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Castroneves wins third Indy 500

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Indianapolis 500 blog

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2009

Helio's thrilling win at Chicagoland dulls pain of runner-up title finish

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Helio Castroneves did his job to win Sunday's IndyCar finale at Chicagoland Speedway. Problem is, Scott Dixon did his job to win the series title, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2008

Castroneves has seven runner-up finishes, but he can't buy a victory in 2008

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Most drivers would be content racking up seven runner-up finishes in 14 starts. Unless you're chasing Scott Dixon, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2008

Castroneves hoping to reel in red-hot Dixon at Kentucky

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Can anyone catch Scott Dixon? Not likely. But Helio Castroneves will give it his best shot Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008

Patrick struggled with car all day before late crash took her out

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Danica Patrick led a semi-charmed life in her three previous Indy 500s. A crash on pit road in the race Sunday made it official that this is one month of May she will likely want to forget, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2008

Rookies break out of the gate impressively as Indy 500 festivities begin

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Indy 500 festivities kicked off Sunday with rookie orientation. That they ran 661 trouble-free laps combined bodes well for the race on May 25, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2008

Merger learning curve about to get a whole lot steeper

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Things have gone well for the newly merged IndyCar Series as drivers with little oval-racing experience have blended in nicely. Unfortunately, Indianapolis can be a whole different story, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2008

Car lets down Patrick a week after breakthrough victory

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

You can't win every week in the IndyCar Series. Danica Patrick had no shot at winning back-to-back when her car let her down at Kansas, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2008

Rahal, Danica take center stage with history-making performances

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Helio Castroneves yesterday's news? Hardly. Graham Rahal and Danica Patrick simply stole the spotlight, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2008

Franchitti offered high point to otherwise messy AGR day

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Dario Franchitti gave Andretti Green Racing what it wanted most by winning the title. The other three AGR drivers made highlight reels for the wrong reasons at Chicagoland.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2007

Dixon understandably frustrated as title hopes slip away on final lap

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Scott Dixon said he could have more easily dealt with losing the IndyCar Series title on "even terms." Running out of fuel on the final lap apparently didn't qualify, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2007

Hornish in front again at Chicagoland, but in spoiler role

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Sam Hornish Jr. called 2007 a "terrible year," but he can erase a lot of bad memories Sunday by winning the IndyCar Series finale at Chicagoland Speedway.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2007

Dixon making up ground on leader while warily checking behind him

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Scott Dixon already has one IndyCar Series title, and he got it by finishing strong down the stretch. Trailing Dario Franchitti by a mere eight points, Dixon may be poised to win Title 2, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2007

Kanaan keeps his cool all the way to fourth win of season

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Danica Patrick crashed under caution. Dario Franchitti went airborne again. The guy not making highlight reels? Tony Kanaan, who won his second straight race, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2007

Former champ Wheldon trying to shake out of deep slump

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Dan Wheldon said two months ago Danica Patrick was feeling the pressure of not winning. Now he finds himself in the same boat, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2007