![]() ![]() Anytime I go to a place, even if it’s a small party or get-together, it’s like, “Come on dancing queen, come over here.” What do they want me to do, a foxtrot with 50 Cent playing in the background? But I always enjoy it. HC: I was told that season there were 24-25 million people watching the show. HC: For sure, more for “Dancing.” Most on the female side know mefor “Dancing,” which I have no problem with.ĪW: Did you have any idea what “Dancing with the Stars” would do to your career? That’s a ridiculous amount.ĪW: When you are at a promotional appearance away from the track, are you recognized more for being an Indy 500 winner or for winning “Dancing with the Stars”? To find 100 pounds of downforce in these cars is difficult, and they found 500-700 pounds. ![]() Chevy and Honda did an outstanding job with the aero kits, pushing to the limits the areas that will produce the best performance. If you have to do it over again, you might have a different mind as to how it would look. I have a good strategy guy.ĪW: What do you think of the look of the car with the new aero kits? He gives me the information that I need and even more. We’ve got to remember this is Team Penske, and we want to bring home a championship for Roger.ĪW: Which one of the four Team Penske drivers gets Roger in his ear on race day? We’ve got to be careful out there, because unfortunately there is only one winner. I do feel that part of the success of Team Penske is about pushing each other. Helio Castroneves: Even in practice, it’s like we’re racing, but at the end of the day, we’re very much together. With a team that also includes Will Power, Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud, if you finish first on your team every week, would you say you’re probably in good shape for race wins and for the championship? Petersburg, you finished a strong fourth overall, but you were third among Team Penske drivers. Still, the Brazilian is arguably best known as the season five winner on TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Autoweek caught up with the 39-year-old racer recently in Detroit, where he was on a promotional stop for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend, May 29-31.Īutoweek: Earlier this season at St. 24, at 8 p.m.Helio Castroneves is a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and a four-time runner-up for the Verizon Ind圜ar Series championship. ![]() The new season of DWTS will premiere on Monday, Sept. Helio Castroneves(/show/segments/view/winners-dancing-stars/) says he has good reason to love chicken when he started racing cars as a teen he heard. It’s official I’m going to be on DancingABC wow!! » BONUS: Check out our photo album of Helio outtakes.īack in 2007, Castroneves and his dance partner, Julianne Hough, beat out former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, Marie Osmond, and more for the disco-esque trophy (which isn’t made all that well, according to IM‘s 2008 cover story on Castroneves). Among his competitors: Bristol Palin, Drew Lachey, Joey Fatone, Kirstie Alley, Apolo Anton Ohno, and Pamela Anderson. Castroneves, the season-five champion, will compete against other past celebrity favorites of various ilk and levels of fame for the chance to hoist the Mirror Ball trophy. ABC announced today that Castroneves will join the cast of Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars for the show’s 15th season. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves is dancing his way back to reality TV. ![]()
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