Troy Castaneda

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Troy Castaneda
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1989-11-15) November 15, 1989 (age 33)
Firestone Indy Lights
Years active2012
Former teamsBryan Herta Autosport
Starts2
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2008
2007
Italian Formula Master
Formula Russell

Troy Castaneda (born November 15, 1989) is an American racing driver from Sacramento, California.

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After karting from 2004 to 2006, Castaneda competed in the Formula Russell series in 2007 and the Italian Formula Master Championship in 2008. In 2009 he returned to karting, winning the US Rotax Nationals points championship and finishing second in the national championship event. He also competed in the Rotax World Finals where he finished fifth.

Castaneda made his professional racing debut with Bryan Herta Autosport on the Streets of St. Petersburg in the Firestone Indy Lights series in March 2012. [1] He had previously tested in the fall of 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the team. [2] Castaneda finished ninth in his debut at St. Pete but crashed out of the race due to a mechanical failure in his second start at Barber Motorsports Park. He was replaced in the BHA car by Nick Andries for the third race of the season in Long Beach.

Castaneda is also an International model and actor. He is currently represented by ICONS in South Africa, Wilhelmina Hawaii, STARS in San Francisco, Dreamodels in Hong Kong and MSA Models in Los Angeles. He is represented theatrically with Ayers Talent Agency and with Osbrink commercially.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2012 Bryan Herta Autosport STP
9
ALA
15
LBH INDY DET MIL IOW TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 19th37

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References

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