Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves emerged unhurt from a spectacular air-borne crash in the first hour of practice on Wednesday for the 99th running of the fabled race. Castroneves had just turned a lap of 219.183 mph (352.74 Km/h) on the 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway -– his first lap of the scheduled six-hour training session –- when the 40-year-old Brazilian's car spun while running on the bottom of the track in turn one and struck the barrier. Castroneves was examined at the infield medical center and released. Unfortunately, I still do not understand what happened," Castroneves said. More...