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Castroneves Confirmed as MSR’s Endurance Cup Driver

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner set for Michelin Endurance Cup races with team in 2022…

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Four-time Indianapolis 500 Champion Helio Castroneves will be Meyer Shank Racing’s endurance driver for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Castroneves will contest in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds paired with full-season drivers Oliver Jarvis and Tom Blomqvist in the No. 60 Acura ARX-05.

Castroneves first joined Meyer Shank Racing’s NTT IndyCar Series program this year, competing in six events. The Brazilian scored his record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 win in May – also the first IndyCar win for MSR.

He will be competing in the the full 2022 IndyCar season with MSR.

In addition to winning the Indianapolis 500, Castroneves also won the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona to start off the 2021 IMSA season. Castroneves was most recently added to MSR’s Motul Petit Le Mans lineup which saw the Brazilian lead laps.

“I’m super excited to be a part of Meyer Shank Racing’s IMSA team next year,” said Castroneves. “I really love IMSA racing, so I am very lucky to be able to do both IMSA and IndyCar next year.

“I’m looking forward to starting off with Daytona in just two months time now, and it gives me a little extra confidence going into it as the reigning champion.”

The team will announce the final member of its Rolex 24 lineup in the “near future.”

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