It hurts, but it hurts less being beaten by the best in the business.” I cannot be angry about finishing second. Despite losing to one of the Indy 500’s all-time greats, Palou showed his team and the 135,000 fans in attendance that he’s something special at the Speedway. Palou closed slightly into Turn 1, but Castroneves got a great run out of the corner and again leaving Turn 2, and with a few car lengths in hand, the motored around Turns 3 and 4 to reach the checkered flag without the Spaniard in tow. Palou looked strong while leading past the start/finish line to start Lap 199, but Castroneves shot past entering Turn 1, and with a big line of slower cars ahead, traffic had the potential to ruin the MSR driver’s run, but he was not significantly slowed as the field tore around the oval to start the final lap.
The old guys are still kicking the young guy’s butts.” You think I still got it? It’s not the end of it. “Man, I only did two races this year and I won two. “I knew I had to fight, put the elbows out,” Castroneves added. This is absolutely incredible.”Ĭastroneves drove for Wayne Taylor Racing in January at IMSA’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, winning overall in the No. “Power by Honda - I needed it most and they were right there. “I can’t thank the entire organization ,” said the 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021 Indy 500 winner. Castroneves, welcome to the exclusive club with A.J. Rather than move toward the podium, the Brazilian started a new tradition by running backwards up the track, cheering with fans and hugging MSR crew members and former Team Penske teammate Will Power and MSR teammate Jack Harvey along the way.īefore he ran off, team owner Michael Shank joined Castroneves by climbing the fence, and moments later, team co-owner Jim Meyer gave the 46-year-old a massive hug. 06 Sirius/XM Honda to climb the fence for the first time since 2009.
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The driver nicknamed “Spiderman” stopped just after the yard of bricks and leapt from the No. Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward was fourth and Ed Carpenter followed as Chevrolet completed the top five.
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It was a duel to the end with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou coming up just 0.4928s short at the checkered flag as Honda-powered drivers completed a 1-2 finish ahead of Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud.
Helio Castroneves capped a thriller in the closing laps of the Indianapolis 500 to become the newest member of the four-time winner’s club in his first drive for Meyer Shank Racing.
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