Trackhouse Racing

Trackhouse Racing

Owner(s)	Justin Marks Armando Christian Pérez Avenue Sports Fund
Base	Concord, North Carolina
Series	NASCAR Cup Series MotoGP, IMSA SportsCar Championship
Race drivers	NASCAR Cup Series: 1. Ross Chastain 88. Shane Van Gisbergen (R) 99. Daniel Suárez MotoGP: 25. Raúl Fernández 79. Ai Ogura IMSA: 91. Shane van Gisbergen, Ben Keating, Scott McLaughlin, Connor Zilisch
Sponsors	NASCAR Cup Series: 1. Busch, Loyal Order of Moose, Kubota, Worldwide Express, Jockey 88. WeatherTech 99. Freeway Insurance, Jockey, Quaker State, Kubota, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Choice Hotels, Worldwide Express, Coca-Cola MotoGP: 25. Sterilgarda 88. Sterilgarda IMSA: 91. TBD
Manufacturer	NASCAR: Chevrolet MotoGP: Aprilia IMSA: Chevrolet
Opened	NASCAR: 2020 MotoGP: 2024 IMSA: 2025
Career
Debut	NASCAR Cup Series: 2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona) MotoGP: 2024 Motul Grand Prix of Japan
Latest race	NASCAR Cup Series: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) MotoGP: 2024 Motul Grand Prix of Japan
Races competed	NASCAR Cup Series: 143 MotoGP: 16
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	NASCAR Cup Series: 8 MotoGP: 0
Pole positions	NASCAR Cup Series: 3 MotoGP: 0

Trackhouse Racing is an American motorsports organization that competes full time in the NASCAR Cup Series and MotoGP and part time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The team is owned by Trackhouse Entertainment Group, a venture of Justin Marks, Grammy Award–winning rapper Armando Christian "Pitbull" Pérez, and Avenue Sports Fund.

The organization fields three full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 cars: the No. 1 for Ross Chastain, the No. 88 for Shane Van Gisbergen, and the No. 99 for Daniel Suárez.^[1]

In 2024, the team expanded into MotoGP, as the satellite team of Aprilia.^[2]

After Leavine Family Racing announced the sale of its assets in summer 2020, former NASCAR Cup Series driver and former World of Outlaws and K&N Pro Series East team owner Justin Marks placed a bid on the sale. LFR eventually sold their assets to Spire Motorsports.^[3] On August 14, Marks confirmed the creation of his own team, Trackhouse, and revealed that former Dale Earnhardt Incorporated executive Ty Norris had been brought on to help run the team.^[4] At that time, Marks had yet to strike a formal alliance with any manufacturer or team, but already had one potential sponsor lined up.^[5] He had also yet to purchase any equipment.^[6] From his ownership of a go-kart track and other family business ventures, Marks had the financial wherewithal to purchase a team without other means.^[3] Marks aimed to be an unconventional team owner, with plans to use his team ownership platform as an advocate for STEM education.^[7] On January 15, 2021, it was announced that Armando Christian Pérez, better known by his stage name Pitbull, had assumed an ownership role in the team.^[8] On May 30, motivational speaker and philanthropist Tony Robbins hinted at investing in the team.^[9] On June 10, Marks told Sirius XM NASCAR Radio that the team may expand to a two-car operation in 2022.^[10] On June 30, 2021, Trackhouse announced their purchase of the NASCAR operations of Chip Ganassi Racing and along with it, its two charters for the No. 1 and the No. 42 teams, therefore announcing the team will be two cars in 2022.

On January 9, 2023, a consortium consisting of Trackhouse, DEJ Management, Jeff Burton Autosports, Inc., and Kevin Harvick Incorporated purchased the CARS Tour.^[11][12]

On September 16, Trackhouse signed a multi-year deal with 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Zane Smith. As part of a partnership deal, Smith will drive Spire Motorsports' third team in 2024, and is expected to join Trackhouse full-time in a third team in 2025.^[13]

On January 11, 2024, Trackhouse announced that they would be hiring Connor Zilisch to a multi-year deal that includes him running in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, CARS Tour, Trans-Am Series, and IMSA in 2024 and 2025.^[14] On July 17, Avenue Sports Fund acquired a minority stake in Trackhouse Entertainment Group.^[15] On September 17, it was reported that Norris left the team and was headed to Kaulig Racing.^[16]

