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SPORTSThursday 22 March 2018
Helio Castroneves tests new Indy car in break from new gig
By JOHN ZENOR In this May 26, 2017, file photo, Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, drives through the first turn during the zilian won at Iowa, started
AP Sports Writer final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway three times from the pole
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) in Indianapolis. and earned three podium
— Helio Castroneves was finishes. In the race that
back running laps at Bar- Associated Press matters most to Penske,
ber Motorsports Park on Castroneves earned his
Tuesday, getting valuable among his 33 laps. er, will also test the car next ske to sign Newgarden, last third runner-up finish at the
laps and reuniting with his Team Penske gave Cas- week at Indianapolis. year's IndyCar champion. Indy 500.
Penske teammates. troneves one of its seats in Castroneves, who teamed The payoff for that team- Castroneves has kept
Castroneves was getting Tuesday's test at Barber so with Penske in 2000 and first move: Castroneves will abreast of what’s happen-
acclimated to the new that Castroneves can start won 30 races, agreed to race twice Indianapolis in ing with the IndyCar team
Indy car, not prepping for learning the car that de- move to an anchor position May, first the road course via calls and texts.
a return trip in April to the buted earlier this month in on the organization's new and then a shot at what “He’s got two races that
track where he won the in- the season-opening race IMSA entries. Juan Pablo would be a record-tying he wants to do well at and
augural IndyCar race. His at St. Petersburg. Cas- Montoya anchors the sec- fourth Indy 500 victory. he’s been very good about
new job these days is to troneves, who served as ond car. Castroneves was still com- keeping in touch with us
race sports cars for Roger grand marshal in the open- That cleared room for Pen- petitive last year. The Bra- and staying with the pro-
Penske —at least most of gram,” Newgarden said.
the time. There will be a “You can see he hasn’t lost
May trip to the Indianapo- a lot of speed. He’s right up
lis 500, where he will try to there with us, still one of the
win the showcase race for fastest guys in an Indy car.
a fourth time. It’s fun to have him back at
"It's hard to come to a place the race track, get his feed-
knowing that you're not go- back on what he thinks.”
ing to come back racing," As for his sports car gig,
he said. "But I'm accepting the two Acura entries for
the challenge of this new Team Penske finished 40th
chapter in my life. It's great and 41st at last weekend’s
to have this opportunity to 12 Hours of Sebring endur-
get myself familiar with the ance race.
car for the Indy 500, which “We were really expecting
that's the big one. But I will good things,” Castroneves
miss the fans here. I will said. “This is something that
miss this track. I will miss this nobody expected. That’s
race." racing. Back to the draw-
Castroneves ran the third- ing board. We got knocked
fastest lap behind Penske's down that second round
Josef Newgarden and Will but we’re going to get
Power, completing the back again and be stron-
17-turn circuit in 1:08.3155 ger the next one.”q
SHERMAN San Francisco 49ers new cor- to Pro Football Talk. That anteed. ... I'm coming off with lofty sticker prices that
nerback Richard Sherman led to criticism from play- a ruptured Achilles, what players never get to see
Continued from page 17 poses for a photo after an- ers like Joe Thomas, former do I have? What security because of few guaran-
"There are some people swering questions during an executives like Joe Banner do I have there? With this tees.
that are cut from a differ- NFL football news conference and some in the media. deal, I get $5 million guar- He said he has already
ent cloth and built from dif- in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Sherman got a $3 million anteed, which is half of my heard from other players
ferent things and I think I'm March 20, 2018. signing bonus, a $2 million other contract. I get the interested in doing their
one of those people," Sher- salary for 2018 and a $2 ability to make more than I own deals in the future and
man said Tuesday. "I look Associated Press million bonus if he passes could have done whether I expects more to come.
forward to showing people a physical before Nov. 11. played at an All-Pro level or "I think these agents some-
that you can come back The deal is worth up to $39 The rest of his salary is tied not in Seattle. And that's re- times benefit from relation-
better from things. ... I look million but much of it is tied to per-game active roster ally all that I wanted. I play ships. 'Oh, I know this GM.
forward to coming back to incentives for playing bonuses and rewards for at the level that I'm capa- We've had dealings with
better than ever. I've got a time and awards and little being named to the Pro ble of. I feel security in the for years.' They really don't
lot of things to show a few is guaranteed, according Bowl or All-Pro teams. upcoming years and I felt have to do a ton of work.
people." If he gets those honors and comfortable with that. I'm 'Hey, I called this guy. How
Sherman showed plenty on plays at least 90 percent of great with that." much are you willing to
the field during his seven the defensive snaps and all Sherman said it was im- give him? Oh, $5 million?
years in Seattle, where he 16 games this season, Sher- portant to him to negoti- OK. I'll convince him that
developed from an over- man could make $13 mil- ate his own deal and he that's good enough,'" Sher-
looked fifth-round pick out lion this year, more than he studied other cornerback man said. "Instead of guys
of Stanford into the proto- was due to make with no contracts before the 5½ being able to control their
typical lockdown corner- guaranteed money in the hours of negotiations with own destiny, being in con-
back who shut down op- final year of his deal with 49ers cap specialist Para- trol of their own finances
posing receivers and let the Seahawks. ag Marathe and general and I think it goes back to
them know about it with his "The biggest misconcep- manager John Lynch. just educating our players
colorful trash talk. tion is that it's a bad deal," Sherman pointed out that in general on their own fi-
Sherman showed similar he said. "If you're compar- many of the contracts ne- nances and being in con-
skills defending the three- ing it to my last deal in Se- gotiated each offseason trol of your own life. I think
year contract he negoti- attle, I had no money guar- by certified agents come more of our players are."q
ated himself with the 49ers.
