MIAMI, Fla. — International Motorsport adds versatile racer Andre Castro to its 2022 squad in the new USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires.
Castro, who joins French driver Alan Isambard, will pilot the No. 23 Doug Mockett & Company entry.
“Our driver line-up is being finalized for our first year as a team and, after looking at several options and a very successful test at Barber, we are very proud to have Andre on our team for USF Juniors in 2022,” said International Motorsport Team Principal Juan Garavaglia. “I have no doubt that he will be able to show on track all the talent that he has.”
Castro, 23, boasts a unique resume in both open-wheel and NASCAR. Beginning in karts at the age of 7, Castro graduated to cars in 2015 in the Skip Barber Karts to Cars Shootout, earning a scholarship to compete in the 2016 Skip Barber Championship Series.
That was the beginning of a career that has included class wins in the 3 Hours of Bogotá, podiums in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and three top-10 finishes in a limited, six-race Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship campaign last season.
He also earned his second Team USA Scholarship nomination in 2021, this time making the final cut where he finished third in the prestigious 50th Anniversary Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, which featured nearly 100 entries.
“I’m excited to be working with International Motorsport throughout this inaugural USF Juniors season,” said Castro. “The whole team is raring to get going and I thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone at our successful first test in Barber. Thanks so much to Doug Mockett and to the International team for believing in me and for trusting in this project; now it’s time to get to work!”