Andre Castro (racing driver)
American racing driver (born 1999)
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Andre Castro (born January 6, 1999) is an American professional racing driver.[1] He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen. 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.[citation needed]
| Andre Castro | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1999 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| 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 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2025 position | 71st | ||||||
| Best finish | 67th (2023), (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 The Loop 121 (Chicago) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 The Loop 110 (Chicago) | ||||||
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Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2025 | TC America Series | Ricca Autosport | |||||||
| 2026 | TC America Series | Ricca Autosport |
*Season still in progress.
Personal life
Castro's family immigrated to the United States from Colombia. Andre is a first-generation of Colombian-American. He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City and University of Chicago for undergraduate school.[4]
Motorsports career results
American open-wheel racing results
USF2000 National Championship
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 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 |
USF Juniors
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Xfinity Series
| 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 | 67th | 16 | [6] |
| 2025 | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC 33 |
SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 71st | 4 | [7] |
