Andre Castro is used to street racing and skyline views, but stock cars will be a new one for him. The UChicago alum is making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in Chicago this weekend.
, a University of Chicago alumnus, is making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut this Saturday in Chicago.He’s used to street racing and skyline views, but stock cars will be a new one for him.“The event is only one day,” Castro said, “so that is pretty crazy in itself because I’ve never driven the Xfinity car before. I have 50 minutes of practice to get up to grips with the track, with the car and then have to do well enough in qualifying to make my way into the main race.
“I got some good laps down there on this course,” Castro said. “They scan this course, so it was pretty much exactly what I’ll be driving. Because of that, I’ve got a leg up. I feel comfortable going out there for the first time. We’ll see. It’s always going to be different. When you have a temporary circuit, the barriers aren’t always going to be in the same place every time they put them up. It’ll be taking a few laps in practice just to see where everything is.
The 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course will run on Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue and South Columbus Drive.
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