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The Marshall Pruett Podcast

MP 853: Catching Up With Zach Veach

The Marshall Pruett Podcast

Marshall Pruett

Leisure, Automotive, Sports

4.6594 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Zach Veach's sophomore NTT IndyCar Series season did not go according to plan, which left the Ohioan to review his approach to driving the No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda and devise a new strategy for 2020. Veach visited the Marshall Pruett Podcast to share his efforts to turn a young career around and try, provided he's successful, to earn a new sponsor contract and stay with Andretti in the future. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

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0:00.0

Today in the Marshall Pro podcast, we have a catching up with episode, our short form interview series.

0:09.1

This with our man, Zach Veach, third year NTT IndyCar series driver competing with Andretti Auto Sport in his number 26.

0:19.0

Gainbridge Honda spoke with Zach leading up to the original season opener

0:25.2

in St. Petersburg due for mid-March.

0:29.8

Held this until the revised start of the season here.

0:33.9

Actually, tonight at Texas Motor Speedway,

0:37.0

just want to speak with Zach about how he might overcome what was a very challenging

0:42.4

and humbling 2019 season where all the promise shown in 2018, frankly, really didn't shine

0:50.2

through.

0:51.1

So the conversation you're about to hear, it's a bit of looking back,

0:55.1

but it's also trying to understand how a young athlete, one who has demonstrated talent

0:59.8

and potential, tries to re-engineer himself still very early in his IndyCar career to tap

1:07.8

back into those successful things that made a strong rookie season.

1:12.6

Frankly, also needing to make sure that his third season now is a very positive one,

1:17.9

knowing that the three-year contract he signed with his sponsor and the team is up for renewal

1:23.2

at the end of the year, based on how he performs tonight at Texas.

1:29.0

And the remainder of the races this year will dictate whether he gets that contract, whether he does continue his career.

1:35.8

So this here, catching up with Brought to you by Cooper Tires and the Justice Brothers in

1:40.5

Toronto Motorsports.com and Bell Racing Helmets USA, some insights into a young man trying to make sure his IndyCar dream does not end after just three years in the NTT IndyCar series.

1:54.4

What are you looking at for 2020 that would be different from last year, knowing that I'm quite positive you spent an off

2:03.2

season feeling like you couldn't wait to start a new chapter and put last year behind you

2:08.7

yeah for sure I mean I think that's exactly what it is right it's hopefully just a new start

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