On August 3, 2021, the team announced that Ross Chastain would drive their second car, the No. 1, in 2022.^[17][18] Chastain began the 2022 season with a 40th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500 and a 29th place finish at Fontana. He then rebounded with a third place finish at Las Vegas and two runner-up finishes at Phoenix and Atlanta. Chastain scored his first career cup win and Trackhouse's first ever win at COTA.^[19] A month later, he claimed his second victory at Talladega.^[20] At the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race, Chastain finished 22nd after going airborne from colliding with Kyle Busch, taking Chase Elliott out in the process.^[21] At the Indianapolis road course, Chastain crossed the line second to Tyler Reddick, but was penalized and scored 27th place for crossing the access road during the final restart.^[22] Chastain made the Championship 4 after the "Hail Melon" move at Martinsville by driving along the outside wall at full throttle, slingshotting his way to overtake Denny Hamlin and finish fifth (Chastain would be credited a finish of fourth after Brad Keselowski was disqualified following post-race tech inspection due to his car failing to meet the minimum weight requirement).^[23] He finished third at the Phoenix finale and a career-best second place in the points standings.^[24]

Chastain started the 2023 season with a ninth-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. Shortly after finishing fifth at Kansas, Noah Gragson confronted him over a racing incident between them that resulted in Gragson hitting the outside wall. Gragson shoved Chastain, who retaliated with a punch to the face.^[25] Chastain scored his first win of the season at Nashville.^[26] On July 11, Anheuser-Busch announced it signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the No. 1 starting in 2024, ending its ten-year partnership with the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 at the end of the season.^[27] Chastain was eliminated from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race,^[28] but won the season finale at Phoenix and finished ninth in the points standings.^[29]

Chastain started the 2024 season with a 21st place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. He was winless during the regular season and missed the playoffs after lower-ranked Harrison Burton and Chase Briscoe won races. Nevertheless, Chastain won during the Round of 12 at Kansas.^[30] Following the Martinsville playoff race, the No. 1 was docked 50 owner and driver points and Chastain and the team were each fined US$100,000 for race manipulation, when Chastain and fellow Chevrolet driver Austin Dillon formed a blockade to allow William Byron to make the Championship 4. In addition, Surgen was suspended for the Phoenix finale.^[31]

Year	Driver	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	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2022	Ross Chastain	1	Chevy	DAY 40	CAL 29	LVS 3*	PHO 2	ATL 2	COA 1*	RCH 19	MAR 5	BRI 33	TAL 1	DOV 3	DAR 30	KAN 7	CLT 15	GTW 8	SON 7	NSH 5	ROA 4	ATL 2	NHA 8	POC 32	IRC 27	MCH 24	RCH 18	GLN 21	DAY 33	DAR 20	KAN 7	BRI 6	TEX 13	TAL 4*	CLT 37	LVS 2	HOM 2	MAR 4	PHO 3	2nd	5034
2023				DAY 9	CAL 3*	LVS 12	PHO 24	ATL 13	COA 4	RCH 3	BRD 28	MAR 13	TAL 23	DOV 2	KAN 5	DAR 29	CLT 22	GTW 22	SON 10	NSH 1*	CSC 22	ATL 35	NHA 23	POC 13	RCH 24	MCH 7	IRC 17	GLN 18	DAY 17	DAR 5	KAN 13	BRI 23	TEX 2	TAL 37	ROV 10	LVS 5	HOM 31	MAR 14	PHO 1*	9th	2299
2024				DAY 21	ATL 7	LVS 4	PHO 6	BRI 15	COA 7	RCH 15	MAR 14	TEX 32	TAL 13	DOV 12	KAN 19	DAR 11	CLT 8	GTW 12	SON 5	IOW 11	NHA 10	NSH 33	CSC 22	POC 36	IND 15	RCH 5	MCH 25	DAY 12	DAR 5	ATL 13	GLN 4*	BRI 10	KAN 1	TAL 40	ROV 28	LVS 7	HOM 33	MAR 8	PHO 19	19th	852
2025				DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	HOM	MAR	DAR	BRI	TAL	TEX	KAN	CLT	NSH	MCH	MXC	POC	ATL	CSC	SON	DOV	IND	IOW	GLN	RCH	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	NHA	KAN	ROV	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

On August 24, 2024, Trackhouse announced that they had secured a third charter from Stewart–Haas Racing and Shane van Gisbergen would be driving the No. 88 entry for 2025.^[32][33]

