Really Terrible Timing: Helio Castroneves Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges On The Eve Of Petit Le Mans

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

There was a big hubbub at the track today about Helio Castroneves, tabloid-bait and former winner of both the Indy 500 and Dancing With The Stars, having run afoul of the IRS. He was arraigned today in federal court in Miami, where he tearfully pleaded not guilty to charges of concealing millions of dollars in income from the tax man. I didn’t chase down all the gossipy details, but apparently the media is banned from taking his photo at the track this weekend, crushing the lifelong ambitions of the aspiring paparazzi among us. According to the Examiner, Helio will still run in the Petit Le Mans tomorrow with Ryan Briscoe in the No. 5 Penske Porsche.

Check out the Amoco Ultimate Your Car Is Worth It Photo Contest. They’re giving away gas money on a weekly basis, and one Grand Prize Winner will get to go to France for 24 Hours Of Le Mans!