Zach Veach

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Zach Veach (2018)

Zach Veach (born December 9, 1994 in Stockdale , Ohio ) is an American racing driver . He competed in the Indy Lights from 2013 to 2016 . He has been driving for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series since 2018 .

Career

Veach started a motorsport career in karting in 2008 . In 2010 he switched to formula racing . It was originally planned to start in the Atlantic Championship , but the series will stop operating before the start of the season. Instead, Veach got into the championship with Andretti Autosport for the second event of the US F2000 National Championship . With a second place and three podium finishes, he finished the season in fifth place in the drivers' standings, while his team-mate Sage Karam dominated the championship. In 2011 he first took part in the winter series of the US F2000 National Championship for Andretti Autosport and won it with two wins in five races. He then competed in the regular championship. In this he won the season opener and finished the season in fourth place. Internally, he was defeated by his teammate Spencer Pigot , who finished second. In addition, Veach debuted in 2011 with Andretti Autosport in the Star Mazda Series. He took part in two races as a guest starter and came third once.

At the beginning of 2012, Veach first won the Star Mazda Series winter series. He then went to Andretti Autosport as a regular driver in this series. With a second place as the best result, he reached tenth place overall, while his teammate Karam was third overall. In 2013 , Veach received an Indy Lights cockpit at Andretti Autosport. With a third place he was once on the podium. While his team-mate Carlos Muñoz finished third with four wins, Veach finished the season in seventh place in the drivers' standings. In 2014 Veach stayed with Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights. He won his first race at the season opener. Two more victories followed in the further course of the season. Veach finished third in the drivers' standings, one position ahead of teammate Matthew Brabham .

In 2015 Veach was without permanent involvement in motorsport. He took part in a race in the United SportsCar Championship (USCC). In 2016 , Veach returned to the Indy Lights as a full-time pilot. He received a cockpit at Belardi Auto Racing . He won at Elkhart Lake , Watkins Glen and Monterey . He finished the season in fourth place overall.

He drove his first IndyCar race in Alabama in 2017 as a replacement for the injured JR Hildebrand . In 2017 he also took part in the Indy 500. He started for AJ Foyt and had to retire after 155 laps. Later that year it was announced that he had signed a three-year deal with Andretti Autosport. In 2018 he was 15th and in 2019 he was 18th in the final ranking.

statistics

Career stations

  • 2012: Star Mazda Series (10th place)
  • 2013 : Indy Lights (7th place)
  • 2014 : Indy Lights (3rd place)
  • 2015 : USCC , PC (31st place)
  • 2016 : Indy Lights (4th place)

Individual results in the Indy Lights

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th Points rank
2013 Andretti Autosport STP BAR LBH INDY Mil IOW POC GOAL MDO BAL HOU HAIRDRYER             334 7th
5 9 8th 5 3 * 7th 4th 7th 5 8th 10 4th            
2014 Andretti Autosport STP LBH BAR INDY POC GOAL MDO Mil SON         520 3.
1* 2 1* 3 9 7th 3 2 5 4th 2 1 7th 3        
2016 Belardi Auto Racing STP PHO BAR INDY ROA IOW GOAL MDO WGL LAG 332 4th
16 * 3 8th 3 10 5 10 10 1* 3 2 9 6th 5 4th 1* 3 1*

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th Points rank
2017 Dale Coyne Racing STP LBH ALA PHO IMS INDY DET TXS ROA IOW GOAL MDO POC STL WGL SNM 23 33.
19th
AJ Foyt Enterprises 26th
2018 Andretti Autosport STP PHO LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS ROA IOW GOAL MDO POC STL POR SNM 313 15th
16 16 4th 13 23 23 12 13 16 22nd 20th 7th 10 6th 5 19th 14th
2019 Andretti Autosport STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA GOAL IOW MDO POC STL POR LAG 271 18th
14th 22nd 12 17th 12 29 8th 8th 20th 18th 13 ° 7th 21st 13 14th 22nd 18th
2020 Andretti Autosport TXS IMS ROA IOW INDY STL IMS STP MDO       95 19th
4 ° 14 ° 16 16 23 20th    

( Legend )

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Atlantic: Jensen MotorSport signs 15-year-old driver". (No longer available online.) Racer.com, December 11, 2009, archived from the original ; Retrieved March 21, 2013 .
  2. ^ "Zach Veach moves up to Indy Lights with Andretti Autosport". (No longer available online.) Racer.com, December 3, 2012, archived from the original ; accessed on March 20, 2013 (English).
  3. ^ "Zach Veach set to return to Andretti Autosport". motorsport.com, October 19, 2013, accessed August 28, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Veach returns to Indy Lights with Belardi. motorsport.com, November 25, 2015, accessed March 12, 2016 .
  5. ^ Zach Veach to replace injured JR Hildebrand at Barber. indystar.com, April 18, 2017, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Zach Veach joining Andretti Autosport in 2018. indystar.com, December 15, 2019, accessed April 2, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Veach, Zach
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockdale , Ohio , United States