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Nick DeGroot

Kobayashi: "To race in NASCAR was my dream" as a child

Following the Project 91 initiative from Trackhouse Racing, there has been a sudden push by Cup teams to bring in international racing stars for one-off starts. 

Former F1 World Champions Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button are the most notable among them. Three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will make his debut at the Chicago Street Course race this year, while Travis Pastrana ran the Daytona 500 in February.

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