Andre Castro | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 6, 1999||||||
USF Juniors career | |||||||
Debut season | 2022 | ||||||
Current team | International Motorsport | ||||||
Car number | 23 | ||||||
Starts | 16 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
Best finish | 5th in 2022 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2021 2021 2021 2019–20 2017 | U.S. F2000 National Championship F1600 Championship Series Formula Ford Festival NASCAR Whelen Euro Series U.S. F2000 National Championship | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 14 (SS-Green Light Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 67th | ||||||
Best finish | 67th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 The Loop 121 (Chicago) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Pennzoil 150 (Indianapolis G.P.) | ||||||
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Andre Castro (born January 6, 1999) is an American racing driver. [1] He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing. Castro previously competed in the USF Juniors championship with International Motorsport and in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2021 with Legacy Autosport. [2] [3] He was one of two drivers to win the prestigious Team USA Scholarship in 2021.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2017 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Newman Wachs Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29th |
2019 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 | PK Carsport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 280 | 18th |
Marko Stipp Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 | DF1 Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24th |
2021 | Formula Ford Festival | Low Dempsey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3rd |
F1600 Championship Series | Rice Race Prep | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 36th | |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | Legacy Autosport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25th | |
2022 | USF Juniors | International Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 233 | 5th |
Formula 4 United States Championship | Future Star Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78.5 | 8th | |
2023 | USF2000 Championship | Future Star Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33rd |
NASCAR Xfinity Series | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67th |
*Season still in progress.
Castro's family immigrated to the United States from Colombia. Andre is a first-generation of Colombian-American. [4] He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2017 | Newman Wachs Racing | STP 1 10 | STP 2 20 | BAR 1 9 | BAR 2 22 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | IOW | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | MDO 1 | MDO 2 | WGL | 29th | 25 | ||||
2021 | Legacy Autosport | ALA 1 22 | ALA 2 19 | STP 1 10 | STP 2 8 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | LOR | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | NJMP 1 | NJMP 2 | NJMP 3 | MOH 4 14 | MOH 5 10 | 25th | 45 |
2023 | Future Star Racing | STP 1 9 | STP 2 21 | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 33rd | 13 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | International Motorsport | OIR 1 4 | OIR 2 4 | OIR 3 C | ALA 1 5 | ALA 2 2 | VIR 1 10 | VIR 2 6 | VIR 3 8 | MOH 1 8 | MOH 2 7 | MOH 3 12 | ROA 1 12 | ROA 2 4 | ROA 3 6 | COA 1 17 | COA 2 5 | COA 3 7 | 5th | 233 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC 37 | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC 36 | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 67th | 2 | [5] |
2024 | SS-Green Light Racing | 14 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR 23 | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC 35 | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [6] |
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