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Daniil Kvyat to compete in NASCAR Xfinity race at COTA

Ex-Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Circuit of the Americas.

Kvyat, 29, is a Russian racing driver with 110 starts and three podiums as an F1 driver between 2014 and 2020.

His best result came in the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing second to Sebastian Vettel. The 2015 season was his best overall, driving for Red Bull and ending the year seventh in the championship standings.

Since leaving F1, he has done several races in the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 2023 Le Mans 24 as an LMP2 driver.

He currently drives for Lamborghini Iron Lynx in the Hypercar class.

At COTA, he will drive the #07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-GreenLight Racing.

It will not be his first NASCAR race. Kvyat made his NASCAR debut in 2022, running three Cup races with Team Hezeberg.

He finished 36th at the Indianapolis Road Course and Watkins Glen International before making his final start of the year at the Charlotte Roval where he finished 39th.

Source: Autosport

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