The racing career of two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves will be on the line Tuesday when opening statements get under way in the U.S. government’s tax-evasion case in Miami against the Brazilian star.
Castroneves, 33, is charged along with his sister and attorney in a conspiracy to evade paying taxes on more than $5 million from the driver’s racing and licensing agreement with the Penske Team between 1999 and 2004.
If convicted, Castroneves…Â Details
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Five years after making his Sprint Cup Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch captured perhaps the biggest victory of his young career at his hometown track – doing so in impressive style.
Busch drove from the rear of the field to win Sunday’s Shelby 427. The Las Vegas native was credited as the race’s first winner from the pole, but an engine change forced him to start from the back…Â Details
Fresh off four days of productive private testing in Valencia, Red Bull’s debut boy racer Sebastian Vettel was sound-effects fast during Formula One testing Sunday at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
All times are unofficial, but everyone agreed on Vettel’s 1 minute, 19.055 seconds around the 2.75-mile circuit in Adrian Newey’s enchanting RB5. After that, second-quickest Felipe Massa was either 1.6 or 1.275 seconds behind in the Ferrari F60. The Ferrari team reported slower times for all runners. .. Details
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For all he’s accomplished behind a steering wheel, Kyle Busch has a rather limited open-wheel resume. Dwarf cars out at old Pahrump Valley Speedway. Legends cars at the Bullring, the .375-mile facility on the grounds of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A few modified events. A handful of laps in a sprint car as a 14-year-old, as part of an exhibition to promote an event coming to town.
But that wouldn’t stop him from listening should the organizers of a planned American-based Formula One team call…Â Details
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