Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves recalls getting speeding ticket for going triple digits

Helio Castroneves doesn’t conscionable recreation astatine precocious speeds connected the racetrack, but sometimes connected nan roadworthy too.

Castroneves, 51, has won nan Indy 500 4 times and will look to go nan first driver to ever triumph nan storied title 5 times. The Brazilian autochthonal is encouraged to thrust arsenic accelerated arsenic imaginable connected nan racetrack, but not connected nan road.

During a caller quality connected "Planet Tyrus," Castroneves recalled getting pulled complete by nan police.

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Helio Castroneves of Brazil waits for nan commencement of believe for nan Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis connected May 17, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

"I retrieve erstwhile that, that I was successful nan 3 digits and nan (policeman’s) like, ‘Oh, look, you can't do this. And I person nan correct to return us.’ I go, ‘Bring down nan ticket,’" Castroneves said during his quality connected nan show.

Castroneves said he utilized to get pulled complete often increasing up, but credited his girl for slowing him down connected nan roads.

"After I person a kid, she's now 16 years old, but I person to behave myself," Castroneves said. "So sound connected wood. Now I'm being a bully boy."

When Castroneves rents a car, he said he looks for debased mileage, which is simply a challenge. When he gets saddled pinch a "beat-up car," he takes solace successful nan truth that they usually smell good.

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Meyer Shank Racing pinch Curb Agajanian driver Helio Castroneves prepares to get successful his car up of qualifying for nan 110th Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 17, 2026. (Gary Mook/For IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

While Castroneves mightiness push different cars to nan limit, he is frightened of what mightiness hap if he tried to push a beat-up rental car.

"I don't push that overmuch because I don't want to beryllium successful nan mediate of nan road," Castroneves said.

Castroneves does much than thrust racecars astatine an incredibly precocious level, he besides knows immoderate Brazilian trash talk. One of nan "Planet Tyrus" co-hosts trains successful jiu-jitsu and wanted proposal connected really to astonishment nan Brazilians he trains pinch utilizing immoderate niche trash talk.

"Chupa que a cana é doce," Castroneves said.

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Takuma Sato of Japan talks pinch Helio Castroneves of Brazil during believe for nan Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis connected May 17, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

"(It’s) what they telephone sweetener cane. So cana of intends sweetener cane, okay. And, evidently it's very sweet. What they do, erstwhile they (are) ripped, they (spout) juice and they are very sweet, but, but you suck it," Castroneves said.

"In our filter, it is conscionable an look that intends for illustration you sucker, you know. You cognize what I mean? Kind of like, suck that nan cane, you suck aliases you suffer it, you sewage screwed. So thing for illustration that, it'll beryllium funny."

Castroneves hopes he tin usage his Brazilian trash talk successful nan Indy 500 connected Sunday, arsenic he goes for his grounds 5th triumph astatine nan Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The title will statesman astatine 12:45 p.m. ET and will beryllium broadcast connected FOX.

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