Zach Veach
| Zach Veach | |
|---|---|
Zach Veach, Indy Lights 2014
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| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
December 9, 1994 , U.S. |
| Indy Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Belardi Auto Racing |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Former teams | Andretti Autosport |
| Starts | 44 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010-2011 2012 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship Star Mazda Championship |
| Championship titles | |
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2011 2012 |
U.S. F2000 Winterfest Formula Car Challenge |
Zach Veach (born December 9, 1994) is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the Indy Lights for Andretti Autosport. Born and raised in Stockdale, Ohio, Veach was named to CNN's list of "Intriguing People" in May 2010, is the national spokesperson for FocusDriven, and released his first book, "99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16" on NBC's The Today Show on March 2, 2011.
Veach began racing at age 12 when he was "discovered" by current IndyCar Series team owner Sarah Fisher's dad, Dave Fisher. In 19 months Veach had gone from go-karts to the cockpit of an open-wheel Formula BMW machine. Near the end of 2009, while testing a Formula BMW, Atlantic Championship team owner Eric Jensen signed Veach to his team for the 2010 Atlantic Championship season. In early March 2010, the Series halted operations.
In his first year as a driver in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Andretti Autosport, Veach had 10 top-five finishes and four podium results. Despite entering the series after the season-opener (St. Pete) and therefore missing out on two rounds of race points, he managed to finish fifth in the driver championship point standings. His performances also contributed to Andretti Autosport securing the team championship for the 2010 season. He was also named a semi-finalist for Sports Illustrated's annual Sports Kid of the Year award.
On December 9, Andretti Autosport announced they had re-signed Veach to again compete in the USF2000 National Championship and WinterFest in 2011.
In January 2011, Veach won the 2011 U.S. F2000 Winterfest – a winter race series held in Florida. Veach won two of the five races and won the title by six points over Andretti teammate Spencer Pigot. Veach won the 2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship season opener at Sebring International Raceway. Veach finished fourth in series points.
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