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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Jamie Chadwick revels in becoming first woman to win Indy NXT road race

Racing driver Jamie Chadwick
Jamie Chadwick: ‘I am super optimistic, we have been in the top five on pace all year. I needed to bridge that gap to the top two, top three.’ Photograph: Joe Skibinski/IMS

The British driver Jamie Chadwick is ready to build on her debut victory in the Indy NXT series after ­becoming the first woman to win on a road course in the US championship that is a feeder competition for IndyCar.

The 26-year-old from Bath, who took a podium this season at Indiana­polis, said the victory on Sunday at the Road ­America circuit in ­Wisconsin was the highlight of her career.

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