David Faustino
Race Engineer, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet
As he enters his 16th season as race engineer for Will Power and the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in 2025, David Faustino has become one of the most successful race engineers in NTT INDYCAR SERIES (NICS) history. After producing 36 victories, 53 pole awards, a memorable win in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and two NICS championships (2014, 2022) over the last 14 seasons, Faustino has accomplished quite a bit during his time with Power and the team.
During his college years at Rutgers University, Faustino was involved with the school's Formula SAE team as he designed and built race cars for collegiate competition. Faustino graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
He began his professional racing career as one of the original employees of the start-up racing team, Sierra Sierra Enterprises. He spent four years with Sierra Sierra collaborating first with the team's Formula Mazda operation and then with its winning Atlantic Series program.
Faustino served as an engineer at Conquest Racing during the 2005 and 2006 seasons as he helped produce the first ever Champ Car podium finish for the team and then-rookie driver Andrew Ranger.
The 2007 season marked the beginning of Faustino's association with Power. Competing for Team Australia/Walker Racing, the combination produced five poles and two wins while Power finished fourth in the Champ Car World Series championship standings.
Faustino joined Team Penske in late 2010, which would see him reunite with the Australian driver. The pairing earned the Mario Andretti Road Course Championship in three consecutive seasons from 2011-2013, in addition to 12 wins and 16 pole positions in that period. One season later, on the shoulders of three wins and four pole positions, the No. 12 team scored the 2014 NICS title, Team Penske's 26th national championship.
A beacon of consistency, Power and Faustino would finish top five in the championship standings for 11 consecutive seasons (2010-2020). One of the duos biggest accomplishments came in the 2022 season finale at Laguna Seca when Power passed Mario Andretti as the all-time leader in series pole positions with his 68th top spot. The result would catapult Faustino and Power to their second NICS title one day later.
Following a winless 2023 season, the pairing came back rejuvenated as the Verizon Chevrolet visited victory lane on three occasions with triumphs at Road America, Iowa and Portland in 2024. Power went on to finish fourth in the final series standings.
Faustino, his wife Alison and their daughters Nora and Grace currently live in Mooresville, NC.