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Castroneves loses points after Indy GP wreck

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  • Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- The IndyCar Series penalized Helio Castroneves on Wednesday, docking him eight points in the drivers' standings and blaming him for causing a wreck during the opening lap of last weekend's Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

IndyCar said the Team Penske driver violated the rule on avoidable contact. Derrick Walker, IndyCar's president of competition and operations, said a review determined the "actions of the No.