DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves has dominated out working subsequent month’s NASCAR season-opening Daytona 500.

Castroneves has been chasing a seat since profitable one among Tony Stewart’s summer time all-star races final season to win a guess with the SRX head that promised Castroneves assist discovering a NASCAR journey. He’d tried to place a deal along with Trackhouse Racing, which stated final week that it in the end determined it didn’t need to run three automobiles.

Castroneves then tried to speak to Floyd Mayweather’s group, however stated Thursday he could not get a deal finished with the Cash Staff Racing in time for subsequent month’s Daytona 500. TMT final 12 months raced itself into the Daytona 500 with driver Kaz Grala within the first NASCAR race for Mayweather’s group.

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“Sadly, for me, lack of expertise, no testing, quite a lot of issues. I consider it is going to be a bit of bit robust throwing myself in on such brief discover,” Castroneves stated. “To go to a spot the place you have to race your self into [the race], as of proper now, it is not going to occur. We have to have a possibility, and we have simply bought to … give me a bit of extra expertise.”

Castroneves, who on Saturday will try and win the Rolex 24 at Daytona for a 3rd consecutive 12 months, stated he is contemplating attending the Daytona 500 as a spectator.