Andre Castro (racing driver)

{{Infobox racing driver

|name=Andre Castro

|starts=16

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1999|1|6}}

|birth_place=New York City, New York, U.S.

|current series=USF Juniors

|first year=2022

|current team=International Motorsport

|car number=23

|poles=0

|wins=0

|fastest laps=0

|podiums=1

|best finish=5th

|year=2022

|titles=

|title years=

|prev series=U.S. F2000 National Championship
F1600 Championship Series
Formula Ford Festival
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
U.S. F2000 National Championship|prev series years=2021
2021
2021
2019–20
2017

| module =

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Busch_Races = 5

| Years_In_Busch = 3

| Busch_Car_Team = No. 35 (Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 67th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2024

| Best_Busch_Pos = 67th (2023), (2024)

| First_Busch_Race = 2023 The Loop 121 (Chicago)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2024 The Loop 110 (Chicago)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

}}}}

Andre Castro (born January 6, 1999) is an American professional racing driver.{{Cite web|title=Andre Castro (R)|url=https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/andre-castro|access-date=2021-12-25|website=www.usf2000.com}} He currently competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet 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.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Marotti Autosport expands partnership with Legacy Autosport at Barber |url=https://racer.com/2021/04/14/marotti-autosport-expands-partnership-with-legacy-autosport-at-barber/ |access-date=2021-12-25 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Team USA's Andre Castro steps down from USF2000 to USF Juniors |url=https://formulascout.com/team-usas-andre-castro-steps-down-from-usf2000-to-usf-juniors/92403 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He was one of two drivers to win the prestigious Team USA Scholarship in 2021.

Racing record

= Career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position
2017 \| align="left" \|U.S. F2000 National Championship \| align="left" \|Newman Wachs Racing \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|25 \|29th
rowspan="2" \|2019 \| rowspan="2" align="left" \|NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 \| align="left" \|PK Carsport \|8 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|4 \| rowspan="2" \|280 \| rowspan="2" \|18th
align=left\| Marko Stipp Motorsport \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
2020 \| align="left" \|NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 \| align="left" \|DF1 Racing \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|88 \|24th
rowspan="3" \|2021 \| align="left" \|Formula Ford Festival \| rowspan="1" align="left" \|Low Dempsey Racing \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| style="background:#FFDF9F;" \|3rd
align="left" \|F1600 Championship Series \| align="left" \|Rice Race Prep \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|64 \|36th
align="left" \|U.S. F2000 National Championship \| align="left" \|Legacy Autosport \|6 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|45 \|25th
rowspan="2" \|2022 \| align="left" \|USF Juniors \| align="left" \|International Motorsport \|16 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|233 \|5th
align=left\| Formula 4 United States Championship \|align=left\| Future Star Racing \|9 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|4 \|78.5 \|8th
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \|align=left\| USF2000 Championship \|align=left\| Future Star Racing \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|13 \|33rd
align=left\| NASCAR Xfinity Series \|align=left\| Jesse Iwuji Motorsports \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|67th

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2017

| align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| align="left" |Newman Wachs Racing

|25

|29th

rowspan="2" |2019

| rowspan="2" align="left" |NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

| align="left" |PK Carsport

| rowspan="2" |280

| rowspan="2" |18th

align=left| Marko Stipp Motorsport

2020

| align="left" |NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2

| align="left" |DF1 Racing

|88

|24th

rowspan="3" |2021

| align="left" |Formula Ford Festival

| rowspan="1" align="left" |Low Dempsey Racing

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd

align="left" |F1600 Championship Series

| align="left" |Rice Race Prep

|64

|36th

align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| align="left" |Legacy Autosport

|45

|25th

rowspan="2" |2022

| align="left" |USF Juniors

| align="left" |International Motorsport

|16

|233

|5th

align=left| Formula 4 United States Championship

|align=left| Future Star Racing

|78.5

|8th

rowspan="2" | 2023

|align=left| USF2000 Championship

|align=left| Future Star Racing

|13

|33rd

align=left| NASCAR Xfinity Series

|align=left| Jesse Iwuji Motorsports

|67th

*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.{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Andy|title=Andre Castro 'chases perfection' as racecar driver on the rise |url=https://college.uchicago.edu/news/student-stories/andre-castro-chases-perfection-racecar-driver-rise |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=University of Chicago}}

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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!Year

