[autotag]TRICON Garage[/autotag] has landed a big-name driver ahead of the next NASCAR Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas. On Monday morning, TRICON Garage announced that [autotag]Jack Hawksworth[/autotag] will drive the No. 1 truck for the organization at Circuit of the Americas on March 23. Hawksworth is the reigning IMSA GTD PRO champion.
The 33-year-old driver is in his eighth season of full-time IMSA competition, with 11 wins, 25 podiums, and 10 poles. Hawksworth also has championships in the IMSA GTD Sprint Cup and GTD PRO categories. He was a full-time NTT IndyCar Series driver from 2014 to 2016, with one podium. Finally, Hawksworth has made one NASCAR Xfinity Series start with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019.
We got our ringer.
Reigning @IMSA GTD PRO champ and @LexusRacingUSA Factory Driver Jack Hawksworth will join TRICON in the No. 1 at COTA! 🤝 pic.twitter.com/P4w2NVSWAt
— TRICON (@TRICONGarage) March 4, 2024
This is a massive addition for TRICON Garage, as Hawksworth is a road course ace that should run well at Circuit of the Americas. The NASCAR organization has shown enough speed to suggest that he can compete if he adapts well. Hawksworth will make the Truck Series event more exciting and could come away with his first NASCAR victory.
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