Garth Rickards (born September 23, 1992) is an

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racing driver residing in

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. He is currently studying business management at

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. Rickards grew up around racing but began racing himself in 2012-2013 where he completed the

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program. The following year, 2014, Garth partnered up with Team Pelfrey in the

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for his second season in open wheel racing. He received Rookie of the Year honors with 1 win and 9 podiums. Also, Garth was nominated for the Team USA Scholarship because of his performance in the 2014 season, where he placed second in the

. For 2015, Rickards will enter the

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in the

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with Team Pelfrey.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

F1600 Championship Series

U.S. F2000 National Championship

U.S. F2000 National Championship - Winterfest

Atlantic Championship

Indy Lights

References

External links

Official Website
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