Helio Castroneves a Stock Car Owner?
Who a thunk it!
Helio Castroneves best known as the first driver to win the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” two years in a row since Al Unser won in 1970 and 1971 and only the fifth driver in Indianapolis 500 history to win in consecutive appearances. He was not only the youngest driver to accomplish the fete he is the only one to have done it in his first two appearances at the Speedway.
But there it is for all the world to see, a stock car owner, in Brazil.
Helio Castroneves earned his third win as an owner of NasrCastroneves Racing when Hoover Orsi took the checkered flag at the Brazilian Stock Car V8 Championship season finale at Interlagos in Sao Paulo on November 27th. Orsi, who also won earlier this season at Londrina Parana and Interlagos, earned a third place finish in the Championship point standings, just 51 points from first place.Teammate Juliano Moro finished 26th in the in the Championship. NasrCastroneves Racing is in its second year of competition in the Brazilian Stock Car V8 Championship. The cars are modified Chevrolet Astra’s (a popular model in Brazil) and have similar specs to the cars that compete in the NASCAR Busch Series.
Cristiano da Matta and Tony Kanaan also competed in the Interlagos event. More information can be obtained at Stock Car Brasil.
