Andre Castro (born January 6, 1999) is an American racing driver. He last competed part-time in the

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driving the No. 14

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for

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. Castro previously competed in the

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championship with International Motorsport and in the

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in 2021 with Legacy Autosport. He was one of two drivers to win the prestigious

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in 2021.

Racing record

Career summary

*Season still in progress.

Personal life

Castro's family immigrated to the United States from

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. Andre is a first-generation of Colombian-American. He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City and

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for undergraduate school.

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)

USF Juniors

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

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

References

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* * 1999 births Living people Racing drivers from New York City Formula Ford drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers NASCAR drivers Newman Wachs Racing drivers American sportspeople of Colombian descent United States F4 Championship drivers Long stubs with short prose {{US-autoracing-bio-stub USF Juniors drivers