NEW YORK – Officials from the Superstar Racing Experience have announced the addition of three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Hélio Castroneves to the inaugural series driver lineup.
Castroneves, a Brazilian Indy car driver, has enjoyed a historic career that’s seen him earn 30 victories and 50 poles. Castroneves’ career highlights include winning the 2001, 2002 and 2009 Indianapolis 500. Castroneves is set to race for Team Penske in this year’s Indianapolis 500.
“I am so excited to be joining the SRX series. I look forward to competing with legendary drivers at historic short tracks and bringing the fans an awesome racing product. Evenly matched cars, elite driving talent and a primetime window on CBS – this will be fun,” said Castroneves.
Castroneves joins Tony Stewart, Tony Kanaan, Paul Tracy and Bobby Labonte as the fifth confirmed driver for the series that will air on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS in the Summer of 2021.