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Helio Castroneves caps great month with third Indy 500 win

May. 24, 2009
Helio Castroneves has won his third Indianapolis 500, beating 2005 winner Dan Wheldon by more than 2 seconds. Danica Patrick was third, the best finish by a woman at Indianapolis.
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Report: 'Dancing' winner Helio indicted

Report: 'Dancing' winner Helio indicted

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Racecar driver and past winner of "Dancing with the Stars" Helio Castroneves was indicted in Miami Thursday for alleged tax evasion, TMZ reported.
Castroneves wins race; Dixon wins title

Castroneves wins race; Dixon wins title

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves won the last 2008 IndyCar race by capturing Sunday's Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

Dixon gets record-tying sixth indy win

SPARTA, Ky., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Scott Dixon passed Helio Castroneves on the last turn of the final lap to win Saturday's Meijer Indy 300 at the Kentucky Speedway.

Castroneves qualifies first, Danica second

NASHVILLE, July 11 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves won the pole Friday for Saturday's running of the Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway.

Wheldon wins IRL auto race in Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa, June 22 (UPI) -- Dan Wheldon celebrated his 30th birthday by winning Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton for his second IndyCar win this season.

Castroneves wins the latest IRL race

BROOKLYN, Mich., July 30 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves captured Sunday's rain delayed Firestone Indy 400 at Brooklyn, Mich.

Scott Dixon wins Firestone Indy 200

LEBANON, Tenn., July 15 (UPI) -- Scott Dixon won Saturday night's Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway, finishing 0.1176 seconds ahead of Dan Wheldon.

Castroneves wins at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va., June 25 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves won the SunTrust Indy Challenge Saturday night at Richmond, Va.

Wheldon wins Toyota Indy 300

HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 6 (UPI) -- Dan Wheldon won Sunday's Toyota Indy 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 3.6936 seconds ahead of runner-up Sam Hornish Jr.

Castroneves wins IRL finale

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves finished a third of a second in front of Tony Kanaan Sunday to win the Chevy 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch