1.      Curtain falls of Castroneves' "Dancing With the Stars" run

2.      Belle Isle changes include new passing area1. Curtain falls of Castroneves' "Dancing With the Stars" run: Helio Castroneves' run to a second Mirror Ball trophy came to an abrupt end Oct. 9 on "Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars."Castroneves and his professional dance partner, Chelsie Hightower, were eliminated from the celebrity ballroom dancing competition after their Week 3 performance. The three-judge panel each gave the couple 8.5s for a total of 25.5 (of 30) for their Quickstep, which tied for fourth of the 11 couples. But viewer/fan voting constitutes the other half of a couple's weekly total.Team Helio was in the "bottom two" following their Week 2 performance of the Jive, which also received judges' scores that put them in the middle of the pack. Drew Lachey and his pro partner, Anna Trebunskaya, also were eliminated, leaving nine couples to contest for the trophy on the ABC show. Lachey was the Season 2 winner.Castroneves' elimination drew boos from the studio audience. Castroneves, Lachey and Sabrina Bryan were all in danger of going home because they had the three lowest overall totals. The lowest scorer Oct. 8 was Bristol Palin, who earned 22.5 points for her Paso Doble, but she was not in the bottom two."I have to thank everyone; it was a lot of fun again," Castroneves said after the announcement as the cast moved to swarm the three-time Indianapolis 500 champion. "I want to thank my family, Chelsie, and I want to thank AmericaI couldn't be happier."As a person, I got a great opportunity to come over here and have fun and I'm thankful for having an incredible partner to teach me how to dance free, which was the best part."Celebrities served as creative directors of the performances, in which couples recreated some of show's most unforgettable routines. The Team Helio performance evoked memories of the Season 4 dance performed by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough. Castroneves won Season 5 with Hough as his partner."For me, it was a perfect scenario because I got to see incredible people again," Castroneves added. "That's probably what I'm going to miss most and it's special just to be with the All-Stars champions. It was an honor."2. Belle Isle changes include new passing area: Not only are sections of the Raceway at Belle Isle being repaired, but the circuit for the 2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is being modified to enhance the competition, event organizers said today.The course will be extended one-quarter mile entering the right-hand Turn 3 to 2.346 miles, which was the track length utilized from 1997-2001.Team Chevy IZOD IndyCar Series drivers visited the venue as construction workers continued replacing sections of concrete on the breezy autumn day."It will be a more suitable racetrack for us with more passing opportunities," said Sebastien Bourdais, who competed for Dragon Racing this past season. "It's all good news. (Event chairman) Bud Denker is planning quite a few more things to improve passing, which is a sign of commitment. What I had to say as a suggestion he already had thought of."The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on June 1-2 will be the first of three doubleheaders during the 2013 season. Both races will be broadcast on ABC.Indy car racing returned to Belle Isle in June after a three-year absence, with Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing winning the race that was red-flagged to repair two sections of the circuit. Sixty of the scheduled 90 laps were completed.After an engineering evaluation of the circuit, workers began removing deteriorated concrete areas of the racing surface, evaluating and repairing storm drainage systems and installing reinforced concrete areas. About 80,000 square feet of concrete and 3,000 square feet of asphalt will be installed."It's a big effort from Bud and everyone," Bourdais said. "They have gone the extra mile when all they had to do was patch some areas."The excursion to the island park was among the stops for Team Chevy drivers Oct. 8-9. The Astor Cup and the Andretti Autosport car of IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay accompanied drivers to visits at Ilmor Engineering, the GM Heritage Center and Pratt-Miller."I enjoyed being able to thank all who worked so hard to help make this championship a reality," Hunter-Reay said.