Garth Rickards
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Garth Rickards (born September 23, 1992) is a former American racing driver residing in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management.
Rickards grew up around racing but began racing himself in 2012-2013 where he completed the Skip Barber Racing School program. The following year, 2014, Garth partnered up with Team Pelfrey in the F1600 Championship Series for his second season in open wheel racing.[1] He received Rookie of the Year honors with 1 win and 9 podiums. Also, Garth was nominated for the Team USA Scholarship[2] because of his performance in the 2014 season, where he placed second in the F1600 Championship Series.
In 2015, Rickards entered the Mazda Road to Indy in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Team Pelfrey.[3]
In his final racing season, he competed with Carlin in the 2017 Indy Lights season taking home four top-tens.
Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
F1600 Championship Series
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JDC Motorsports | STP |
STP |
BAR |
BAR |
IMS |
IMS |
LOR |
TOR 16 |
TOR 16 |
MOH |
MOH |
MOH |
SNM |
SNM |
23rd | 10 | ||
| 2015 | Team Pelfrey | STP 7 |
STP 15 |
NOL 11 |
NOL 8 |
BAR 6 |
BAR 11 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 17 |
LOR 9 |
TOR 5 |
TOR 6 |
MOH 18 |
MOH 5 |
MOH 8 |
LAG 9 |
LAG 10 |
9th | 186 |
| 2016 | Pabst Racing Services | STP 24 |
STP 6 |
BAR 9 |
BAR 7 |
IMS 15 |
IMS 7 |
LOR 7 |
ROA 23 |
ROA 5 |
TOR 15 |
TOR 17 |
MOH 7 |
MOH 6 |
MOH 3 |
LAG 12 |
LAG 15 |
10th | 172 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship - Winterfest
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team Pelfrey | NOL 18 |
NOL 9 |
NOL 4 |
BAR 7 |
BAR 5 |
7th | 82 |