SPECIAL EVENT (GRAND RAPIDS, MI.) - Indy 500 Winner & Dancing with the Stars Finalist Helio Castroneves Confirms Appearance...

He is as smooth off the track as he is on - showing that race car drivers can be classy and graceful, yet still competitive. Two-time Indy 500 winner Helio "Spider-Man" Castroneves, a finalist on the fifth season of the reality show "Dancing with the Stars" has just confirmed an appearance at the 10th Annual Michigan International Auto Show at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. Castroneves will meet with fans and sign autographs on the afternoon of Friday, February 1; the exact times will be announced at a later date.

The public is encouraged to cast their vote for Castroneves and his partner - fourth season champion Julianne Hough - during the final round of the reality-show dance competition on Monday, November 26 which airs from 8-9pm on WZZM TV13 (ABC). The results of the competition will be announced the following evening, Tuesday, November 27, at 9pm.

The 10th Annual Michigan International Auto Show - January 31-February 3, 2009 -- is presented by the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association and is one of 17 consumer expositions produced by ShowSpan Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1945, ShowSpan - a John D. Loeks, Jr., Company - has grown to be one of the nation's largest independent producers of public consumer shows.