On Friday, former 2019 IndyCar Rookie of the Year driver Santino Ferrucci announced he will join Sam Hunt Racing on a part-time basis for the 2021 Xfinity Series season. The team has competed part-time for the last two seasons.
pic.twitter.com/D8E6qr9vci — Sam Hunt Racing (@Team_SHR26) January 8, 2021
Ferrucci’s statement on joining SHR said, “I’m incredibly proud to join Sam Hunt racing and TRD. I think together we will have a ton of success. Working with Sam these past few weeks has been fantastic, and his drive to put out a great racecar and team is second to none. The transition to NASCAR will be tough especially with no practice, qualifying, or testing, but I welcome the challenge. My limited experience before the green flag in Miami will be the Chili Bowl and my Super Late Model test. So far, everyone at NASCAR and the people that make up the NASCAR community have been very welcoming to me, the testing that I’ve done has gone really well, and I am excited to start racing!”
The 22-year-old from Woodbury, CT, is making the transition from open-wheel to stock car racing. Ferrucci will make his Xfinity Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway on February 27th. During the 2020 IndyCar season, he had one top-five and three top-ten finishes for Dale Coyne Racing.
Team owner Sam Hunt on adding Ferrucci, said, “Santino’s passion and drive was apparent the first time we sat down together. I had heard about him, seen some stories from open-wheel, but waited to form my opinion until we spent some time together one on one. He’s a great kid. He’s passionate, and he’s ready to learn the race craft of NASCAR. He’s situationally aware and works hard for every sponsor and investor he has. I have no doubts that he will be a strong competitor for us once he learns how these heavy cars drive, and how these races run. We are all excited to get to work with him.”
The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season starts Saturday, February 13th, from Daytona International Speedway at 5 pm on FS1.
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