Nicky Hays

Nicky Hays
Born	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001
Nationality	American
Occupation	Professional race car driver
Years active	2018–present
Known for	Competing in Porsche Carrera Cup North America, U.S. F2000 National Championship, Formula Regional Americas Championship

Nicholas "Nicky" Hays (born September 24, 2001) is a professional American race car driver. His latest competition was in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America representing Wright Motorsports, and he previously took part in the 2022 USF2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports.

Early single-seater experience

Hays began his journey in single-seater racing during the 2018 F1600 Championship Series.

In 2019, he contested the 2019 French F4 Championship, where he earned his inaugural victory at Circuit de Lédenon and concluded the season third overall, trailing behind champion Hadrien David and runner-up Reshad de Gerus. Additionally, that year, he entered several rounds of the 2019 Formula 4 United States Championship with DC Autosport and Cape Motorsports, finishing ninth in the championship standings with two podium finishes.

Formula Regional Americas

During the 2020 season, Hays competed in the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship for Global Racing Group. He secured two podium placements and ended the season ranked fourth in the overall points tally.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

On February 11, 2022, Hays signed with Cape Motorsports to contest the U.S. F2000 National Championship for that year. Although his results were behind those of teammates Michael d'Orlando, who became the champion, and Jagger Jones, he consistently finished ahead of teammate Jackson Lee until Lee left the team after Mid-Ohio. At the event held at Portland, Hays achieved consecutive second-place finishes, which contributed to his seventh-place finish in the final championship standings with a total of 235 points.

Indy NXT Testing

In 2022, Hays took part in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving for Abel Motorsports alongside fellow driver Jack William Miller. He placed 14th out of 16 participants, trailing teammate and fastest driver Danial Frost by 0.933 seconds.

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	Formula 4 United States Championship	DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports	8	0	0	0	2	57	9th
	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	20	1	0	5	7	173	3rd
2020	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Global Racing Group	17	0	0	0	2	142	4th
2022	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports	18	0	0	0	2	235	7th
2023	Porsche Carrera Cup North America	Wright Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	6	33rd

* Season ongoing.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold denote 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	NOG 1 4	NOG 2 5	NOG 3 3	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 Ret	PAU 3 DNS	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 9	SPA 3 3	LÉD 1 3	LÉD 2 7 |	LÉD 3 1 |	HUN 1 2 |	HUN 2 8 |	HUN 3 6 |	MAG 1 3 |	MAG 2 5 |	MAG 3 4 |	LEC 1 3 |	LEC 2 Ret |	LEC 3 5 |	3rd	173

Full Formula 4 United States Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps) (Entries marked with * show most laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Points Scored

|- | 2019 ! nowrap | DC Autosport in collaboration with Cape Motorsports | | | | | | | style="background:#dfffdf"| VIR
1
| style="background:#cfcfff"| VIR
2
| style="background:#efcfff"| VIR
3
| style="background:#ffdf9f"| MOH
1
| style="background:#dfdfdf"| MOH
2
| style="background:#cfcfff"| MOH
3
| | | | style="background:#dfffdf"| COA
1
| style="background:#dfffdf"| COA
2
! 9th ! 57 |- |}

Full Formula Regional Americas Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold indicate pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap) (Entries with * denote most laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2020	Global Racing Group	MOH 1 9	MOH 2 7	VIR 1 10	VIR 2 4	VIR 3 7	BAR 1 4	BAR 2 2	BAR 3 3	SEB 1 11	SEB 2 6	SEB 3 7	HMS 1 4	HMS 2 4	HMS 3 6	COA 1 5	COA 2 7	COA 3 8	4th	142

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races shown in bold signify pole position) (Races in italics denote fastest lap) (Races marked with * represent most laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Standing	Points
2022	Cape Motorsports	STP 1 15	STP 2 8	ALA 1 8	ALA 2 7	IMS 1 13	IMS 2 8	IMS 3 11	IRP 17	ROA 1 11	ROA 2 9	MOH 1 7	MOH 2 5	[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|get MOH 3]|MOH 3}} Template:Small 11

• The championship is ongoing.