Pitbull dropped a new single this week — a collaboration with country singers Trace Adkins and Luke Bryan — and at one point, he shouts out NASCAR, the Daytona 500 and his new Cup Series team, Trackhouse Racing.
And in this latest song, Where the Country Girls At, the international superstar musician references his experience in NASCAR so far, which included being the Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500, the series’ biggest race of the year.
Pitbull officially joined the NASCAR world in January, when he announced his ownership stake with the new premier series team, which is co-owned by Justin Marks with Daniel Suárez behind the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet.
The team made its NASCAR debut in the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, and at the time, Pitbull said he views NASCAR, like music, as a universal language because “everybody loves a fast car and a great story.”
Just after the two-minute mark in the song, Pitbull’s shoutouts are in the third verse following Adkins’ and Byran’s verses.
.@pitbull showing some love to Trackhouse in his newest single 👏👏👏
— Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) June 25, 2021
The NASCAR-related lyrics are:
I’m at the NASCAR epicenter, Daytona 500
Grand Marshal, Trackhouse represent
White cones at the stage, I’m in the suite
Next to the greatest of all time, baby, MJ
Pitbull is, of course, talking about Michael Jordan, the other international superstar who recently joined NASCAR’s ownership ranks with 23XI Racing, co-owned by driver Denny Hamlin with Bubba Wallace behind the wheel of the No. 23 Toyota.
The 40-year-old musician nicknamed Mr. Worldwide has been spotted at NASCAR races throughout the 2021 season, and he always seems like he’s having a great time.
Here are some highlights, starting with the pump-up speech he gave Trackhouse Racing before the Coca-Cola 600:
GET HYPED. IT'S RACE DAY IN CHARLOTTE.#CocaCola600 | @pitbull pic.twitter.com/H7RX8M7Xai
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 30, 2021
The best is yet to come 💪🏽 Dale Pedaleee!! Gracias papo 🙏🏼 https://t.co/w0yhRsE2Xg
— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) June 21, 2021
Not your typical pre-race interview 🤙🏽🎥 @NASCARonNBC @pitbull pic.twitter.com/dsEf9ZzTNU
— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) June 20, 2021
As far as being the Grand Marshal and giving the command, Pitbull said he'll "remix it and take it to another level." He said he might be so amped up that "maybe after the race, I'll just start running back to Miami."
— Michelle R. Martinelli (@MMartinelli4) February 14, 2021
IT. IS. TIME.
"DRIVERS, START YOUR ENGINES!"- @pitbull #DAYTONA500 | #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/wxQLAuszqF
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 14, 2021
