Pitbull is out as co-owner of Trackhouse Racing

Armando Christian Perez, a.k.a. Pitbull, a.k.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly announced on social media today that he is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing.

Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the beginning of 2021, just ahead of the team's foray into the NASCAR Cup series. He spoke enthusiastically about loving both music and motorsports, and wanting to combine the two. To that end, Pitbull is meant to follow through on that mission this weekend, where he’s scheduled to perform ahead of the Daytona 500. (Weather permitting, at least — storms have threatened to rain on the festivities, and the race’s start time has been moved up to 1:30pm ET as a result.)

Pitbull didn’t offer much explanation for the break from Trackhouse Racing when he made the announcement with a social media post, stating:

“Over the past five years, we’ve made history by introducing NASCAR to a whole new audience and falling in love with NASCAR fans at the same time. We have made the decision to terminate the partnership with Trackhouse Racing, effective immediately. We’re looking forward to performing on the sport’s biggest stage this Sunday, the Daytona 500.”

Trackhouse founder Justin Marks followed Pitbull’s statement with his own social post, offering some hints about why the partnership might have broken off, noting that Pitbull was able to make a strong return on his early investment in a racing operation that now runs in NASCAR Cup, IMSA, and MotoGP.

This is a great business story. Armando came in when we had no certainty of any material success and took a chance to help build a brand. Now that we've scaled up and have new parters, he's been able to be rewarded for the impact he's made. A great investment on both ends.… https://t.co/9pUvcoXS2C
— Justin Marks (@JustinMarksTH) February 14, 2025

“This is a great business story. Armando came in when we had no certainty of any material success and took a chance to help build a brand. Now that we've scaled up and have new parters [sic], he's been able to be rewarded for the impact he's made. A great investment on both ends. Excited to see what he does next! DALE!”

Trackhouse starts the 2025 NASCAR Cup season by welcoming back Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, and adding a third car run by “rookie” Shane Van Gisbergen in his first full Cup season. The team also has four-time Indianapolis 500-winner Helio Castroneves driving for it in the Daytona 500 on an “open exemption provisional” granted to world-class drivers who don’t actively race in NASCAR.