![]() American Dairy Association Indiana Inc., the suppliers of the Victory Lane milk, don't make chocolate an option, to the chagrin of several drivers. Why you should care about him: He won twice in 2021, but more importantly, he is sponsored by a Swedish chocolate drink, and it is super delicious. ![]() Why you should care about him: A career qualifying ace, Carpenter was raised in Speedway, Indiana, as the stepson of former Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Ind圜ar boss Tony George and step-grandson of Tony Hulman, the man who saved the racetrack after it had fallen into horrible disrepair during World War II.Ĭar color: Red top half, white bottom half, with alpine mountains painted on the nose Milk choice if he wins: Whole he has long said that he wants buttermilk, a tribute to the first milk gulped in Victory Lane by Louis Meyer in 1936, but it's not an option. Who is first? The original "Flying Dutchman" himself, two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk, who set the record back in 1996. It's race car drivers. Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champ and Veekay (short for Van Kalmthout) spent the first day of qualifying posting the third-fastest run in Indy 500 history. Why you should care about him: The Netherlands' greatest export isn't tulips. His days of shocking people via wins are over.Ĭar color: Orange with red, white and blue Dutch flag painted on the front wing Then he won twice more, finished second at Indy and went on to win the season championship at the ripe old age of 24. Why you should care about him: A year ago in this preview we wrote that he had "shocked" the field with his first career Ind圜ar win on April 18, 2021. Hometown: Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, SpainĬar color: White with light blue nose and wing The only lap that matters is the last one." "But history doesn't care if you lead the first lap. He's on the pole for the fifth time, and his four-lap average speed of 234.046 mph is the second-fastest qualifying run in the 106-year history of the race. What's holding him back? He has "only" one Indy 500 win, and that came way back in 2008. Why you should care about him: He's the greatest Ind圜ar racer of this century, and with 51 wins and a half-dozen championships, he has a solid argument to be in the G.O.A.T. And here is the knowledge to give you the power to tell from the couch, "I knew this guy was going to do that because I just read this!" We totally recognize that the Indy 500 is one of those events like the Kentucky Derby or X Games, or especially the Olympics, when the general public watches sporting events that they don't regularly follow. INDIANAPOLIS - Welcome to our annual Motorsports public service, when we give you the information you need to arm yourself as an expert on the Indianapolis 500, the Greatest Spectacle in Racing held at the Racing Capital of the World for the 106th time this Sunday afternoon in Speedway, Indiana. Over the roar of the crowd, she could be heard tearfully repeating a phrase in their native Portuguese: “Voce e’ o melhor! Voce e’ o melhor!”.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 browserĢ022 Indianapolis 500: Row-by-row race preview Afterwards, his Mother- who instilled in him the virtues of discipline and understanding- tearfully embraced the boy she once hesitated to let race. Twenty one years ago, he won his 2nd Indy 500 in as many attempts. The best part of it, he admits, is telling ‘Dad jokes’. Today, his daughter Mikaella is the apple of his eye, although Castroneves admits parenting is a much harder role than he ever anticipated. He drove in 4 racing series before landing in Ind圜ar full time, and, in 2009, was acquitted on American tax evasion charges. He simplified his last name from Castro Neves to eradicate possibility of association as simply a Neves or a Castro. “If you woke up tired and lazy, your whole day will be like that”, he says. Rather, he simply starts each day with a mindset. ![]() ![]() He doesn’t turn to sugar or coffee to get it- Castroneves only enjoys the occasional latte. He rivaled against the best karters Brazil had to offer: young talents like Felipe Giaffone, Bruno Junqueira and Tony Kanaan.īy age 13, he had shown enough promise to, with hesitation from his mother, become home schooled while channeling increased energy towards racing. His kart racing took him back to Sao Paolo on weekends, his mother imploring the importance of education while his father cultivated Helio’s driving prowess. Introduced to the sport by watching his father’s stock car hobby, by age 11 Helio had his own go-kart. What was building inside little Helio was a racing fascination There, in the land of sugar and coffee crops, Helio felt the need for speed. ![]()
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