Helio Castroneves first driver to win three Rolex 24s in rowĭAYTONA BEACH, Fla. To listen to the podcast, you can click the embed above or by downloading the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or Stitcher.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether he still keeps up with Dancing With The Stars contestants 10 years after winning the event Those things you’ve got to feel blessed to do something you love and know the risk and still able to come back home and see your family.” I’m very fortunate to have big crashes and get out of there without serious injury. “Even that evolution of the cars and safety of tracks, it’s still a very dangerous sport. “Back then I just remember my head hurt so bad, but I said I’ve got to be able to race my first race,” he said. Castroneves ran his first race in 1998 after a practice crash that he was “99% sure” caused a concussion. How he witnessed the evolution of safety in racing. His thoughts on the renaissance Ind圜ar is experiencing His joy of racing against Alex Zanardi again in this year’s Rolex 24 In the podcast, Castroneves also discusses: And I’m glad! Because otherwise I’d be depressed, smoking, drinking and be miserable.” “Definitely IMSA has been able to fulfill that. The good news is the transition has been phenomenal because now I’m still racing at a point in my career that I feel I can still be very competitive.Īnd this is able to calm those urges of, ‘I should do it.’ “It’s hard to give up 20 years and wipe it out from your memory. “Twenty years! It’s like that ex-girlfriend, I still need to tell her, ‘Honey, come on. “Oh I do still miss it,” Castroneves said of Ind圜ar. For the second consecutive season, he will return in an Indianapolis 500 one-off with Penske and also might run the Indianapolis Grand Prix as a warmup. That would be my goal.”īut he also is keeping a hand in Ind圜ar. I see a lot of drivers way older than me who still are driving very well. “No question, I hope I can drive just like Pruett did. “I’m just starting, man,” Castroneves said on the podcast. That in part is why the effervescent Brazilian, who will turn 44 in May, believes he can follow the path of Scott Pruett and race into his 50s. Though he is adjusting to a new cockpit with a lower steering wheel, Castroneves has found the cars to be less demanding on his neck. “Ricky Taylor is a phenomenal kid with more (sports car) experience than myself,” Castroneves said. The pair won last year at Mid-Oho Sports Car Course in Castroneves’ rookie season. 7 Acura ARX-05 Daytona Prototype International, Castroneves will be making his second Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona start after finishing ninth overall with Taylor and Graham Rahal last year ( coverage of the race will begin Saturday on NBCSN at 2 p.m.).Ĭastroneves will share the ride with Taylor, a veteran American of sports car racing, for the 2019 season in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. ![]() Teamed with Ricky Taylor and Alexander Rossi in the No. “I’m extremely happy and hopefully I can accomplish another goal with him which is the Daytona 24.” I’m like, ‘You know what, Rick is right.’ That’s what I should do. When I had my case with the tax scenario in 2008, (Penske) stayed and backed up me up. “In 2000-01 when we moved from CART to the IRL, I kept with Team Penske. “I start playing a little movie in my head,” Castroneves said about hearing Mears’ suggestion. Guide me.’”īut his talk with Mears, who tied a record for Indy 500 wins while racing at Penske from 1978-92, helped assuage any doubts Castroneves had about departing Penske. The talks with other teams came close to yielding official offers, which Castroneves had planned “to bring to Roger and say, ‘This is what we’ve got. The 30-time winner in Ind圜ar, including the 2001, ’02 and ’09 Indy 500s, said he had options to leave after driving full time for Penske from 2000-17. ROLEX 24 COVERAGE: Full announcer lineup, NBCSN/NBC Sports App schedule
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