Brazilian racecar driver
Racing fans gave Castroneves the nickname "Spider-Man" because of the form of victory celebration he pioneered. Helio was the first to climb the track-side debris fence as a form or celebration, a practice since adopted by several NASCAR drivers and current NASCAR and former INDY Car Series driver Tony Stewart.
Split from his fiance, Aliette Vazquez, after six years.
With his partner, Julianne Hough , became the 2007 champion of "Dancing with the Stars" on November 27, 2007.
Three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (the first foreign driver to achieve such feat).
On October 3, 2008, he pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami, FL, on charges of income-tax evasion for allegedly failing to pay taxes on more than $5 million in earnings. His sister, Kati, who is his manager, was also charged.
Helio Castroneves became the second IndyCar drivers image to be added to the famed ESPN Pardon the Interruption (PTI) set backdrop. The first was Danica Patrick.
