Armando Christian Perez, a.ok.a. Pitbull, a.ok.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly introduced on social media in the present day that he’s not a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing.
Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the start of 2021, simply forward of the crew’s foray into the NASCAR Cup sequence. He spoke enthusiastically about loving each music and motorsports, and wanting to mix the 2. To that finish, Pitbull is supposed to comply with via on that mission this weekend, the place he’s scheduled to carry out forward of the Daytona 500. (Climate allowing, no less than — storms have threatened to rain on the festivities, and the race’s begin time has been moved as much as 1:30pm ET because of this.)
Pitbull didn’t provide a lot clarification for the break from Trackhouse Racing when he made the announcement with a social media submit, stating:
“Over the previous 5 years, we’ve made historical past by introducing NASCAR to a complete new viewers and falling in love with NASCAR followers on the similar time. Now we have made the choice to terminate the partnership with Trackhouse Racing, efficient instantly. We’re wanting ahead to acting on the game’s greatest stage this Sunday, the Daytona 500.”
Trackhouse founder Justin Marks adopted Pitbull’s assertion together with his personal social submit, providing some hints about why the partnership may need damaged off, noting that Pitbull was in a position to make a robust return on his early funding in a racing operation that now runs in NASCAR Cup, IMSA, and MotoGP.
“It is a nice enterprise story. Armando got here in after we had no certainty of any materials success and took an opportunity to assist construct a model. Now that we have scaled up and have new parters [sic], he is been in a position to be rewarded for the influence he is made. An ideal funding on each ends. Excited to see what he does subsequent! DALE!”
Trackhouse begins the 2025 NASCAR Cup season by welcoming again Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, and including a 3rd automobile run by “rookie” Shane Van Gisbergen in his first full Cup season. The crew additionally has four-time Indianapolis 500-winner Helio Castroneves driving for it within the Daytona 500 on an “open exemption provisional” granted to world-class drivers who don’t actively race in NASCAR.
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