INDIANAPOLIS — Lochie Hughes will join Andretti Global’s 2025 Indy NXT by Firestone driver lineup piloting the No. 26 Andretti Dallara, the team revealed Tuesday morning.
The 2024 USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire champion is the first Andretti Indy NXT driver to be announced for next season.Â
The 22-year-old Australian native began his racing career in competitive karting in 2012 before making his car racing debut in the CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship Certified by FIA in 2018. After two seasons and a two-year hiatus from racing due to the pandemic, Hughes returned to competitive open-wheel racing in 2022 in the F-4 United States Championship powered by Honda, where he won the championship title with six wins, four additional podium finishes, seven pole positions and five fastest race laps.
The Australian driver went on to compete in the USF2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tire in 2023, where he earned the Hyperco Rookie of the Year award with four race wins, eight podium finishes and two pole positions.
Most recently, Hughes wrapped up his rookie year in the USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tire Series as the champion this year, boasting impressive stats, including four pole positions, five wins, six additional podiums and the rookie of the year award.
Hughes will join the Andretti Indy NXT team on track for the first time at the annual Chris Griffis Memorial Test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Oct. 18.