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Justin Marks Reveals How He Was Able to Convince F1 Royalty Kimi Raikkonen to Drive for His NASCAR Team

Published 07/03/2022, 9:15 AM EDTBy Formula One F1 – Formula One – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 3, 2021 Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen ahead of the Grand Prix REUTERS/Anton Vaganov Kimi Raikkonen is a household name in the world of Formula One. He is a former F1 World Champion and has been a long-time driver for one of the most iconic teams, Ferrari. Moreover, his peculiarly cold attitude made him synonymous with the name “Iceman”. The “Iceman” recently retired from the sport after the 2021. But, Trackhouse Racing’s Project 91 changed that! ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad One thing that many people might not know is that has been associated with NASCAR before. In 2011, he ran Trucks for Kyle Busch Motorsports. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Now, once again, after Kimi’s retirement, Trackhouse’s Project91 got Raikkonen the opportunity to race in the NASCAR Cup Series. However, have you ever thought why that happened? Justin Marks came to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Podcast, the Dale Jr. Download where he answers exactly that. Marks first started with a call to his friend who got Kimi the KBM ride, “A friend of mine, PJ Rashidi… He helped to facilitate when Kimi came in 2011 ran those races for KBM. And, I called him and said ‘where do you think he’s at these days because we knew he was retiring where do you think he’s at these days?’.” This led the Trackhouse Racing co-owner to fly to Switzerland and finally get a deal! “He had some interest in it so I flew to Zurich to Switzerland to see him.” “He was excited about coming and being part of this winning organization and all this stuff so um so we ended up it ended up having to be one you know one event”

What Is Project 91 That Brought Kimi Raikkonen Out of Retirement

ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Well, Trackhouse Racing launched to allow all the stars of motorsports to come and get a taste of what it’s like driving in NASCAR.Formula One F1 – Dutch Grand Prix – Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands – September 2, 2021 Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen at the circuit REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Fortunately, Trackhouse Racing got to launch the project with the Formula One legend, Kimi Raikkonen! ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch This Story: One can only imagine how fun it would be to see Kimi Raikkonen in a NASCAR Stock Car. But do you think he will perform well? Moreover, do you think Project91 will be a success?

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ADVERTISEMENT Hetul Katyal 431 articlesHetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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