Written off as too old to race full-time, too old for a fourth Indianapolis 500 win, Helio Castroneves at long last joined that exclusive club in a popular victory for the old guys.
Then Spiderman scaled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway fence for his trademark victory celebration at the largest sporting event since the start of the pandemic.
Castroneves wasn’t done yet.
At 46 and one of the oldest drivers in the field, he sprinted along the frontstretch of the speedway for a victory lap without a car for the 135,000 fans in attendance. He pumped his arms in the air and waved to the ecstatic crowd, his explosion of emotional energy stopped every few feet by a flood of rivals who rushed onto the track to congratulate Castroneves.
HISTÓRICO!!
Indy: Hélio Castroneves dá show e faz história ao vencer 500 Milhas de Indianápolis pela quarta vezhttps://t.co/dvcl9Y50fu pic.twitter.com/kuLnKByLjg
— Motorsport Brasil (@Motorsport_br) May 30, 2021
Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves started to climb the fence after winning his record-tying 4th title 👏
(via @IndyCaronNBC)pic.twitter.com/IlA5yYJ7CM
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 30, 2021