Andre Castro, making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports, will finish 37th in Saturday’s The Loop 121 at the Chicago Street Course, after a heavy crash in the first corner.
Castro, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Camaro, appeared to have a mechanical issue entering the first corner of the race, sending his University of Chicago Medicine-sponsored machine viciously into the tire barriers in Turn 1.
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Making his @NASCAR_Xfinity Series debut, the No. 34 of Andre Castro crashes hard into the Turn 1 tire barriers.#NASCAR #TheLoop121 pic.twitter.com/1WC2yLFIOP
— NASCAR on TSN (@NASCARonTSN) July 1, 2023
The 24-year-old driver smacked the wall incredibly hard, causing insane damage to his entry, and requiring him and his team to retire from the race, netting him a finish of 37th place.
Chris Weaver caught a video of Castro slamming into the turn one barrier. In the video, you can hear the sound of the No. 34 sliding into the corner at full speed, and eventually hitting the tire barriers hard.
Castro was able to climb from the car under his own power.
Huge impact into the turn 1 wall for Andre Castro driving the 34 car. I was getting the cool shot of cars coming thru when he slammed the tire barrier. #chicagostreetrace pic.twitter.com/ozZvCJjved
— Chris Weaver (@chris8video) July 1, 2023
