No, the Indy Racing League had not pulled his driver’s license, nor had Indianapolis Motor Speedway asked for the return of the two rings he was awarded for winning the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002.
Castroneves thought he had danced his feet off on the television show “Dancing with the Stars”, and the judges thought differently. Getting beat by Dario Franchitti is one thing, but Marie Osmond?
Castroneves was asked if he thought he would be in for a rough time when the IRL resumes racing next spring in Florida.
“Trust me, everybody has been very supportive,” he said. “Jeff Gordon has called. Jimmie Johnson. Mark Martin. It’s amazing. When it comes to the race community, everybody, even my colleagues, have been supportive and impressed. I don’t see any jokes around, I just see positive things.” JIM PEDLEY, The Kansas City Star
Losing a step or two was Helio Castroneves, who twisted an ankle during practice and had to muster all his speed-demon fortitude to power through his jive.
While he still danced circles around some of the other chaps, by setting the bar so high to begin with he is already facing loftier expectations than some of his competitors. Hence, after scoring the first 27 of the season last week, Castroneves only pulled off a 24 on Monday. Natalie Finn, EOnline
Helio Castroneves and Mark Cuban survived another round of cuts on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” show Tuesday night, but popular entertainer Wayne Newton did not.
Castroneves was the favorite of the judges Oct. 2, but he slipped to sixth this week. Cuban was ninth. The next round is Monday night in Los Angeles. IndyStar.com
There was a lot of pain — emotional and physical — coming to the surface on Monday night. Two-time Indy 500 race driver Helio Castroneves hurt his foot and his knee on Wednesday and limped out of the ballroom. “I’m taped up everywhere, ” says Castroneves, showing off thick Ace bandages under his tux. Deborah Starr Seibel, TVGuide.com
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