It turns out that May was a pretty good month for Helio Castroneves.
On last Friday, the last remaining criminal charge against Castroneves – for conspiracy – was dropped. The month before, Castroneves was acquitted of six counts of tax evasion; the jury did not reach a verdict on the conspiracy charge. The feds initially indicated that they might pursue the remaining charge but in the end, decided against it.
Two days later, Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time in his career. His winning speed? 150.318 mph. He remained near the top of the leaderboard for most of the race.
“Once I got in the front, it was, ‘Never look back,'” Castroneves said.
Now, with a historic win #4 looming before him – and his tax woes behind him – Castroneves has reason to keep looking ahead.
