IndyCar: Helio Castroneves Case Set to Wrap Up
For Helio Castroneves it’s either 
or 
Two time Indy 500 winner, Helio Castroneves is just days away from learning his fate. Testimonies have wrapped up in the Federal Court case against the Brazilian racing star. He was charged with tax evasion and fraud regarding approximately 2.3 million dollars alledgedly owed to the Internal Revenue Service. His defense attorneys argued that he had planned on paying the taxes when the money was actually released to him later this year.
Closing arguments are scheduled today (4/8/09) and jury deliberations would follow. Then he will either be a free man, or a prisoner. If he is cleared, Roger Penske (his IndyCar teams owner) has said he will have a seat for him. The IndyCar series next race is April 19th at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. If this is cleared up by then, the 2007 Dancing with Stars champion would be climbing back into the cockpit for the first time this season. The IndyCar Series started on April 4th in St. Petersburg.
Will Power, the Australian driver who was hired in to replace Helio, finished 6th in the opener. Roger Penske has said he will work to find a way to keep Will Power on the Penske roster should Castroneves return to the series.
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Tags: Castroneves, Helio Catroneves, IndyCar, Penske, will power
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