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[FranticFury]

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... cked-on-5/

Written by: Robin Miller 04/16/2009 - 01:44 PM

The jury reached a partial verdict Thursday in Helio Castroneves tax evasion trial, but remain deadlocked on 5 of the 7 counts against the two-time Indy winner

On the fifth day of deliberation in Miami Federal Court, jurors informed US District Judge Donald Graham they were unanimous on counts five and six with regards to Castroneves’ employment with Team Penske in 2002 and 2003

But the seven women and five men were deadlocked on the other five counts, including the conspiracy charge to hide revenue, and Judge Graham asked them to go back and try to come to a unanimous conclusion on the undecided counts.

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[FranticFury]

Helio gotta have his bags packed and ready to go for Long Beach if he wants to make it (if all goes well tomorrow ofcourse), cuz its delayed for another day..

http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1002767.html

[Rivelution]

I hope he makes it, I'm at Long Beach all week and Roger said that he woudlnt mind running 3 cars because he doesnt want to sit out Power.

[FranticFury]

I hope he makes it, I'm at Long Beach all week and Roger said that he woudlnt mind running 3 cars because he doesnt want to sit out Power.

Hes hopping on a Plane tonight and heading to Long Beach!!!



Indy driver Castroneves acquitted in tax case
MIAMI (AP) — A jury has acquitted Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves of tax evasion but hung on a count of conspiracy.

Jurors deliberated for six days before reaching their verdict on Friday.

Castroneves has twice won the Indianapolis 500 winner, and was also champ of TV's "Dancing With The Stars" in 2007. His sister and business manager, Katiucia Castroneves, was also acquitted on the tax evasion counts and the jury also hung on the conspiracy count. His Michigan lawyer, Alan Miller, was acquitted on the conspiracy count and three counts of tax evasion.

The three were accused of conspiring to evade millions in taxes over a five-year period. They had faced up to six years in prison.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... wD97KCC380

[EwanM]

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Will Power Penske 1m09.7107s
2. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m09.8675s
3. Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon 1m10.2043s
4. EJ Viso HVM 1m10.2232s
5. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne 1m10.2680s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m10.4038s
7. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1m10.0283s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m10.1139s
9. Alex Tagliani Conquest 1m10.1278s
10. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m10.2126s
11. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1m10.3032s
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision 1m10.4339s
13. Mario Moraes KV 1m10.8459s
14. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m10.5503s
15. Robert Doornbos Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1m10.9577s
16. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1m10.6059s
17. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1m11.1177s
18. Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold 1m11.2411s
19. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1m11.2307s
20. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m11.4487s
21. Stanton Barrett 3G 1m14.4863s
22. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1m11.6660s
23. Ed Carpenter Vision 1m11.9069s

Helio straight on the pace. Dario looking good too woop

[f1ea]

I hope he makes it, I'm at Long Beach all week and Roger said that he woudlnt mind running 3 cars because he doesnt want to sit out Power.

Hes hopping on a Plane tonight and heading to Long Beach!!!

Nice guy. And good dancer i was very surprised when i saw his 1st dance. Me and my wife knew he would win it. I guess its the latin stuff....

Better yet, from the looks of his times, he's competitive.

[Rivelution]

Oh man its going to be a great race tomorrow. Power has been impressive (and my choice for the win ) all weekend as with Wilson, and Franchitti. I was really impressed today with Matos, Viso, and Conway was looking good all Friday so I dont know what happened to him. I

I havent seen the F1 qualy because I am so tired when we get home at my cousins house, but I will try to stay awake for the F1 race.

2 drivers today really made me fans of theirs. Briscoe, and Dixon are true gentlemen and I really appreciate it when they stopped to sign autographs for our group. Franchitti on the other hand, I guess, just doesnt like to be bothered. Will Power is a nice fella too, but I wasnt able to get his signature because I forgot my sharpie

The IRL cars, I must admit, sound pretty awesome. Honda must have tweaked the engine over the winter because they used to sound like poo. Dallara must have tweaked the chassis too, because last year the car was a complete dog in the corners.

[texasmr2]

I hope Helio makes it past this mess because I truelly like him and when he wins a race you can see the true joy in him. Kinda like a 5yr old getting exactly what they wanted for Christmas.

[EwanM]

DARIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Hit the bag pipes*
*Hit that Ashley Judd too*

[7UpJordan]

Damn I forgot the Indy Car series had started, what was the race like on sunday? Where did Danica finish? I see she qualified badly, but she'd be still better than Nakajima and Piquet right now.

[EwanM]

She did really well actually.
Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1h58m47.4658s
2. Will Power Penske + 3.3182s
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 4.0537s
4. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 5.0742s
5. Dan Wheldon Panther + 6.5655s
6. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 7.5900s
7. Helio Castroneves Penske + 8.6332s
8. Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon + 9.4835s
9. Robert Doornbos Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 9.9583s
10. Alex Tagliani Conquest + 13.6185s
11. Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision + 15.2097s
12. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 15.8507s
13. Ryan Briscoe Penske +1m05.1013s
14. Vitor Meira Foyt + 1 lap
15. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 1 lap
16. Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold + 1 lap
17. Stanton Barrett 3G + 1 lap
18. Ed Carpenter Vision + 3 laps

[Rivelution]

She did do well actually. She has to thank Michael's pit strategy, and the SC coming out shortly after for position though. But she did drive superbly considering she qualified like poo, she even caught up to Dario for a couple of laps. I was really disappointed with Power though, he wasnt right on Dario's arse on the restarts and didnt show the raw pace he had in qually. Briscoe running into the back of Dixon was pretty funny, as it happened right in front of me and I saw the whole thing!

I hope Matos wins a race this year, he qualified really well!