HELIO ADDS MIRROR BALL
TO TROPHY COLLECTION
Castroneves and partner Julianne Hough
claim win on Dancing with the Stars
H
elio Castroneves’ Baby Borgs will have
some company in the trophy case of
his Coral Gables, Fla., home with the
addition of the Dancing with the Stars mirror
ball championship trophy.
The two-time Indianapolis 500 champion
and his professional dance partner Julianne
Hough prevailed in a “dance-off” with Spice
Girl Melanie Brown and her pro partner to
determine the winner. Both were allowed
to select their favorite dance (Castroneves
chose the Quickstep and Brown the Mambo).
Both received perfect 30 scores from the
three-judge panel.
What put Castroneves into Victory Circle,
where there wasn’t a fence to climb but a halfgallon
plastic jug of milk waiting, was the vote
from the 21-million-plus viewers of the ABC
show. In the finale, voting totals from the Nov.
26 performances were combined with the
judge’s total score from both nights to
determine the winner. Earlier in the evening,
Marie Osmond was eliminated based on voting
total/scores from the previous night.
“I was so worried but Julianne kept telling
me everything would be fine,” Castroneves
said a few minutes after the stage lights were
VIDEO EXTRA
2007 racing
highlights
dimmed. “When our names were announced,
I had to look at Julianne to make sure I heard
it correctly. Honestly, that feeling when they
called our name was totally different than
winning a race. Obviously, Indianapolis is my
biggest win, but this is great. [The dancing
trophy] will go right between [the Baby
Borg trophies] because this has mirrors and
can reflect them.”
Castroneves and Hough had little time to
celebrate their win.
The Castroneves and Hough victory tour
continues into the new year, with appearances
in several cities, including some that play host
to the IndyCar Series.
HELIO’S DANCING WITH
THE STARS VICTORY TOUR
Jan. 18 – Indianapolis
Jan. 19 – Nashville
Jan. 21 – Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 22 – Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 23 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Feb. 9 – Providence, R.I.
Feb. 10 – Philadelphia
www.indycar.com
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Courtesy ABC
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