To sum up Helio Castroneves' week in NASCAR simply: It's been rough. The veteran driver, but rookie competing with Trackhouse Racing for Speedweek's Cup and ARCA races at Daytona, has found himself in a litany of incidents. But much like his edge and persistence in his driving career, he, along with his team this week, have made extensive efforts to keep things literally on track.
It started with Daytona 500 qualifying, where he clocked in near the rear of the field. Yet unlike the other open cars, Castroneves didn't have to worry about racing his way into Sunday's field as he could fall back on the guarantee offered by the newly created Open Exemption Provisional, of which he was eligible to take if need be.
