DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After 24 hours of racing in record-low Florida temperatures, Helio Castroneves still had the energy to climb the fence on yet another crown jewel motorsports victory.
Castroneves won a major race for the third time in a year Sunday by closing out the Rolex 24 at Daytona for Meyer Shank Racing, the team that helped him win a record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 in May.
“It sounds cliché, but it’s all about belief,” Castroneves said. “I believe in them. They believe in me.”
Michael Shank studied the data after Team Penske cut Castroneves loose following the 2020 season. He saw the 46-year-old Brazilian could still run with the young drivers taking over motorsports and hired him as the guy to help expand his program.
Penske’s loss is Shank’s gain.
“A lot of people talk about his age, but I kind of see through that,” Shank said. “There were young guys out there that deserved something. But we felt for our business, at this time, we needed to make an impression at the…
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