NASCAR Team Signs Harvard Graduate to Multi-Race Deal

What’s Happening?

Patrick Staropoli, an eye doctor and graduate of both Harvard and the University of Miami Medical School, will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with Sam Hunt Racing this season. The 35-year-old has not made a NASCAR National Series start since 2016.

• Staropoli will race for Sam Hunt Racing in the No. 24 in multiple races this season, beginning on Mar. 29 at Martinsville. The No. 24 is SHR’s part-time car, now shared by Staropoli, Corey Heim, Ryan Truex, and Jefferey Earnhardt.
• Staropoli made his loan NASCAR National Series start in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2016 at Homestead Miami-Speedway. This would be his last NASCAR start until this year, when he returned to the ARCA Menards Series with Venturini Motorsports, finishing eighth at Phoenix.
• According to his website, Staropoli, a Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Retina Consultants of Texas, has a long history in racing dating back to 2003. Fans on the NASCAR Grassroots level may remember Staropoli from his starts in the K&N Pro Series in the early 2010s.
• From 2013 to 2015, Staropoli made nine starts in both the K&N Pro Series East and West. These starts were mostly successful, with Staropoli scoring five top-tens and two top-fives across both series. He even walked away with a Pro Series West win at Irwindale Speedway in 2014.

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