Helio Castroneves returning for six IndyCar races in 2021

INDIANAPOLIS -- Helio Castroneves will return to IndyCar for six races next season with Meyer Shank Racing.

Shank will expand to a second car to accommodate Castroneves, the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner. The popular Brazilian has driven for Roger Penske for 20 years but has been in sports cars the last three seasons. Penske still entered him in the last three Indy 500s.

The Indy 500 is included in the six-race deal for Castroneves. The 45-year-old will also race at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Long Beach, California, and the road course races at Indy, Portland and Laguna Seca.

"I know it's only six races, however, one of them is extremely important for me, which is the Indy 500,''…