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Each count carries a maximum five-year prison sentence. On 2 October 2008, Castroneves was charged with conspiracy and six counts of tax evasion by a grand jury for purportedly failing to report to the IRS about $5.5 million in income between 19, according to court documents. The girl was born 28 December 2009, and is named Mikaella. as a frequent commentator-mainly on episodes that feature the "World's Dumbest Drivers".Ĭastroneves has one daughter with his girlfriend, Adriana Henao. His 23rd career win, at Barber Motorsports Park in 2010, broke a tie with his former manager Emerson Fittipaldi for most Ind圜ar wins by a Brazilian driver.Īside from success in racing, he has also appeared on truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest.
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In 2009 he reset the all-time record for most wins (22) and starts (209) by a driver who has not won the National Championship, taking these records from Bill Holland at Indianapolis and compatriot Raul Boesel at Richmond respectively.
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On, Castroneves became Indy's ninth (and first foreign-born) three-time winner, by taking the checkered flag for the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500.Ĭastroneves currently holds IRL Ind圜ar Series records for most top-ten finishes (167) Poles (38) and most consecutive seasons with a race win (10 2001–2010).
Racing fans have given Castroneves the nickname "Spider-Man" because of his victory celebration, in which he climbs the trackside debris fence.
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Castroneves missed the first race of the 2009 season while the trial was ongoing, but returned to racing at the Long Beach Grand Prix. In January 2009, Team Penske temporarily replaced him with Will Power, citing the difficulties of remaining competitive while Castroneves prepared for trial on federal tax evasion charges, which stemmed in part from Greg Moore's death as Moore's contract was rewritten for Castroneves. During the 2002 season, Castroneves tested with Formula One team Toyota Racing at Circuit Paul Ricard. He switched with the team to the rival IRL for 2002, and remained with Penske, teamed with Gil de Ferran, Sam Hornish Jr., and Ryan Briscoe during his tenure through the 2008 season.
Castroneves immediately became a regular front-runner winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2001, the first of three wins where he again performed the crowd pleasing act of climbing the fence at the start finish line in celebration, something he would continue to do after winning races. Moore had signed on with Penske but never had the opportunity to race with the team. Castroneves was first recognised while driving for Steve Horne's Tasman Racing team in Indy Lights, interestingly as teammate to fellow Brazilian and future Ind圜ar champion Tony Kanaan.Īfter showing potential but lacking reliability while with the Bettenhausen and Hogan teams, Castroneves was signed by Penske Racing in CART in 2000 following the deaths of Greg Moore and Gonzalo Rodríguez during the last races of the 1999 season.
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, South America, Castroneves started his career in karting, and later raced for the Paul Stewart Racing team, and finished third in the 1995 British Formula 3 Championship.Īfter being occasionally misidentified by US media as "Hélio Neves" he at first changed the spelling to Hélio Castro-Neves and then to Hélio Castroneves.
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