{"id":713124,"date":"2026-06-03T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713124\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:51:12","slug":"kevin-magnussen-to-make-nascar-cup-debut-with-trackhouse-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713124\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Magnussen to make NASCAR Cup debut with Trackhouse in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trackhouse Racing is bringing back its Project 91 entry for the inaugural San Diego street course race at Naval Base Coronado. Taking place on June 21, this 3.4-mile street course is the first-ever Cup race on an active military base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Magnussen will pilot the No. 91 Chevrolet as a teammate to Ross Chastain, Shane van Gisbergen, and Connor Zilisch.<\/p>\n<p>He becomes the fourth different driver to join Trackhouse&#8217;s Project 91 program, a part-time entry offered to world-class racing drivers as a pathway into NASCAR. Previously, Van Gisbergen, Kimi Raikkonen, and Helio Castroneves have driven the car. SVG won on debut at the Chicago Street Course in 2023, which he later turned into a full-time career in NASCAR.<\/p>\n<p>K-Mag&#8217;s racing resume<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Magnussen, a native of Roskilde, Denmark, has 185 starts in Formula 1 between 2014 and 2024. He earned a podium finish on debut and has one pole position, which came with Haas in the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>He currently competes full-time in the World Endurance Championship, recently finishing second in Spa while driving for the BMW M Team WRT hypercar team. He also has starts in the Le Mans 24 and Rolex 24 Hours at\u00a0Daytona, with an overall IMSA win in Detroit during the\u00a02021 season,<\/p>\n<p>Qualcomm Technologies will sponsor the No. 91 car in San Diego. Phil Surgen, who led Ross Chastain to six NASCAR Cup wins and a runner-up finish in the 2022 championship, will serve as crew chief for Magnussen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited and honored to have the opportunity to compete in NASCAR,\u201d said\u00a0Magnussen. \u201cWhat Justin Marks and Trackhouse have done with PROJECT91 is unique. To provide drivers from outside of the NASCAR world with a chance to compete at this level. I\u2019m proud to have this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve already spent time with the team in North Carolina \u2013 meeting everyone, doing the seat fit, going through pit stop procedures and all the details that come with preparing for a NASCAR weekend. They\u2019re an awesome group of people, incredibly dedicated, and just as excited about this debut as I am. I really can\u2019t wait to get to San Diego and experience it all for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kevin&#8217;s father Jan, who is a highly experienced and successful sports car racer, made one NASCAR Cup\u00a0start at Sonoma during the 2010 season. 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