1. Zachary E Veach was born on December 9,1994 and is an American auto racing driver.
22 Facts About Zach Veach
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Zach Veach began racing at age 12 when he was "discovered" by former IndyCar Series team owner Sarah Fisher's dad, Dave Fisher.
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In 19 months Zach Veach had gone from go-karts to the cockpit of an open-wheel Formula BMW machine.
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Zach Veach's performances contributed to Andretti Autosport securing the team championship for the 2010 season.
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Zach Veach was named a semi-finalist for Sports Illustrated's annual Sports Kid of the Year award.
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Zach Veach won two of the five races and won the title by six points over Andretti teammate Spencer Pigot.
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Zach Veach won the 2011 US F2000 National Championship season opener at Sebring International Raceway.
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Zach Veach made his Star Mazda Championship debut for Andretti Autosport at Infineon Raceway in August 2011.
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Zach Veach competed in the series' season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where he finished third.
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Zach Veach moved up to Indy Lights with Andretti Autosport in 2013.
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Zach Veach led the most laps and finished on the podium in third at the Milwaukee Mile and won the pole at Auto Club Speedway on his way to seventh in points.
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Zach Veach remained in the series and Andretti Autosport in 2014.
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Zach Veach collected three wins and nine podiums in 14 races to end third in the standings behind Gabby Chaves and Jack Harvey.
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Zach Veach made his IndyCar Series debut at the 2017 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama as a last-minute replacement driver for the injured JR Hildebrand.
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Zach Veach started 19th and ran as high as fourth in the race, after pitting off-sequence, before finishing in 19th place, the last car on the lead lap.
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On September 11,2017 it was announced that Zach Veach had reached an agreement to drive Andretti Autosport's fourth IndyCar full-time for the 2018 IndyCar Series season.
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On September 23,2020, Andretti Autosport announced that Zach Veach would be leaving the team ahead of the Harvest GP.
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Zach Veach has been very outspoken about his interest in putting an end to distracted driving.
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In May 2010, Zach Veach campaigned to gain support from professional racecar drivers to support Winfrey's No Phone Zone.
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Zach Veach announced on June 4,2010, he had added 33 Indy 500 drivers support of the No Phone Zone, including that of Danica Patrick and Helio Castroneves, among others.
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In July 2010, Zach Veach released an anti-texting app, urTXT, which automatically responds to a text message received by the phone.
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On September 21,2010, Zach Veach attended the 2010 National Distracted Driving Summit where he was honored by United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, in addition to the Jonas Brothers and Jordin Sparks for their collective efforts to put an end to distracted driving.