The 2025 Daytona 500 area has gained a significant addition.
In accordance to Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will try to make the 2025 Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing. If Castroneves makes the sector, the race will mark his first begin in any NASCAR division.
The automotive fielded by Trackhouse Racing will doubtless be the No. 91 automotive within the newest run for the crew’s “Venture 91” program, which goals to carry drivers from different racing disciplines to the NASCAR Cup Sequence. 2007 F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen was the primary driver to pilot the No. 91, ending thirty seventh at Watkins Glen in 2022.
Raikkonen additionally drove the No. 91 at COTA in 2023, however it was Shane van Gisbergen who immortalized the quantity along with his gorgeous win at Chicago in July 2023. Whereas the No. 91 automotive didn’t make any begins in 2024, Castroneves has the chance to carry the quantity again with a bang and add one other prestigious win to his resume.
Trackhouse’s full-time drivers for the 2025 Cup Sequence season embrace Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez.
Castroneves, a 49-year-old native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a veteran of 315 IndyCar begins. He’s a 25-time winner within the sequence, together with his 4 aforementioned wins within the Indianapolis 500. His most up-to-date victory got here within the 2021 Indianapolis 500.
