Helio Castroneves wins #EdmontonIndy
Helio Castroneves finally climbed the fences in Edmonton today, holding off Takuma Sato in the final laps to take his second victory of the season and move to second place in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship.
Castroneves, who had earned three second-place finishes at Edmonton in the past and had a potential 2010 win there ruined by a late blocking penalty, was exuberant in Victory Lane after beating Sato to the stripe by nine-tenths of a second. The triumph helped him leapfrog Team Penske teammate Will Power in the standings and pull within 23 points of championship leader Hunter-Reay, who finished 7th in the race.
Power slipped to third in the standings, but also gained points-wise on Hunter-Reay and now sits 26 points back of the American as the series heads for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Aug. 5, 12:30 pm ET on ABC) in two weeks.
Graham Rahal finished fourth to earn his first top-5 finish since Texas and Alex Tagliani settled for fifth (his best result of 2012) after jumping from fourth to the lead on Lap 1 and staying up front for the race's first half.
More to come...
Castroneves, who had earned three second-place finishes at Edmonton in the past and had a potential 2010 win there ruined by a late blocking penalty, was exuberant in Victory Lane after beating Sato to the stripe by nine-tenths of a second. The triumph helped him leapfrog Team Penske teammate Will Power in the standings and pull within 23 points of championship leader Hunter-Reay, who finished 7th in the race.
Power slipped to third in the standings, but also gained points-wise on Hunter-Reay and now sits 26 points back of the American as the series heads for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Aug. 5, 12:30 pm ET on ABC) in two weeks.
Graham Rahal finished fourth to earn his first top-5 finish since Texas and Alex Tagliani settled for fifth (his best result of 2012) after jumping from fourth to the lead on Lap 1 and staying up front for the race's first half.
More to come...
