IndyCar announced a reduction in the penalty assessed to Helio Castroneves following the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 9 along with a number of post-race infractions following the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit double-header. Castroneves was originally penalized eight points in the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers point standings for violating Rule 9.3.3 (Avoidable Contact) for an incident at the first turn of the opening lap of the race. Following a formal review over the weekend in Detroit, the penalty to Castroneves was reduced to three points. "IndyCar established its penalty review process for instances like these and we feel the process was a success," said...
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