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Cusick Motorsports is an American auto racing team based out of
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. They currently compete in the
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, and have previously competed in the
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and
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. For the
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,
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partnered with Cusick Motorsports to field Conor Daly in the #24 and
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in the #23. In
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. the partnership continued, with Hunter-Reay returning to the #23 and Jack Harvey driving the #24. Past Cusick Motorsports entrants have had
Stefan Wilson Stefan James Wilson (born 20 September 1989 in Sheffield, UK) is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of the late Formula One and IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson (racing driver), Justin Wilson. He is also the winner of the 20 ...
, in conjunction with
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and
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. In IMSA past entries included the #99
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911 GT3 R for Rob Ferriol,
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, Wilson and
Nick Boulle Nicholas Bernard Wilkie Boulle (born March 28, 1989) is an American-British professional racing driver, athlete, entrepreneur and jeweler from Dallas, Texas, who is currently competing for United Autosports in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship ...
, in conjunction with Team Hardpoint.


History


IndyCar Series


2021

The team would first begin to compete in
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, with Wilson driving the #25 Lohla Sport Dallara-
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HI12TT/R at the
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. The entry would be fielded in conjunction with
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. Wilson would successfully qualify for the race at a four-lap average speed of 229.714 miles per hour, which would put him in the 29th place starting position. On lap 34, Wilson would crash out in the pit lane, causing him to retire, with 32 laps complete, in 33rd (last) place. Wilson stated that the crash was due to the brakes locking as he slowed his car to meet the pit lane speed limit.


2022

Cusick returned in
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
with Wilson driving at
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in the #25 Gnarly Jerky/Lohala Sport/ Sierra Pacific Windows Dallara-Chevrolet. The entry was done in conjunction with DragonSpeed (who provided the pit crew members) and Foyt (who provided the equipment). For qualifying, Wilson did not make an attempt, due to his engine having an issue stemming from the second gear being where the third was supposed to be, meaning that when Wilson shifted to what was supposed the third gear, the engine spun beyond its threshold. In the race, Wilson started 33rd (last) and would ultimately finish (two laps down) in 26th place.


IMSA SportsCar Championship


2022

In
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, Cusick expanded their operations to IMSA. In a partnership with Hardpoint, the team would field the #99 Grid Rival Porsche in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class. Cusick's involvement would only be for the endurance races, where Wilson would race. At the
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, Wilson joined Ferriol, Legge and Boulle. The car would start in 53rd and complete 672 of 761 laps, causing them to finish in 38th place overall and 10th (out of 24 cars) class. Then, at the
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, Legge, Wilson and Ferriol drove the car. They qualified in 52nd place (out of 53 cars) and would improve their finish, from Daytona, to eighth in class and 33rd overall.


References


External links


Official Website
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