburger franchise to Brazil.
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