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He competes part-time in the IndyCar Series , driving the No. He is one of four drivers to have won the Indianapolis a record four times: in , , , and He was runner-up in the IndyCar Series drivers' championship in , , , and Castroneves began competitive go-karting at age 10, before progressing to car racing, in the Formula Chevrolet Brazil, Formula 3 Sudamericana , the British Formula Three Championship , and Indy Lights.

Castroneves moved to Team Penske in place of Greg Moore for and , winning three races in both years. Castroneves drove full time in the IRL from , winning the Indy for a second straight year and finishing runner-up to Sam Hornish Jr. He finished third in and and was runner-up to Scott Dixon in During the season , he won the Indianapolis for the third time and finished fourth in the points standings.

He was fourth again in two of the next three seasons, before coming second to Dixon in and his Penske teammate Will Power in He won one race and finished seventh in the Prototype standings and improved to third with five podiums in In , he would win four races en route to his first auto racing title. One of the most popular drivers in IndyCar, his celebration of climbing the fencing beside the track after a victory, would earn him the nickname "Spider-Man".

Among other media appearances, Castroneves won the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars with professional dancer Julianne Hough.

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From early to , Castroneves observed his father's minor stock car team race on weekends by being sneaked into a car's trunk in racing overalls and helmet, allowing him into a circuit. Castroneves played those sports infrequently before telling his mother he wanted to focus on racing. Castroneves won his first trophy mid-year by bettering himself, as his father sold his Rio de Janeiro property to establish and finance a karting team around his son.