Helio Castroneves News

It's never too early to start writing "season preview" articles in the IZOD IndyCar Series when your subject drives for one of the best teams in motorsports and has never finished worse than sixth in the points.

With no disrespect to Helio Castroneves, it was Greg Moore who seemed destined to dance with the stars.

Penske Racing plans to go with three cars in next season's IndyCar Series. AutoWeek quotes Penske Performance president Tim Cindric as saying Will Power will join regulars Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe next season.

Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves are expected to be joined by Will Power to round out Penske's IndyCar lineup.

Helio Castroneves is a Brazilian-born race car driver on Team Penske and finished fourth in points in the recently-concluded IndyCar Series.

Roger Penske will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 Automotive News World Congress.

Three-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves and his girlfriend are expecting a baby girl in January.This will be the first child for the "Dancing With the Stars" champ and Adriana Henao.Can we just say how lucky this baby girl is?Helio revealed that initially he and Adriana considered naming the baby "Indy," but decided that was a bit too much.

There are only two athletes on search engine AOL's list of the 100 most searched females on the Internet for 2009: IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick and Olympic gymnastics medalist Shawn Johnson.

16 in Mooresville, N.C., for Fan Appreciation Day. The Penske Racing facility is located at 200 Penske Way.

Former "DWTS" champ Helio Castroneves is set to become a proud poppa! The Indianapolis 500-winning race-car driver has revealed that he and his girlfriend, Adriana Henao , will welcome a baby girl in January, says People.com . He says they expect to name their first child Mikaella -- after initially thinking of calling her Indy .

The 2009 IndyCar Series season had its share of news stories, ranging from Dario Franchitti's masterful return to open-wheel racing to Helio Castroneves' acquittal in his federal tax evasion trial.

He's this year's Indianapolis 500 champion and the winner of Dancing With the Stars ' season four, but Helio Castroneves has his sights set on a whole new adventure: fatherhood.

INF He took this year's title as the Indianapolis 500 champion and amazed his fans on the dance floor - eventually taking home the prized disco trophy - during his stint on Dancing With the Stars in 2007, but now Helio Castroneves has his sights set on a whole new adventure: fatherhood.

Helio Castroneves is looking forward to an offseason vacation. The ups and downs of 2009 were colossal for Castroneves, whose year began with him fighting charges that he evaded federal income taxes, accusations so severe that he would have faced up to six years in prison if convicted.

Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar Series season title for the second time in three years by capturing the Indy 300 on Saturday, using a fuel strategy to win the first caution-free race in IndyCar history.

Helio Castroneves wants to play spoiler as the IndyCar Series celebrates a championship day today at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Helio Castroneves had a pretty full dance card this year. Just in the past six months, he won his third Indy 500, met the president of his native Brazil, drove an Aston Martin and a Ferrari for a feature in Maxim magazine and served as grand marshal of the Coconut Grove bed race.

Oriol Servia drives the #06 McDonald's Newman Haas Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda during the IRL IndyCar Series The Honda Indy 200 on August 9, 2009 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

This is the last of a six-part series looking at classic championship races in IndyCar Series history.

Helio Castroneves says he will do nothing improper to help Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe win the IndyCar Series championship.