[autotag]Marco Andretti[/autotag] appears to be transitioning to NASCAR for the 2024 season. On Thursday morning, Andretti announced his schedule, featuring races in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Truck Series with Cook Racing Technologies. The 36-year-old driver will compete in 14 ARCA Menards Series races while attempting seven Truck Series starts.
Andretti’s first Truck Series race will occur at Circuit of the Americas in the No. 04 truck as the team has entered an alliance with Roper Racing. In the ARCA Menards Series, his first start will come at Daytona International Speedway in February. This major move shows Andretti’s commitment to developing as a stock car driver.
“I’m really happy with the program we’ve put in place for my racing schedule in 2024,” Andretti said. “This plan is a good mixture of races with the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series that provides maximum track time, which is what I’m after.
“It will answer a… pic.twitter.com/G4EqVJukPC— Marco Andretti (@MarcoAndretti) January 18, 2024
Andretti spent 15 full-time seasons in the NTT IndyCar Series but only has three starts over the last three years. The son of Michael Andretti won the 2022 Camping World SRX Series championship and had his last NTT IndyCar Series victory in 2011. This is a major development as Andretti will draw much attention when racing in NASCAR.
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