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Castroneves, 47, ran a partial schedule in the six-race Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series this summer on short ovals, and series CEO Don Hawk had told him if he won a race, he’d find him a ride in the Daytona 500.
The Brazilian promptly won the next race at Pensacola, even though he wasn’t originally scheduled to take part in it.
Hawk later clar …