During a Rolex24 media availability on Thursday, Helio Castroneves confirmed that he will not be attempting the Daytona500 next month, putting an end to months of speculation surrounding his possible involvement in this year's race:
There was much speculation surrounding the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and his interest in running NASCAR's biggest race.
Well, Castroneves quickly found Victory Lane, winning at Five Flags Speedway over Bubba Pollard and Ryan Newman.Some thought he could make an appearance in a third Trackhouse Racing car with the same Project91 program that gave former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen a shot at Watkins Glen last year. However, that never grew to anything beyond a rumor.
"So as of right now, yes, it's not going to happen, but we did have an opportunity. We just got to elaborate a little bit more to give me a little more experience. There are more things to come ahead of us, but as of right now I want to focus obviously on the IndyCar program, as well as this race [Rolex 24]."
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