Year	Driver	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	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2025	Shane van Gisbergen	88	Chevy	DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	HOM	MAR	DAR	BRI	TAL	TEX	KAN	CLT	NSH	MCH	MXC	POC	ATL	CSC	SON	DOV	IND	IOW	GLN	RCH	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	NHA	KAN	ROV	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

On May 24, 2022, Trackhouse announced the creation of Project91, a part-time entry that aims to put international drivers behind the wheel in the Cup Series. The team was due to compete in at least one race during the 2022 season, with the driver and the race to be announced, before adding additional races in the 2023 season.^[34] Two days later, it was announced that 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen would be driving the No. 91 car at Watkins Glen.^[35] Räikkönen finished 37th after crashing on the tire barrier past the bus-stop chicane on lap 45.^[36] In 2023, Räikkönen returned to the No. 91 at COTA, where he finished 29th.^[37]

On May 18, 2023, the team announced New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen would make his NASCAR debut at the inaugural Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course.^[38] After qualifying in third place, van Gisbergen won the race, becoming the first driver in the modern era of NASCAR, and the first driver in 60 years, to win his debut race.^[39] On July 19, 2023, Trackhouse Racing announced van Gisbergen would make his second start of the 2023 season at the Indianapolis Road Course.^[40]

Year	Driver	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	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2022	Kimi Räikkönen	91	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	BRI	TAL	DOV	DAR	KAN	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	ROA	ATL	NHA	POC	IND	MCH	RCH	GLN 37	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	45th	1
2023				DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA 29	RCH	BRD	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH																				37th	92
	Shane van Gisbergen																				CSC 1	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH	IRC 10	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO

On October 7, 2020, the team announced a full-time drive in 2021 with Daniel Suárez as driver.^[41] Later, the team announced that it leased a charter from Spire Motorsports to guarantee itself an entry into every 2021 race.^[42] Trackhouse aligned with Richard Childress Racing as an engine provider for 2021 as well as operating on RCR's campus in Welcome, North Carolina.^[1] Marks chose the 99 as the team number to pay tribute to Carl Edwards who had used the number for most of his cup series career as he mostly raced for Roush-Fenway Racing.^[1] On November 13, former JR Motorsports crew chief Travis Mack was announced as the No. 99's crew chief.^[43] Suárez scored the team's first top-five with a fourth-place finish at the Bristol dirt race.^[44] With a total of four top-10 finishes, Suárez finished the 2021 season 25th in points.

In February 2022, Trackhouse announced that Freeway Insurance would be a primary sponsor for Suárez and the No. 99 car for five events during the 2022 season.^[45] Suárez began the 2022 season with an 18th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He followed it up with a fourth place finish at Fontana. In addition, Suárez finished ninth at Phoenix and fourth at Atlanta. On May 22, Suárez won the NASCAR Open for the second time in his career, which earned him a place in the All-Star Race where he finished fifth. At Sonoma, he became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race.^[46] Suárez was eliminated in the Round of 12 after finishing 36th at the Charlotte Roval.^[47] Suárez would finish career-best tenth in the points standings.

Suárez started the 2023 season with a seventh-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. On March 29, he was fined US$50,000 for intentionally bumping Alex Bowman on pit road following the conclusion of the COTA race.^[48] With no wins, three top-fives, and 10 top-10 finishes, Suárez missed the playoffs and finished 19th in the points standings.

Suárez started the 2024 season with a 34th place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500. A week later, he beat Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide photo finish at Atlanta to score his second career Cup Series win.^[49]

