Helio Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for 4th time

it's very special finally becoming an indycar winner especially here and I. M. S. Is a beautiful place and just the whole setting with fans and everything. My parents being here was just just something I dream of. What does that do for you going forward? Well, it really takes the weight of my shoulders. I don't have to prove that I can win a race because I've done it. So of course I want to win way more racist than this, but it's a great start and I just I think also for the team, it's it's great just for the mentality of the whole team that we have want to raise now, just leading into the 500 this is your 2nd 500. What did you learn in the first one that you think can help this time? Well, what did uh what did not learn? Yeah, it's um you know, it's so much as you just, you know, you get the timing, you know, what not to do, that's really what I learned last year pushed it a little too hard on a pit stop and that kind of ended my race. So, you know, everything was going well and that was my only mistake and that's where I lose it. So, um, yeah, I just learned so much and I think for now I'm still learning every day right here. But yeah, I think we can really challenge for to win.

Helio Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for 4th time

Updated: 4:29 PM EDT May 30, 2021

Helio Castroneves joined the exclusive club of four-time Indianapolis 500 winners Sunday, and then scaled the fence at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of the largest crowd since the start of the pandemic. The Brazilian joined A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears, his former mentor at Team Penske, as the only four-time winners of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Mears was the last driver to join the club in 1991. Castroneves won his third 500 in 2009 and has been chasing win No. 4 ever since. At 46 years old, in his first season no longer driving for Roger Penske, he held off Alex Palou to win the 105th running of the race in front of 135,000 fans — the most at any sports event in the world since the pandemic began 18 months ago. The number represented 40% of the speedway's capacity and was agreed upon by health officials.A year ago, no fans were allowed for the race that was delayed from May to August. This year, celebrities were back and fans were everywhere and they were treated to a win by one of the most popular drivers in Indy 500 history.

INDIANAPOLIS —

Helio Castroneves joined the exclusive club of four-time Indianapolis 500 winners Sunday, and then scaled the fence at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of the largest crowd since the start of the pandemic.

The Brazilian joined A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears, his former mentor at Team Penske, as the only four-time winners of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Mears was the last driver to join the club in 1991.

Castroneves won his third 500 in 2009 and has been chasing win No. 4 ever since.

At 46 years old, in his first season no longer driving for Roger Penske, he held off Alex Palou to win the 105th running of the race in front of 135,000 fans — the most at any sports event in the world since the pandemic began 18 months ago. The number represented 40% of the speedway's capacity and was agreed upon by health officials.

A year ago, no fans were allowed for the race that was delayed from May to August. This year, celebrities were back and fans were everywhere and they were treated to a win by one of the most popular drivers in Indy 500 history.