Air turbulence: When can it become dangerous?
Flight turbulence like that encountered by a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday is extremely common, but there's one aspect of severe turbulence an aviation expert says can lead to serious injury.
Helio Castroneves celebrated his record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 victory in May.
The rewards are still rolling in.
When the popular 46-year-old Brazilian returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, track officials presented him with a bronze brick and on Friday, he was named as the headliner in a nine-member Motorsports Hall of Fame of America induction class for 2022.
"The motivation has always been there," Castroneves said. "It's not about the title. I never lost faith. I wouldn't be going inside the helmet if I didn't think I had a chance to succeed. For me that keeps me right there on the edge and the competition in the IndyCar Series, it's so competitive that if you sneeze, you lose a tenth."
Castroneves, the open-wheel selection, will be joined by longtime NASCAR owner Jack Roush, Pete Brock from sports cars, Dick LaHaie from drag racing, NASCAR co-founder Raymond Parks and NASCAR builder Banjo Matthews, Denise McCluggage in the media category while motorcycle innovators Trey Vance and Byron Hines will go in as a single entry.
Roush was the mastermind of more than 300 Cup Series wins. Brock deigned the 1965 world champion Cobra Daytona coupes. LaHaie is the only person win NHRA Top Fuel titles as a driver and a crew chief.
The final inductee will be named later this month.
George Levy, president of the Florida-based Hall of Fame, said half of the 200 ballots come from journalists and historians and the other half is comprised of Hall of Fame members. He said this year's votes were cast before Castroneves became the first foreign-born driver to win four 500s.
But it certainly added to his first-ballot resume.
In addition to the four Indy wins, he's the last back-to-back winner in 2001-02, was the 500 rookie of the year in 2001. He's finished in the top five five times at Indy, including three runner-up finishes, and he has made the top 10 in 16 of 21 career Indy starts.
Castroneves' six career CART wins and 25 IndyCar wins give him 31 overall, tied with Paul Tracy and three-time Indy winner Dario Franchitti for No. 10 all-time. His 47 career poles also rank among the all-time leaders.
Most of those successes came while he spent 23 seasons driving for powerhouse Team Penske. He won this year's 500 with Meyer Shank Racing, with whom he'll represent in Saturday's Indianapolis Grand Prix.
"To announce it today at the place where Helio made history just a couple of months ago is amazing," speedway president Doug Boles said. "I know George talked about the first foreign-born winner, but I think a lot of people here consider you a Hoosier."
Levy also presented a trophy to longtime automobile racing writer and television analyst Robin Miller, a 2021 inductee.
"There's a knack to picking talent at a place like this and I think the speed and the intensity just fit right in Helio's wheelhouse," Miller said. "I think he's one of the guys who was made to race here. Look how close Helio is to being a six-time winner, what 40 feet?"
Flight turbulence like that encountered by a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday is extremely common, but there's one aspect of severe turbulence an aviation expert says can lead to serious injury.
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