Viktor Andersson and Legacy Autosport Prepare for Indy
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Viktor Andersson and Legacy Autosport Prepare for Indy
“My Overall goal is to win races, championships and hopefully one day race in IndyCar.” Said Driver Viktor Andersson
“I’m very excited to be back in a USF2000-car and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I did this test two years ago, it’s a really fun car to drive and now with more experience after a full season in F4, I’m ready for the next step.”
“I started racing in 2011-2015, with National karting (2 times on the podium in the Swedish championship), 2016-2017 was International karting including European and World Championships, 2018, Started with racing and the Scandinavian Single-seater series, Formula Nordic, in 2019 I won the Swedish championship in Formula Nordic and tested the USF2000 car at the Chris Griffis test for HMD Motorsports. In 2020, Unfortunately due to COVID travel restrictions I only raced one weekend in Formula 4 but luckily, I ended up in the last race on the podium. In 2021, I had a Full season in F4 USA with Kiwi Motorsport and I’m also a member of the Swedish National Team for racing.”
” The dream is of course to do the full season in 2022 and The Road to Indy and USF2000 is the next step towards my top dream, which is to race in IndyCar. That is what I’m working towards, but it depends if we can find enough sponsorships.”
“Legacy Autosport has shown some good speed during the season with some podium finishes. So, we started discussing with the team and together we decided to do this test. This is the only test we have confirmed.” Said Viktor
“I am looking forward to getting on track with Viktor. He is such a dedicated and driven competitor, and I am sure will get up to speed quickly.” Said Louis Michael Meyer (Owner of Legacy Autosport)
“I was Introduced to Viktor and his father through Tim Neff from TJ Speed. Tim and I worked together for many years in Indy Lights, Starting at Sam Schmidt Motorsports. We worked under the Guidance of Team manager and close Friend Chris Griffis. This Test is named and run in his memory at the end of each year. Tim has worked with Viktor before and spoken very highly of him as a young man and of his talent behind the wheel.”
“We hope to test Viktor more this winter after we finish assembly of our new spec 2022 USF2000 chassis. I know Viktor and his father are working hard to put the final details together to compete in the Road to Indy next year.” Said Meyer
You can catch Viktor and Legacy at the Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires, Chris Griffis Memorial Test, October 30th-31st at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)
