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By MIKE HARRIS

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Helio Castroneves didn't want to let Team Penske down.

Five days after one of the team's trucks caught fire during the long trek from its race shop in North Carolina to California, badly damaging the primary cars of Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe, the teammates drove their hastily prepared backup cars to a 1-2 finish in the Grand Prix of Sonoma.

"In my perspective, it's a great and special week for us," said Castroneves, whose victory ended a 29-race winless streak. It also put him right back into the IndyCar Series championship battle with points leader Scott Dixon, who appeared to be in control until finishing 12th on Sunday.

"It's like all the hard work, it paid off, unexpected hard work," said Castroneves, who won for the first time since taking the checkered flag at St. Petersburg on April 1, 2007.

Castroneves gets first win in 30 races....