{"id":3596,"date":"2021-08-13T17:28:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:28:44","slug":"helio-castroneves-named-inductee-to-the-motorsports-hall-of-fame-of-america-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/helio-castroneves-named-inductee-to-the-motorsports-hall-of-fame-of-america-class-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Helio Castroneves Named Inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Class of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indianapolis, Ind. (13 August 2021)<\/strong> – Upon his return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) following his fourth Indianapolis 500 victory for the INDYCAR Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix, Helio Castroneves was named an inductee into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA).<\/p>\n

Castroneves is one of eight other inductees into the class of 2022 announced on Friday with appearances from MSHFA President George Levy and IMS president Doug Boles.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame are people that I grew up idolizing and to now be invited to join this group, I just can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Castroneves said. \u201cI\u2019m so honored to have the opportunity to be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame and I feel so lucky to be included with these legends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is the only hall that honors the entire sport and as such is the most exclusive. Each of the MSHFA\u2019s inductees is elected by a straight vote of 200 experts \u2014 half of them historians and other experts, half of them inductees themselves. Regular voters have included Hall of Famers Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Tom D\u2019Eath, Shirley Muldowney, Chip Ganassi, Don Garlits, Parnelli Jones, Scott Parker, Chip Hanauer, Don Prudhomme and other titans of the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was Helio\u2019s first year on the ballot, which means he\u2019s one of very few first-year inductees,\u201d said MSHFA President, Levy. \u201cThe voting was completed well before the Indianapolis 500, so the voters clearly felt he belonged even before his record-tying fourth win. When someone like Helio is inducted \u2014 the first time they appear on a ballot \u2014 it\u2019s because people like Parnelli Jones, Chip Ganassi, Mario Andretti, Don Garlits, Richard Petty and more decide he belongs on motorsports\u2019 firmament.\u201d<\/p>\n

The official black tie induction ceremony will take place in Daytona Beach on March, 2022. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and Museum is located on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway, just outside of NASCAR Turn 4 leading into the 2.5-mile circuit\u2019s Tri-Oval.<\/p>\n

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Media Contact:\u00a0<\/strong>Maddie Komar
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