(RacingWire) – Helio Castroneves the driver of the No.3 Team Penske IndyCar apologized Monday for his actions following the end of Sunday's Izod IndyCar race in Edmonton. Below is the full text of Castroneves' statement.

"Obviously, I disagree with the decisions made by the race officials on the last restart in today's race, but there is no excuse for my actions after the checkered flag. I apologize to my team, our sponsors, the fans and the entire IZOD IndyCar Series community for my behavior. My actions were totally wrong and I acted inappropriately to some people who are my friends and people I respect very much. Obviously, I am a very emotional person and today I let my emotions get the better of me and I'm very sorry for that," Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda.