The 2022 Indy NXT champion was forced to sit on the sidelines for the majority of the season, but turned his only opportunity into a proverbial golden ticket heading into next year. While other Indy NXT champions received a $1 million prize to move up to the IndyCar Series, he was forced to accept a check for half that amount.
In turn, the Swede was left playing the waiting game, and was called upon by Meyer Shank Racing to substitute for the not-medically-cleared Simon Pagenaud after a violent practice crash at Mid-Ohio. He qualified a stout 11th in his debut on the Streets of Nashville, and followed it up with a 12th place start and finish during the Brickyard weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. He back-ended his trio of starts with a finish of 18th in his only oval start at Gateway. In two of his three appearances, he was the highest-finishing rookie.
