IndyCar star, Helio Castroneves has been indicted on income tax evasion charges.
The famed Brazilian driver was indicted along with a relative and an Ohio attorney, authorities said. Castroneves, who owns a mansion in Coral Gables, is charged with failing to pay more than $5 million in taxes over a four-year period.
Castroneves’ sister, Kali, and his [...]
While presidential candidate John McCain shook hands with potential voters in the garage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, it was Speedway Motorsports Chairman Bruton Smith [far right, striped shirt, of course, grin] who was the ultimate politician this weekend. If NASCAR wants points on how to accomplish “Back to Basics” racing, they could [...]
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Helio Castroneves won the race by the second closest margin in IRL history. In a thrilling side by side run between Castroneves and Scott Dixon, Helio took the win by inches. Official timing and scoring took an additional 30 minutes to certify the finish. The victory margin was just .0033 seconds.
“I knew I won it, [...]
The 2007 Indy 500 and IRL champion began the ‘08 season as a rookie in the NA$CAR cup series. Driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi, the venture was short lived as the lack of sponsorship caused Ganassi to park the entry and lay off some of the team. Dario has continued to run a [...]
By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com
DETROIT - Justin Wilson’s first IndyCar Series victory wasn’t without drama or controversy, but it didn’t faze the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing driver. A win is a win …
That was apparent in Belle Isle’s picturesque Victory Circle, where the driver of the No. 02 McDonald’s car appeared taller than his 6-foot-3 frame. Maybe it was [...]
Patrick Carpentier’s future seems uncertain with GEM. The news of Reed Sorenson coming to Gillette-Evernham beginning in ‘09 may leave the former ChampCar and IRL star on foot.
The spin from GEM is that Sorenson will be in a 4th entry. No word of a potential sponsor or car number has been released.
Carpentier is talking with [...]
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Kentucky Speedway claimed to have sold out all the seats for its 9th running of the IRL series. In fact, the press release stated that up to 2,000 ’standing room’ tickets would be offered for sale on raceday.
The largest crowd the speedway has hosted in the past was for the recent NA$CAR cup light event, [...]
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