Richmond here he goes!

Helio talks about Richmond:
“Richmond is one of my favorite tracks on the IndyCar Series circuit. It’s one of the smallest circuits we run at, which means we’re able to turn laps in about 15 seconds. Because of the speeds and the track size, it feels like you’re constantly turning. As a result, Richmond is very physically demanding. Team Penske has been running really well this season and hopefully we’ll see more of the same this weekend. We’re coming off a tough race in Iowa (Castroneves finished seventh), so hopefully we’ll be able to turn things around a bit this weekend and have a solid showing at Richmond.”

Did you know?

Team Penske has started from the pole in Richmond in four of the eight races in which the IndyCar Series has competed; including three of the last five years (Castroneves started from the pole in 2006 and 2004; in addition to former Team Penske drivers Sam Hornish Jr. in 2005 and Gil de Ferran in 2002).

In the seven races that Team Penske has competed in at Richmond International Raceway, it has earned two wins (Castroneves won in 2005 and Sam Hornish Jr. won in 2006).

Local Knowledge

Richmond is home to long-time Team Penske sponsor Phillip Morris USA.
Helio visited the Philip Morris factory (posted on his twitter yesterday) meeting the factory workers, and thanking them for the support and sponsorship.

After 7th on the first practice and 4th on the second practice, Helio will start on the pole this sunday.

Ready for today’s race Helio comments:
“Those points definitely kept me in the front of the pits and now gave me the pole position at Iowa. Unfortunately for the fans, they didn’t get to see the excitement of qualifying. Fortunately, I ended up getting a great situation here with a good starting position. Now that we have a Team Penske front row, we’ll go for the win.”
Don’t miss this sunday, June 21st at 1pm on ABC.

Pronto para a corrida de hoje Helio comenta:
“Os pontos definitivamente me mantiveram na frente nos pits, e agora me deram a pole em Iowa. Infelizmente para os fans, não houve a adrenalina da tomada de tempo. Felizmente, a situação me ajudou bastante me colocando em um ótimo lugar para largar. Agora que o Team Penske tem a frente do grid”
Não perca neste domingo dia 21 de Junho as 2 da tarde (horario de Brasilia).

Helio captured his third win at Texas Motor Speedway last Saturday (June 6th), and now heads for a weekend off.

After saving fuel the entire race, Helio was able to short fuel at the last pitstop, and take on the lead.
Providing another 1-2 finish for Team Penske.

The next race will be in IOWA, make sure to tune in to ABC at 1pm on June 21st.

We launched the watch here on the website a few months ago (Click on the link for the article, and pictures.)

Check it out at RitmoMundo’s website: www.ritmomundo.com

Hello Everyone,
As you can see I’m on the plane, waiting for take off to TEXAS!
Yeeeehaaa!!!

Hoping for a good weekend, and better result!

Tune in on Saturday (June 6) at 9 p.m. (EST) on VERSUS.

Night Races are always fun!
Take Care!
VALEU!

Hello everyone,
After a looooong day yesterday I’m on my way to New York City!

I will be on David Letterman Tonigh!

Take a look at the pic I took on the plane.

also follow me on twitter, I always post pictures there directly from my phone.
twitter.com/h3lio (it’s a #3 instead of the E)

Valeu!