The IndyCar Series penalized Helio Castroneves on Wednesday, docking him eight points in the drivers' standings and blaming him for causing a wreck during the opening lap of last weekend's Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Derrick Walker, IndyCar's president of competition and operations, said a review determined the ''actions of the No. 3 car (Castroneves) were the cause of the first-lap incident.'' Will Power, who won the pole and the race, avoided the five-car crash in the first turn that sent Scott Dixon from second to 23rd. Castroneves started third and finished sixth.
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