Nicky Hays

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Nicky Hays
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Hays at Circuit Paul Armagnac in 2019
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23)
Huntington Beach, California, United States
U.S. F2000 National Championship career
Debut season 2022
Current teamCape Motorsports
Car number5
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2022
Previous series
2020

2019
2019

2018		 Formula Regional Americas Championship
French F4 Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
F1600 Championship Series

Nicholas "Nicky" Hays (born September 24, 2001) is an American racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America driving for Wright Motorsports. Hays competed in the 2022 USF2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. [1]

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Racing career

Lower formulae

In 2018 Hays made his single-seater debut in the F1600 Championship Series. [2]

In 2019 he competed in the French F4 Championship. He took his first race win at Circuit de Lédenon and finished the season in third only behind champion Hadrien David and runner-up Reshad de Gerus. [2] [3] That year he also competed in some rounds of the Formula 4 United States Championship for DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports. He finished ninth in the standings with two podiums. [2]

Formula Regional

In 2020 he competed in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for Global Racing Group. [2] He scored two podiums and finished the season in fourth.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Hays would compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Cape Motorsports for the 2022 season. [4] His season went pretty poorly, being consistently beaten by his teammates Michael d'Orlando, and Jagger Jones, with d'Orlando winning the championship. On the other hand, he would consistently beat teammate Jackson Lee throughout the season, before Lee had to leave the team after the Mid-Ohio round. In the Portland round, Hays finally found his form, picking up consecutive second-place finishes in the final two rounds, bringing home enough points to jump up to seventh place in the final championship standings with 235 points.

Indy NXT

Hays took part in the 2022 Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving for Abel Motorsports alongside Jack William Miller. [5] He would finish the day 14th out of the 16 drivers, ending up behind his teammate and 0.933 seconds behind leader Danial Frost. [6]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018F1600 Championship SeriesN/A6112523615th
2019 Formula 4 United States Championship DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports 80002419th
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 2010571733rd
2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship Global Racing Group1700021424th
2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 1800022357th
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Wright Motorsports20000633rd

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2019 NOG
1
4		 NOG
2
5		 NOG
3
3		 PAU
1
Ret		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
DNS		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
9		 SPA
3
3		 LÉD
1
3		 LÉD
2
7		 LÉD
3
1		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
8		 HUN
3
6		 MAG
1
3		 MAG
2
5		 MAG
3
4		 LEC
1
3		 LEC
2
Ret		 LEC
3
5		3rd173

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Cape Motorsports STP
1
15		 STP
2
8		 ALA
1
8		 ALA
2
7		 IMS
1
13		 IMS
2
8		 IMS
3
11		 IRP
17		 ROA
1
11		 ROA
2
9		 MOH
1
7		 MOH
2
5		 MOH
3
11		 TOR
1
6		 TOR
2
10		 POR
1
8		 POR
2
2		 POR
3
2		7th235

* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicky Hays Completes the Cape Motorsports Lineup". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wood, Ida (2020-05-02). "French F4 race-winner Nicky Hays moves up to F3R Americas". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. ↑ Allen, Peter (2019-07-07). "Mixed fortunes for French F4 leader Hadrien David at Ledenon". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Nicky Hays joins Cape in USF2000, d'Orlando tops Spring Training". Formula Scout. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. ↑ "INDY LIGHTS TEAMS TO GET HEAD START ON 2023 AT GRIFFIS TEST". IndyNXT. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Frost fastest on Indy Lights' post-season test day". Formula Scout. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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