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Marlboro Team Penske: Helio Castroneves
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For the second consecutive weekend, the Marlboro Team Penske duo of Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. dominated IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday to capture the front row at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400. It makes the fourth pole of the season for Castroneves, who ... was the fastest qualifier last weekend at The Milwaukee Mile.
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Those who expect dramatic finishes at the Indianapolis 500 were not disappointed in today's event as Marlboro Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves collected his second win at the Brickyard running on fumes. His victory was ... the 12th for team owner Roger Penske and the 53rd for the Firestone Racing program.
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For the third consecutive weekend, the Marlboro Team Penske duo of Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. dominated IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday to capture the front row at Kentucky Speedway for Sunday's Meijer Indy 300. It is the sixth pole of the season – and third in a row – for Castroneves.
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This weekend, Team Penske will compete in the final night race of the year at Nashville Superspeedway and will be looking to make it two wins under the lights in 2005. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves took the checkered flag earlier this year in Richmond marking the 30 year-old's first victory of the season and first career win at night.
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The race began with two Toyota-powered cars pulling away from the field as rookie Ryan Briscoe (Target Pioneer Toyota) led Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Team Penske Toyota) for the first 16 laps. Unfortunately, after dropping to sixth and seventh, respectively, after their first pit stops, both were eliminated in the same Lap 20 crash. Briscoe had won his first career pole on Saturday.
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Gil de Ferran finished second, and his Marlboro Team Penske teammate, 2001 Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, finished third in their respective debuts as full-time IndyCar Series competitors. de Ferran and Castroneves were the only drivers besides Hornish on the lead lap.
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