Introduction
Andre Castro (born January 6, 1999) is an American racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. Castro previously competed in the USF Juniors championship with International Motorsport and in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2021 with Legacy Autosport. He was one of two drivers to win the prestigious Team USA Scholarship in 2021.
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 |
*Season still in progress.
Personal life
Castro's family immigrated to the United States from Colombia. Andre is a first-generation of Colombian-American.
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 | STP1 10 |
STP2 20 |
BAR1 9 |
BAR2 22 |
IMS1 | IMS2 | ROA1 | ROA2 | IOW | TOR1 | TOR2 | MDO1 | MDO2 | WGL | 29th | 25 | ||||
| 2021 | Legacy Autosport | ALA1 22 |
ALA2 19 |
STP1 10 |
STP2 8 |
IMS1 |
IMS2 |
IMS3 |
LOR |
ROA1 |
ROA2 |
MOH1 |
MOH2 |
MOH3 |
NJMP1 |
NJMP2 |
NJMP3 |
MOH4 14 |
MOH5 10 |
25th | 45 |
| 2023 | Future Star Racing | STP1 9 |
STP2 21 |
SEB1 |
SEB2 |
IMS1 |
IMS2 |
IMS3 |
IRP |
ROA1 |
ROA2 |
MOH1 |
MOH2 |
MOH3 |
TOR1 |
TOR2 |
POR1 |
POR2 |
POR3 |
22nd* | 13* |
USF Juniors
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | International Motorsport | OIR1 4 |
OIR2 4 |
OIR3 C |
ALA1 5 |
ALA2 2 |
VIR1 10 |
VIR2 6 |
VIR3 8 |
MOH1 8 |
MOH2 7 |
MOH3 12 |
ROA1 12 |
ROA2 4 |
ROA3 6 |
COA1 17 |
COA2 5 |
COA3 7 |
5th | 233 |
*Season still in progress.
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
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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 | |