Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Castroneves wuxuu bilaabay xilli ciyaareedkii 2008 isagoo dhammaystiray wax aan ka yarayn afaraad afarta wareeg ee ugu horreeya iyadoo booska labaad ee isku xigta ee St. Petersburg iyo Motegi si ay u qaataan dhibcaha hore. Waxa uu kaalinta afraad ka galay tartanka Indianapolis 500
; Castroneves ayaa lumiyay dhibcaha hogaaminaya Dixon markii uu dhaawac ka soo gaaray garabka hore isaga oo ku dhacay kaalinta afaraad. Waxa uu kaalinta labaad ka galay labada Texas iyo Richmond oo leh booska ugu sareeya ee Nashville iyo Mid-Ohio, oo labaduba aan ku dhicin guul tartan. Castroneves ayaa ku guuleystay Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix oo ka dhacday Infineon Raceway isagoo hogaaminaya 51 wareeg oo tartan ah oo ka yimid booska ugu sareeya si uu u soo afjaro 29-tartan oo aan guuleysan. Ka dib markii uu kaalinta labaad ka galay Detroit isagoo si sharci darro ah u xannibay Justin Wilson, wuxuu galay xilli ciyaareedkii ugu dambeeyay ee Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 30 dhibcood oo ka dambeeya hogaamiyaha horyaalka Dixon. Castroneves wuxuu u baahnaa inuu ku guuleysto tartanka iyo Dixon inuu dhammeeyo 11-aad ama ka hooseeya si uu u noqdo horyaal. Wuxuu bilaabay 28-aad sababo la xiriira ciqaab xaddidan, isagoo garaacay Dixon 0.0033 ilbiriqsi oo ah dhammaystirkii labaad ee ugu dhow taariikhda taxanaha, isagoo ku dhammaystiray xilli ciyaareedkii labaad ee dhibcaha 629.