Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Monday to seek support for an Indy Racing League event in the South American nation next year.
Castroneves, who gave Silva the helmet he wore to win his third Indianapolis 500 in May, said the president promised that the federal government would do what it can to get the race to Brazil, which has five regular drivers in the series.
Click Here to View More IndyCar Photos
The last time Brazil hosted an Indy race was in 2000 in Rio de Janeiro.
Read Full Article
| 
|