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Helio Castroneves leads for Penske on day one of Phoenix IndyCar test
Helio Castroneves led the way for Penske on the first day of collective IndyCar testing in 2016 as he set a new unofficial lap record at Phoenix International Raceway. The entire IndyCar grid was invited by INDYCAR to Phoenix for a two-day test ahead of April's race, which will be the first for the series at the Arizona oval since 2005. Castroneves picked up where Penske left off for much of 2015 by posting the fastest time of the day in the first session, lapping in 19.5858 seconds with an average speed of 187.850 mph. The Brazilian's time topped the existing lap record set by IndyCar legend Arie Luyendyk back in 1996 of 19.608 seconds (183.599 mph)....
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