“That’s When It First Hit Me”: Pitbull Reflects on the Moment That Drew Him to NASCAR Ownership
Feb 16, 2025; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; Recording artist Pitbull performs before the NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Armando Christian Pérez, known all over the world as Pitbull, or Mr. 305, became a team co-owner in NASCAR in 2021 by joining Trackhouse Racing and his involvement drew a lot of attention to the Cup Series from around the world.
It fulfilled the purpose that Justin Marks, the team’s founder, had for bringing him in. Celebrities, however, only join a venture when it’s of benefit to them, no matter how much they love it from a personal standpoint. So, what made Pitbull, one of the most recognizable faces in the music industry, look NASCAR’s way.
SLAM! is a network of tuition-free public schools that focuses on education for the underrepresented communities in the United States. Pitbull, as the founder of this network, opened its first school in Miami back in 2012.
and the students who were a part of this school influenced him into buying a stake in Trackhouse . Pitbull revealed this during a recent conversation with former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. He said , “When we first opened the school, they brought a NASCAR and parked it right in front of the school.
When you see the faces of these kids… It looked like they saw a spaceship. That’s when I saw the disconnect for the first time. ” “That’s when I said, ‘Wow, these kids don’t even know about this world.