Nicky Hays

Nicholas "Nicky" Hays (born September 24, 2001) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Cape Motorsports.
== Racing career ==
=== Lower formulae ===
In 2018 Hays made his single-seater debut in the F1600 Championship Series.
In 2019 he competed in the 2019 French F4 Championship. He took his first race win at Circuit de Lédenon and finished the season in third only behind champion Hadrien David and runner-up Reshad de Gerus. That year he also competed in some rounds of the 2019 Formula 4 United States Championship for DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports. He finished ninth in the standings with two podiums.
=== Formula Regional ===
In 2020 he competed in the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship|Formula Regional Americas Championship for Global Racing Group. He scored two podiums and finished the season in fourth.
=== U.S. F2000 National Championship ===
On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Hays would compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Cape Motorsports for the 2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2022 season. His season went pretty poorly, being consistently beaten by his teammates Michael d'Orlando, and Jagger Jones, with d'Orlando winning the championship. On the other hand, he would consistently beat teammate Jackson Lee throughout the season, before Lee had to leave the team after the Mid-Ohio round. In the Portland International Raceway|Portland round, Hays finally found his form, picking up consecutive second place finishes in the final two rounds, bringing home enough points to jump up to seventh place in the final championship standings with 235 points.
=== Indy NXT ===
Hays took part in the 2022 Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving for Abel Motorsports alongside Jack William Miller. He would finish the day 14th out of the 16 drivers, ending up behind his teammate and 0.933 seconds behind leader Danial Frost.
== Racing record ==
=== Career summary ===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018 	F1600 Championship Series 	N/A 	6 	1 	1 	2 	5 	236 	15th
2019 	2019 Formula 4 United States Championship 	DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports	8 	0 	0 	0 	2 	41 	9th
2019 	2019 French F4 Championship 	FFSA Academy 	20 	1 	0 	5 	7 	173 	3rd
2020 	2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship|Formula Regional Americas Championship	Global Racing Group 	17 	0 	0 	0 	2 	142 	4th
2022 	2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship|U.S. F2000 National Championship 	Cape Motorsports 	18 	0 	0 	0 	2 	235 	7th
* Season still in progress.
===Complete French F4 Championship results===
(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	Pos	Points
2019	Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG1	Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG2	Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG3	Circuit de Pau|PAU1	Circuit de Pau|PAU2	Circuit de Pau|PAU3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA3	Circuit de Lédenon|LÉD1	Circuit de Lédenon|LÉD2	Circuit de Lédenon|LÉD3	Hungaroring|HUN1	Hungaroring|HUN2	Hungaroring|HUN3	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG3	Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC1	Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC2	Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC3	3rd	173
=== American open-wheel racing results ===
==== U.S. F2000 National Championship ====
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year	Team 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	Rank	Points
2022	Cape Motorsports	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP1	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP2	Barber Motorsports Park|ALA1	Barber Motorsports Park|ALA2	Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS2	Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS3	Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP	Road America|ROA1	Road America|ROA2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH3	Honda Indy Toronto|TOR1	Honda Indy Toronto|TOR2	Portland International Raceway|POR1	Portland International Raceway|POR2	Portland International Raceway|POR3	7th 	235
* Season still in progress.
Category:2001 births
Category:American racing drivers
Category:Racing drivers from California
Category:Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California