Castroneves appears on Jimmy Kimmel Show

Helio 'Twinkle Toes' Castroneves

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2007 "Dancing with the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves will open the New Year as a guest on the Jimmy Kimmel Show on ABC when the program returns to original programming on Jan. 2.

Castroneves also was busy during the recent holiday week, acting as co-grand marshal of the Spherion Orlando Citrus Parade presented by Delta Airlines on Dec. 29.

The Team Penske driver joined PGA Tour regular Chris DiMarco, a resident of the Orlando (Fla.) suburb Heathrow and a University of Florida graduate, as grand marshal of the event.

"Participating in the Orlando Citrus Parade was a lot of fun," Castroneves said. "It reminded me of the 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis, which is always great because you get to see the reaction on people's faces in response to all of the parade participants. The reception I received was great, and hopefully through my appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" and the upcoming tour as well as some of the other appearances that I have coming up, I'll be able to bring some new fans to the IndyCar Series. That's the ultimate goal in all of these events."