The Indianapolis 500 came and went on Sunday and by the end of it, Helio Castroneves made history by winning his fourth Indy 500 race, also known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Castroneves becomes the fourth member to win the event four times and did so in thrilling fashion as he made a late surge to take the trophy home.

Castroneves wound up taking the lead with just two laps to go and finished the race out strong to capture the victory and make history.

After the race, he celebrated in style, as usual. His reaction to winning is awesome to see.

What made this even more thrilling was the number of fans. After all, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event was run without any fans in attendance. On Sunday, over 100,000 flocked in to see the race and had a ton of enjoyment in the process.

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Castroneves joins an exclusive group with A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears as four-time winners and is the first to do so since 1991. Castroneves also won in 2001, 2002, and 2009, so waiting 12 years for another victory must have been tough as the 46-year-old defied the odds.

The Indy 500 was also the largest sporting event with fans since the pandemic, and it makes everybody realize that things should be back to normal soon.

Celebrate this one, Helio Castroneves.

 

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