The Daytona 500 is one of the biggest racing events in the world, lining up next to the Indianapolis 500 and the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA. On Thursday morning, the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA had its media day, where several drivers talked about the last few months. Specifically, a group of NTT IndyCar Series drivers talked about the offseason, with one revealing an interesting pursuit.
According to The Associated Press’ Jenna Fryer, IndyCar Series driver [autotag]Colton Herta[/autotag] revealed that he tried to land a ride in the 2024 Daytona 500 but was unsuccessful. This is a major development as Herta is one of America’s top stars in open-wheel racing. In fact, the 23-year-old driver tried to join Formula 1, but that was also unsuccessful.
Checking in from #Rolex24 media day, where an #IndyCar reunion is happening.
Updates:
Herta tried but couldn’t land a Daytona 500 ride
The offseason struggle was real for Pato
FRO in a really good mental space
Ericsson looking forward to helping Andretti improve pic.twitter.com/5IBdmQN02C— Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) January 18, 2024
Herta likely would have needed to pursue an open entry for the 2024 Daytona 500, but it didn’t come to fruition. It is disappointing that he is now the second IndyCar driver to fail at this pursuit. Last year, Helio Castroneves did the same without any luck. Hopefully, Herta can try again in 2025 and get a decent ride in NASCAR’s biggest race.
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