Travis Pastrana OUT

The X Games superstar announced to his fans and followers yesterday that his foray into NASCAR has come to a close. Currently finishing up his second full season in the sport, Travis Pastrana is calling it quits. He took to Facebook yesterday to make the announcement.

This past season of NASCAR has been an awesome experience. I have made a lot of great friends, had a lot of fun and gained a new appreciation for all aspects of this sport. Jack Roush and everyone at Roush Fenway Racing have gone above and beyond to try and help me succeed and I am truly grateful for their support. I would like to thank them and all of the other people who stuck behind me during the last two years as I tried to learn how to make a successful career in NASCAR. Its tough to step back now and prove the critics were right, but unfortunately my results were not good enough to get the sponsors I needed to appropriately fund next season.

My wife Lyn-z has been more then supportive of my foray into NASCAR, often times being my biggest source of encouragement and support. But as my wife had to take a step back from being a professional skater to let me chase my goals in racing, I too need to take a step back and look at my situation as a father and husband. The NASCAR schedule is grueling and takes enormous sacrifices from those you love to make work. With a lack of funding next year, now is my opportunity to sit back and offer support as she chases her goals.

I hate to quit and I hate to fail, but sometimes things work out as they should. I’ve never been able to figure out the finesse required in pavement racing and that is disappointing, but I’m looking forward to driving more rally and racing more off-road trucks and there will be some announcements on those fronts shortly! My wife is excited to get back to skating on the Nitro Circus Live Tour and I’m excited to spend some quality time with my girls.

Thank you to all my fans for the support and I hope to see each of you at an event in the near future.
TP

Fans and critics alike have shown their support for this talented driver over the past two seasons but unfortunately, NASCAR just wasn’t the right fit for Pastrana. He brought a new light and a new fan base into this sport and broke away from the crisp white shirts that represent Roush Fenway Racing. Homestead-Miami will mark the last race that we will see the multicolored car out on the track.