Nicholas Andries (born November 19, 1990) is an American

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racing driver from

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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 Andersen Racing was a professional auto racing team that competed in Firestone Indy Lights and Star Mazda competition. It was owned by Dan Andersen, who founded the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 1991 and his brother John Andersen. The tea ...

with a best finish of sixth at the

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and good enough for fifteenth in the championship. In 2011 Andries competed in the full Star Mazda season for

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. He failed to win, but finished on the podium a series high seven times, including four runner-up finishes. He finished third in points. Andries made his

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debut for Bryan Herta Autosport in

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.Stringfield, Ryan
Andries in at Bryan Herta Autosport for Long Beach
, ''Junior Open Wheel Talent'', April 10, 2012, Retrieved 2012-04-10 For 2013, Andres returned to the renamed Pro Mazda Series, driving for

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Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

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Pro Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

Season still in progress

References

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* * Living people 1990 births People from Pinellas Park, Florida Racing drivers from Florida Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Team Pelfrey drivers Bryan Herta Autosport drivers JDC Motorsports drivers