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Career Highlights

2025

Secures a career-best finish of 11 th in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES final standings. Finishes the season with two top-five results – including a second-place finish in the Indianapolis 500, five top-10 finishes and 97 laps led.

2024

Makes 10 NTT INDYCAR SERIES starts after missing the first part of the season due to a wrist injury. Posts best finish of sixth on the streets of Toronto. Earns two front-row starts at World Wide Technology Raceway and the Milwaukee Mile- Race 1. Qualifies in the top-10 in five additional races. Leads two races for 19 laps.

2023

Finishes third at World Wide Technology Raceway, his best finish of the season and second consecutive podium at the track. Records top-five result at Texas Motor Speedway (fourth). Posts four top-10 finishes at St Petersburg (10th), Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (sixth), Iowa Speedway (eighth) and Portland International Raceway (eighth). Sets the Fastest Lap of the Race at the Indianapolis 500.

2022

Finishes 16th in his rookie NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Finishes second in the Rookie of the Year standings. Scores a second-place finish at World Wide Technology Raceway for his best result of the season. Record three top-10 results at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Iowa Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway. Emerges as highest finishing rookie in the 106th Indianapolis 500. Sets the fastest lap of the race in Detroit and Toronto.

2021

Finishes second in the INDY NXT presented by Firestone championship with seven wins, 16 podiums, six pole positions, four fastest race laps and 18 top-five results in 20 races.

2020

Finishes second in the FR Americas Powered by Honda Championship with two wins, fifteen podiums, one pole position, one fastest race lap and 17 top-five results in 17 races.

2019

Records two podium finishes in INDY NXT presented by Firestone season. Finishes sixth in the overall season championship in his rookie season. Receives the Tilton Hart Charger Award at the 2019 INDY NXT presented by Firestone banquet. Receives recognition for contesting in all three levels of the Road to Indy. Announces a return to INDY NXT presented by Firestone with HMD Motorsports for the 2020 season.