Jamie Chadwick makes HISTORY with stunning win

Jamie Chadwick, Andretti Global, IndyNXT, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Chadwick makes HISTORY with stunning win

Jamie Chadwick becomes the first woman to top the podium in the Indy NXT Series

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 9 June 2024 22:38 Updated: 15:33

British racing driver Jamie Chadwick stunned spectators by making history across the pond.

The 26-year-old has become the first female driver to win a race in the Indy NXT motorsport series, previously Indy Lights, after her win in Wisconsin at Road America.

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It was a monumental weekend for the Andretti Global driver as she became the third female to win a pole in the series, the first since Pippa Mann in 2010.

The no 28 driver took the top spot despite a red flag towards the end of the race.

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Speaking to the media, Chadwick said: "Honestly, [I'm] a bit emotional I think. We've had an unbelievable car this year and just haven't been able to really do anything about it so I'm just so happy we held on there.

"With the red flag at the end, I was like 'oh, come on', we started to lose the tyres a little bit. Louis had a look and I just knew I had to be aggressive. I know they have a championship to worry about and I just had to get my head down. I really wanted to win today."

After facing a challenge from Louis Foster around the outside, Chadwick just managed to clinch the win, making monumental moves towards her second campaign in the US racing series.

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This brings good news for Andretti following a recent Formula 1 bid rejection knockback.

Chadwick is no stranger to leading the pack having won all three championships of the all-female W Series before it finished its run in 2022.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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