!Team

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!Rank

!Points

2017

! Newman Wachs Racing

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| BAR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAR
2
{{small|22}}

| IMS
1

| IMS
2

| ROA
1

| ROA
2

| IOW

| TOR
1

| TOR
2

| MOH
1

| MOH
2

| WGL

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25

2021

! Legacy Autosport

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ALA
1
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ALA
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
2
{{small|8}}

|LOR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
4
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
5
{{small|10}}

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 25th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 45

2023

! Future Star Racing

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|21}}

|IRP

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 33rd

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13

== USF Juniors ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" !Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !Rank !Points
2022 !International Motorsport \| style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|OIR 1 {{small\|4}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|OIR 2 {{small\|4}} \|OIR 3 {{small\|C}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|ALA 1 {{small\|5}} \| style="background:#DFDFDF;" \|ALA 2 {{small\|2}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|VIR 1 {{small\|10}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|VIR 2 {{small\|6}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|VIR 3 {{small\|8}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|MOH 1 {{small\|8}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|MOH 2 {{small\|7}} \| style="background:#CFCFFF;" \|MOH 3 {{small\|12}} \| style="background:#CFCFFF;" \|ROA 1 {{small\|12}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|ROA 2 {{small\|4}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|ROA 3 {{small\|6}} \| style="background:#CFCFFF;" \|COA 1 {{small\|17}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;" \|COA 2 {{small\|5}} \| style="background:#CFEAFF;" \|COA 3 {{small\|7}} ! style="background:#DFFFDF"\| 5th ! style="background:#DFFFDF"\|233

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!Year

!Team

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!Rank

!Points

2022

!International Motorsport

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OIR
1
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OIR
2
{{small|4}}

|OIR
3
{{small|C}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ALA
1
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |ALA
2
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |VIR
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |VIR
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |VIR
3
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ROA
2
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
3
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |COA
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |COA
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |COA
3
{{small|7}}

! style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5th

! style="background:#DFFFDF"|233

=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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=40\| NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 ! {{Tooltip\|NXSC\|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2023 ! Jesse Iwuji Motorsports ! 34 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAL \| LVS \| PHO \| ATL \| COA \| RCH \| MAR \| TAL \| DOV \| DAR \| CLT \| PIR \| SON \| NSH \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CSC {{small\|37}} \| ATL \| NHA \| POC \| ROA \| MCH \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IRC {{small\|36}} \| GLN \| DAY \| DAR \| KAN \| BRI \| TEX \| ROV \| LVS \| HOM \| MAR \| PHO ! 67th ! 2 ! {{cite web\|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2023/B\|title=Andre Castro – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=July 1, 2023}}
2024 ! SS-Green Light Racing ! 14 ! Chevy \| DAY \| ATL \| LVS \| PHO \| COA \| RCH \| MAR \| TEX \| TAL \| DOV \| DAR \| CLT \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| PIR 23 \| SON \| IOW \| NHA \| NSH \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CSC 35 \| POC \| IND \| MCH \| DAY \| DAR \| ATL \| GLN \| BRI \| KAN \| TAL \| ROV \| LVS \| HOM \| MAR \| PHO ! 67th ! 16 ! {{cite web\|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2024/B\|title=Andre Castro – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=May 30, 2024}}
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 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CSC 33 \| SON \| DOV \| IND \| IOW \| GLN \| DAY \| PIR \| GTW \| BRI \| KAN \| ROV \| LVS \| TAL \| MAR \| PHO ! -* ! -* ! {{cite web\|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2025/B\|title=Andre Castro – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=July 5, 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=40| NASCAR Xfinity Series results

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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! Jesse Iwuji Motorsports

! 34

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| CLT

| PIR

| SON

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CSC
{{small|37}}

| ATL

| NHA

| POC

| ROA

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRC
{{small|36}}

| GLN

| DAY

| DAR

| KAN

| BRI

| TEX

| ROV

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! 67th

! 2

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2023/B|title=Andre Castro – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2023}}

2024

! SS-Green Light Racing

! 14

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PIR
23

| SON

| IOW

| NHA

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CSC
35

| POC

| IND

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| ATL

| GLN

| BRI

| KAN

| TAL

| ROV

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! 67th

! 16

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2024/B|title=Andre Castro – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 30, 2024}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CSC
33

| SON

| DOV

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| DAY

| PIR

| GTW

| BRI

| KAN

| ROV

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

! -*

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/castran01/2025/B|title=Andre Castro – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 5, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Andre_Castro}}
{{DriverDB driver|andre-castro}}

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from New York City

Category:Formula Ford drivers

Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Newman Wachs Racing drivers

Category:American sportspeople of Colombian descent

Category:United States F4 Championship drivers

Category:Long stubs with short prose

Category:USF Juniors drivers