Nick Andries

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Nicholas Andries
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 32)
Pinellas Park, Florida, United States
Pro Mazda Championship career
Current team JDC Motorsports
Years active2010-2011, 2013
Car number19
Starts22
Wins0
Poles1
Best finish3rd in 2011
Previous series
2012 Indy Lights

Nicholas Andries (born November 19, 1990) is an American open-wheel racing driver from Pinellas Park, Florida.

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Career

After karting from the age of 5 in 1995 to 2008, Andries competed in the Skip Barber Scholarship Shootout in 2008 winning one of 3 top prizes. Funded on the scholarship in 2009 Andries dominated the Skip Barber Summer Series with 11 wins and 14 podiums in 14 races, winning the Championship and Rookie of the Year. Andries moved to the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010, finishing sixth with one win and three other podium finishes. He also participated in nine of the thirteen rounds of the Star Mazda Championship for Andersen Racing with a best finish of sixth at the Iowa Speedway and good enough for fifteenth in the championship. [1]

In 2011 Andries competed in the full Star Mazda season for Team Pelfrey. [2] He failed to win, but finished on the podium a series high seven times, including four runner-up finishes. He finished third in points. [1]

Andries made his Firestone Indy Lights debut for Bryan Herta Autosport in Long Beach. [3] [4]

For 2013, Andres returned to the renamed Pro Mazda Series, driving for JDC MotorSports. [1]

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeamNo.12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2010 Andersen Racing 81 SEB STP LAG IRP IOW
6
NJ1
12
NJ2
12
ACC
9
ACC
10
TRO
18
ROA
14
MOS
11
ATL
7
15th231
2011 Team Pelfrey 81 STP
17
ALA
2
IRP
2
MIL
3
IOW
7
MOS
4
TRO
3
TRO
2
SNM
3
BAL
9
LAG
2
3rd385
2013 JDC MotorSports 19 AUS
15
AUS
8
STP
12
STP
5
IRP MIL TOR TOR MOS MOS MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU 14th40

Indy Lights

YearTeamNo.123456789101112RankPoints
2012 Bryan Herta Autosport 28 STP ALA LBH
13
INDY DET MIL IOW TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 26th17

* Season still in progress

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pro Mazda Championship - Nick Andries - History". IndyCar. March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  2. "Andries takes Star Mazda pole at Milwaukee". Racer . Haymarket Media. June 18, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  3. Guerra, Kate (April 11, 2012). "Andries to make series debut at Long Beach with Herta team". IndyCar. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  4. Stringfield, Ryan. Andries in at Bryan Herta Autosport for Long Beach Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Junior Open Wheel Talent, April 10, 2012, Retrieved 2012-04-10