“Helio Castroneves earned a major slice of Indy 500 history Sunday, becoming the fourth driver to win for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing for a fourth time,” reports NBC News.
“Castroneves, 45, joined Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser as a four-time winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, outdueling Alex Palou to win the 105th Indy 500. Castroneves, who also won the Indy 500 in 2001-02 and ’09, took the lead from Palou for the final time with two laps remaining in his No. 60 Dallara-Honda to score the first victory at the Brickyard for Meyer Shank Racing.”
CLIMB THAT FENCE, @H3LIO!
HELIO CASTRONEVES HAS JOINED THE FOUR-TIME #INDY500 WINNERS CLUB! pic.twitter.com/z4NjX2VmMv
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) May 30, 2021
“Castroneves took a victory lap around Indianapolis Motor Speedway on foot, jogging up and down the frontstretch to massive cheers after doing his traditional fence climb. He also received congratulations from Mario Andretti, Will Power, Marco Andretti and a host of other drivers and former Penske teammates.”