Grapevine: Castroneves returns to his day job

Helio Castroneves returned to his more usual surroundings of an Indy Racing League cockpit at Homestead on Thursday, but things will likely never be the same again for him thanks to his new found dancing fame

Grapevine: Castroneves returns to his day job

Participating in an IRL test for the first time since winning America's 'Dancing with the Stars' television programme, Castroneves found there was a huge amount of media interest in him for what would normally be a low-key run.

Instead of the odd racing journalist beign present, Castroneves found the test was being covered by cameras from major programmes 'Entertainment Tonight', 'Extra' and 'Access Hollywood', as well as finding reporters from People magazine there.
Despite the media circus, Castroneves was adamant he was back to his life as a racing driver.

"All right. It's time to get back to work," he said. "I understand a lot about rhythm, and now I'm back to my world. It's nice to be around the music of the engine."

But his dancing life is not completely over yet, because he will be hosting a party in Los Angeles for the 'Dancing with the Stars' cast and crew this weekend.

"It's great," said the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. "It's time to celebrate because I didn't have time to say thanks to everyone, especially the cast.

"And it probably will be a goodbye because I won't see most of them for awhile. It will be great to be there and host this party."

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