The 23-year-old Dane picked up five wins - including both oval races at Iowa and Illinois - and three further podiums, plus five pole positions from his second season in the championship previously known as Indy Lights. He only finished outside the top 10 once in 14 starts, after a crash at Road America.
Maybe no performance was more impressive, though, than how the HMD Motorsports driver concluded his career in the developmental category, winning by almost 18s over title rival Hunter McElrea last Sunday at Laguna Seca. In capturing the title, Rasmussen joined Andretti IndyCar race winner Kirkwood as the only drivers to win championships in USF2000, USF Pro 2000 and Indy NXT – formerly known as the Road to Indy.
