Castroneves, 48, could be the last driver we see going for a record win at Indianapolis for quite some time.
The Brazilian driver remains motivated by two primary goals: winning his first-ever IndyCar championship, but even more timely and more importantly, to earn a record-breaking fifth Indianapolis 500 win in the 107th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on May 28.
Castroneves is in his second full season with Meyer Shank Racing and always gets excited about the month of May, especially since he joined the exclusive four-winners club of Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt and the late Al Unser with his win in the 2021 classic. Castroneves, who has 31 IndyCar wins in 25 years of competition , has said several times that he could see himself racing for at least a few more years, which would put him into his 50s. Legendary drivers like Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt both raced into their 50s – Foyt was 57 when he competed in his last Indy 500 in 1992, while Andretti was 54 in his last Indy 500 in 1994 – so Castroneves would not be an anomaly.
Sato has not said anything about retiring or whether this could be his last Indy 500. But if he were to win the late May race for a third time, it would be hard to envision him not continuing on for yet another 500 attempt and potential win in the next few years, even if they’re strictly one-off starts like Kanaan is doing this year.
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