Hugely popular four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves showed up for Wednesday‘s interviews with the national media smiling and optimistic. In other words — typical Castroneves spirit. In his first official NASCAR Cup Series practice at the track — driving the No.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22.

A controversial new NASCAR rule designed for “world-class drivers” could give Helio Castroneves an automatic berth into the Daytona 500.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format. And it got more convoluted this year with the largest number of entrants in a decade and a new rule that could add a 41st driver to the 40-car field.