Kamui Kobayashi returns to NASCAR for Austin round

One year later, he's back! Kamui Kobayashi will drive again NASCAR after participating in a round in 2023 on the Indianapolis road course. The former pilot of F1 prendra à nouveau le volant de la Toyota Camry n°67 du team 23XI Racing, mais cette fois-ci à Austin, le 24 mars prochain, sur le Circuit des Amériques. Pour l’occasion, il sera associé à Bubba Wallace et Tyler Reddick, dernier vainqueur sur place.

He’s back 😉

Kamui Kobayashi joins 23XI Racing for his second career #NASCAR Cup Series start as he takes on COTA with teammates Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick. #teamtoyota pic.twitter.com/Ifkmss21wE

— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) March 13, 2024

For his first in NASCAR at Indianapolis, the 37-year-old driver, who started 28th, finished 33rd after a complicated race where he experienced two spins. At the time, before this round, Kamui Kobayashi declared: “It’s my dream, actually. It's a major sport in the United States, and running in Europe, I never had the chance or opportunity to race in NASCAR. I think it will be difficult for me because it is unlike anything I have experienced during my career. »

Kobayashi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Toyota in 2021 and has never finished lower than third since 2018. He has finished on the podium six times in eight appearances in the iconic endurance race.

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