Helio Castroneves was as close to perfect as humanly possible in Sunday s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, leading 95 of the race s 100 laps to claim his 12th career IndyCar Series victory.
Castroneves win in his No. 3 Team Penske Honda/Dallara put him back in the championship picture and gave him much-needed momentum heading into the IndyCar season s third race April 21 in Japan.
“It s incredible, ” said Castroneves, who recorded his second consecutive victory in the St. Petersburg race. “You have to be so focused. I had to be really careful that I didn t make a mistake. But it s my time. We won. “

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