Oliver Askew

Oliver Clark Askew (born December 12, 1996) is an American race car driver and the current Indy Lights champion.[1] Although he races under an American license, he also holds Swedish nationality.[2] He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Arrow McLaren SP.

Oliver Askew
Nationality American
Born (1996-12-12) December 12, 1996
Melbourne, Florida
IndyCar Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Team(s)No. 7 (Arrow McLaren SP)
First race2020 Genesys 300 (Texas)
Last race2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0
Previous series
Championship titles
Awards
2016Team USA Scholarship

Personal life

Oliver Askew was born in Melbourne, Florida and raised in Jupiter. With his mother hailing from Sweden, Askew is bilingual in Swedish.[3] Throughout his career, Askew frequently raced alongside friend and fellow Jupiter native Kyle Kirkwood.[4]

Racing career

Early career

Askew began karting at the age of 8 in Jupiter. In 2016, Askew was selected as a Team USA Scholarship recipient. This enabled him to compete in the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy. In the Walter Hayes Trophy, Askew won his heat and finished second in the final. Later in 2016, he won the $200,000 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to compete in the 2017 USF2000 championship.[5]

USF2000

Askew won the 2017 USF2000 championship. The win earned him a $400,000 scholarship from Mazda to race in the 2018 Pro Mazda series, the middle step on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system to IndyCar racing.[6] In May 2017, Askew joined the Rising Star Racing program which attempts to aid young American open-wheel drivers advance in their careers.[7]

Pro Mazda

In February 2018, Askew signed with Cape Motorsports to drive in the 2018 Pro Mazda series.[8] Askew scored his first Pro Mazda victory in Race 1 at Portland.[9] He finished the 2018 season third in the Pro Mazda championship.

Indy Lights

In September 2018, Askew partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Andretti Autosport.[10] In February 2019, Andretti confirmed Askew would race with them in the forthcoming championship.[11] Askew won the 2019 Indy Lights championship, clinching at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. In winning the championship, Askew has been awarded a scholarship which guarantees him an entry into a minimum of three races in the 2020 IndyCar Series, including the Indianapolis 500.[12]

IndyCar

In July 2019, Askew joined the Portland test with Chip Ganassi Racing.[13] On October 28, 2019, Arrow McLaren SP announced that Askew, alongside Patricio O'Ward, would race full-time for the team in 2020.[14] A hard crash at the 2020 Indianapolis 500 left Askew with concussion-like symptoms; after racing the next four events, Askew sought treatment and was withdrawn from the harvest Grand Prix rounds.[15] He was later cleared to return for the season finale.[16] On October 12, AMSP dropped Askew in advance of 2021 without giving a reason why.[17]

Sports car career

In January 2021, Askew made his sports car racing debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Riley Motorsports in the LMP3 class. Askew would go on to win the race in that class.[18]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Formula Masters China Absolute Racing 6 0 0 0 2 34 10th
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 14 7 7 8 11 351 1st
2018 Pro Mazda Championship Cape Motorsports 16 1 3 2 5 303 3rd
2019 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 18 7 7 5 15 486 1st
2020 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 12 0 0 0 1 195 19th
2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 1 1 0 0 1 0 *

* Season still in progress.

U.S. F2000 National Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2017 Cape Motorsports STP
2		 STP
1		 BAR
1		 BAR
1		 IMS
1		 IMS
1		 ROA
17		 ROA
3		 IOW
1		 TOR
2		 TOR
12		 MDO
1		 MDO
4		 WGL
2		 1st 351

Pro Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2018 Cape Motorsports STP
5		 STP
6		 BAR
7		 BAR
12		 IMS
2		 IMS
4		 LOR
6		 ROA
9		 ROA
8		 TOR
4		 TOR
2		 MOH
6		 MOH
3		 GMP
5		 POR
1		 POR
3		 3rd 303

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2019 Andretti Autosport STP
3		 STP
10		 COA
1		 COA
1		 IMS
2		 IMS
3		 INDY
1		 RDA
5		 RDA
3		 TOR
2		 TOR
1		 MDO
1		 MDO
1		 GTW
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LAG
4		 LAG
2		 1st 486

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2020 Arrow McLaren SP Dallara DW12 Chevrolet TXS
9		 IMS
26		 ROA
15		 ROA
21		 IOW
3		 IOW
6		 INDY
30		 GTW
14		 GTW
17		 MDO
19		 MDO
15		 IMS IMS STP
16		 19th 195

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 21 30 Arrow McLaren SP

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2021 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
1†		 SEB
 MDO
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 PET
 * *

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship. * Season still in progress.

References
  1. "Oliver Askew". indycar.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  2. Nyström, Magnus (March 5, 2020). "Oliver Askew okänd svensk i Indycar 2020 - har dubbelt medborgarskap" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. "10 Questions with Oliver Askew – Motorsports Tribune" Archived August 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine "Motorsports Tribune"
  4. "Catching Up with Kyle Kirkwood and Oliver Askew, Part One". November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. "MRTI: Oliver Askew’s two-month, two-scholarship wild ride" NBCSports.com
  6. "Askew wraps USF2000 title as VeeKay wins Watkins Glen finale" "NBC Sports"
  7. "Oliver Askew formally confirmed on Rising Star Racing program" NBC Sports
  8. "Oliver Askew says staying with Cape Motorsports for Pro Mazda “a no-brainer”" Formula Scout
  9. "Askew wins, VeeKay takes Pro Mazda title in Portland Race 1" Racer.com
  10. "Askew leads Indy Lights as Chris Griffis Test concludes". September 23, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  11. "ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT ADDS ASKEW TO INDY LIGHTS ROSTER". February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  12. “ Indy Lights: Askew clinches 2019 title while VeeKay wins Laguna Seca race 1”
  13. Miller, Robin (July 27, 2019). "Askew set for Ganassi IndyCar test". RACER. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  14. "ARROW MCLAREN SP CONFIRMS O'WARD, ASKEW FOR 2020 SEASON". IndyCar.com. INDYCAR. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  15. Fryer, Jenna. "IndyCar: Askew sidelined with concussion symptoms, Helio in". Associated Press. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  16. Pruett, Marshall (October 20, 2020). "Askew cleared for St Pete return". Racer. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  17. Pruett, Marshall (October 12, 2020). "AMSP to split with Askew after St Petersburg". Racer. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  18. Pruett, Marshall (January 31, 2021). "Askew thrilled after acing IMSA debut". RACER. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Anthony Martin		 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
Kyle Kirkwood
Preceded by
Patricio O'Ward		 Indy Lights
Champion
2019		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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