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USF Pro 2000 champ Hughes joins Andretti’s Indy NXT team

Louis Foster won the USF Pro 2000 championship, took the sizable advancement prize from Andersen Promotions to Andretti Global, and left the team as the reigning Indy NXT champion (and was announced today as an IndyCar driver for Rahal Letterman Lanigan). Australia’s Lochie Hughes recently won the USF Pro 2000 title, had the graduation funds in hand from Andersen, and has taken it to Andretti Global where he hopes to emulate the Briton and lead the team to consecutive NXT crowns.

“I’m so excited to be joining the Andretti INDY NXT team in 2025,” said Hughes, who captured the USF Pro 2000 championship with Turn 3 Motorsports. “It’s a dream to be a part of this historic team, and one that I’ve wanted to race for since moving to the U.S.

“This year was great for me winning the USF Pro 2000 Championship and for Andretti winning the Indy NXT Championship, so, I hope that I can help be a part of adding another championship title to Andretti’s record. Right now, it’s all eyes on the 2025 season, and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be for next year. I just want to thank my parents for supporting me through my career, my sponsor The McGinley Clinic and the USF Pro 2000 Championship Scholarship for making this happen.”

Andretti president J-F Thormann, its longstanding leader among the team’s junior open-wheel programs, welcomes the spirited 22-year-old to the storied program which launched the likes of Pato O’Ward, Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, and Oliver Askew upward to IndyCar in recent years.

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“After an exceptional season for our Indy NXT program, we’re excited to kick off next year’s campaign with the first addition to our 2025 Andretti Indy NXT lineup,” Thormann said of the four-car outfit. “Although it’s still early in his career, Lochie has already compiled an impressive resume of success.

“He’s worked his way up the development series ladder, showing his potential at every step, and we’re looking forward to helping him continue to refine his skills and progress in his racing career. Our focus remains on bringing home wins and our seventh Indy NXT Championship, and we feel that Lochie will be an integral part of making those things happen in 2025.”

 

Story originally appeared on Racer