Helio Castroneves drove the No. 3Penske Truck Rental Dallara/Chevrolet to victory on Sunday, winning the Edmonton Indy race for Team Penske. It was his second win of 2012, the first in a Penske Truck Rental vehicle.
Castroneves said: “today was a great result for us, a result we were looking for. Well-deserved for the entire Penske Truck Rental team and great for the championship, as well. Luckily I was able to use my experience in my favor to win this race.”
With his 27th career IndyCar win, he is now in second place in the championship standings late in the season.
"(Helio) did a great job,” said Roger Penske. “I take my hat off to Helio. It was a tough race."
Castroneves will next drive the Penske Truck Rental IndyCar on August 5 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The 1 p.m. ET race will be televised on ABC.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Penske Truck Rental and Penske Logistics will be sponsoring star IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves for several races this season. Castroneves is in his 13th year withTeam Penske, and is a driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series.
Here is a listing of races that Castroneves’ No. 3 car will be adorned in the Penske yellow and blue. On April 29, he will be running a Penske Logistics car in his native Brazil; the North American races will be for Penske Truck Rental.
Select races will be nationally televised on ABC and the NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus).
Castroneves has an impressive racing resume: 26 wins, 102 top-five finishes and three Indianapolis 500 victories. In 2007, he was a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” capturing the Mirror Ball trophy.
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By Alen Beljin