Year	Driver	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	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2021	Daniel Suárez	99	Chevy	DAY 36	DAY 16	HOM 15	LVS 26	PHO 21	ATL 17	BRI 4	MAR 32	RCH 16	TAL 23	KAN 11	DAR 23	DOV 9	COA 33	CLT 15	SON 12	NSH 7	POC 13	POC 15	ROA 36	ATL 36	NHA 20	GLN 31	IRC 37	MCH 22	DAY 19	DAR 13	RCH 17	BRI 22	LVS 15	TAL 23	CLT 13	TEX 10	KAN 15	MAR 28	PHO 21	25th	634
2022				DAY 18	CAL 4	LVS 37	PHO 9	ATL 4	COA 24	RCH 16	MAR 29	BRI 12	TAL 31	DOV 14	DAR 10	KAN 33	CLT 25	GTW 23	SON 1*	NSH 15	ROA 5	ATL 6	NHA 9	POC 3	IRC 28	MCH 25	RCH 19	GLN 5	DAY 24	DAR 18	KAN 10	BRI 19	TEX 12	TAL 8	CLT 36	LVS 16	HOM 10	MAR 12	PHO 24	10th	2272
2023				DAY 7	CAL 4	LVS 10	PHO 22	ATL 29	COA 27	RCH 23	BRD 25	MAR 17	TAL 9	DOV 35	KAN 15	DAR 34	CLT 23	GTW 7	SON 22	NSH 12	CSC 27	ATL 2	NHA 16	POC 36	RCH 33	MCH 6	IRC 3	GLN 22	DAY 20	DAR 34	KAN 16	BRI 21	TEX 8	TAL 10	ROV 33	LVS 14	HOM 16	MAR 34	PHO 11	19th	756
2024				DAY 34	ATL 1	LVS 11	PHO 13	BRI 18	COA 31	RCH 22	MAR 22	TEX 5	TAL 26	DOV 18	KAN 27	DAR 24	CLT 24	GTW 23	SON 14	IOW 9	NHA 21	NSH 22	CSC 11	POC 16	IND 8	RCH 10	MCH 8	DAY 40	DAR 18	ATL 2	GLN 13	BRI 31	KAN 13	TAL 26	ROV 30	LVS 3	HOM 16	MAR 23	PHO 10	12th	2226
2025				DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	HOM	MAR	DAR	BRI	TAL	TEX	KAN	CLT	NSH	MCH	MXC	POC	ATL	CSC	SON	DOV	IND	IOW	GLN	RCH	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	NHA	KAN	ROV	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

In 2024, Trackhouse began signing developmental contracts with drivers. Below is a list of current drivers signed to the team, but are not driving with Trackhouse.

• Zane Smith – Signed in 2024, to a Cup Series contract and drove for Spire Motorsports.^[50] On August 23, Smith parted ways with Trackhouse.^[51]
• Shane van Gisbergen – Signed in 2024 to compete in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing, ARCA Menards Series with Pinnacle Racing Group, and select late model races.^[52]
• Connor Zilisch – Signed on a multi-year deal to a contract in 2024 that would see him run races in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports, Craftsman Truck Series with Spire Motorsports, ARCA Menards Series, CARS Tour, Global MX-5 Cup with BSI Racing, and IMSA SportsCar Championship with Era Motorsport.^[53]

Trackhouse Racing

2024 name	Trackhouse Racing
Base	Nashville, Tennessee, United States Noale, Italy
Principal	Team Principal: Davide Brivio Team Manager: Wilco Zeelenberg
Rider(s)	MotoGP: 25. Raúl Fernández 79. Ai Ogura
Motorcycle	Aprilia RS-GP
Tyres	Michelin

Trackhouse Entertainment Group announced on December 5, 2023, that it would take over RNF Racing's entry spot in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, after RNF breached participation agreements.^[54][2] The team competes under the name Trackhouse Racing, competing as an Aprilia independent team. Davide Brivio, one of the most successful MotoGP team managers with Yamaha and Suzuki, joined the project as team principal for its inaugural season.^[55]

Year	Class	Team name	Bike	Riders	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points	Pos.
2024	MotoGP	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	Raúl Fernández	20	0	0	0	0	66	16th
				Lorenzo Savadori	4	0	0	0	0	0	28th
				Miguel Oliveira	15	0	0	0	0	75	15th
2025	MotoGP	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	Raúl Fernández	0	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
				Ai Ogura	0	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Team	Bike	Tyre	No.	Rider	Race																						RC	Pts	TC	Pts	MC	Pts
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
2024	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	M			QAT	POR	AME	SPA	FRA	CAT	ITA	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	ARA	RSM	EMI	INA	JPN	AUS	THA	MAL	SLD
				25	Raúl Fernández	Ret	Ret	10	11	119	6	12	8	10	Ret	Ret	16	18	13	10	15	106	Ret	16	18			16th	66	9th	141	3rd	302
				32	Lorenzo Savadori																Ret	Ret	Ret	18				28th	0
				88	Miguel Oliveira	15	9	11	88	Ret	10	14	15	62	Ret	12	Ret5	11	10	DNS					12			15th	75
2025	Trackhouse Racing	Aprilia RS-GP	M			THA	ARG	AME	QAT	SPA	FRA	GBR	ARA	ITA	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	HUN	CAT	RSM	JPN	INA	AUS	MAL	POR	VAL
				25	Raúl Fernández																							NC*	0*	NC*	0*	NC*	0*
				79	Ai Ogura																							NC*	0*

^* Season still in progress.

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