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November 28th, 2007 at 1:08 am

From Racing Cars to “Dancing with the Stars” Helio Castroneves Is a Winner

Helio Castroneves is now a winner in two very different fields of endeavor and skill.

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves won top hoofer honors Tuesday on the ABC hit show Dancing With the Stars.

“It feels totally different from winning a race,” Castroneves said after the show. “I wasn’t kidding. This goes right between my two Indy trophies. Otherwise, it would have been a big blank space.”

Helio Castroneves

 

Quite an event.

The sparkly mirror ball trophy signifying the newest winner of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars went to race car driver Helio Castroneves and partner Julianne Hough on Tuesday night’s finale.

“I want to thank my team for letting me do this, second my family, the fans, and this special person here,” Castroneves said, referring to Hough.

Castroneves, Spice Girl Melanie “Mel B” Brown and entertainer Marie Osmond performed two dances Monday night for judges’ scores and viewers’ votes. Early in Tuesday night’s episode, Osmond was named the third-place finisher, leaving her fellow finalists to reprise their favorite dance of the season for one last score from the judges.

Helio Castroneves

 

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