Robert Megennis
Nationality: American
Languages spoken: English
Height/weight: 5’7” / 155 lbs.
Education: Freshman philosophy major at Fordham University
Charities you work with: Starlight Children’s Foundation
Favorite food: Korean food!
Favorite restaurant: Miss Korea in NYC
The one person I would most like to meet: Mahatma Gandhi
Pet peeves: When people use the wrong versions of your/you’re and there/their
Racing goal: To win the Indy 500 and the NTT IndyCar Series Championship
Racing heroes: Nigel Mansell, Scott Dixon, Anders Krohn
Career results:
2019
- Finished fifth in his rookie Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season with six podium finishes, two pole positions (including the Freedom 100) and a victory in the INDYCAR Grand Prix
2018
- Finished fifth in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires with six podium finishes, including five podiums in the final five races
- Earned a top 10 finish in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 series with eight top-10s in 16 races
2017
- Finished sixth in his sophomore Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season
- Took the first victory of the season at St. Petersburg, Fla. from pole position - his first victory in the series
- Earned eight top-seven finishes in 16 races
- Made his Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires debut at the Watkins Glen season finale
- Made his debut in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 series, racing in the Middle East and India, with six top 10 finishes in 12 races.
2016
- Finished sixth in his first Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season
- Earned Rookie of the Year honors and the season-long Tilton Hard Charger Award
- Was the top American in the final point standings with two podiums (including a third-place tally in his first race at St. Petersburg) and 12 top-eight finishes
2015
- Finished eighth in the F1600 Championship Series driving for Team Pelfrey, with eight podiums, one pole position and two fastest laps
2014
- Won the Northeast Rotax Rotax Max Challenge series by 70 points, with podium finishes in all 11 races
- Contested the Rotax Pan American Challenge, the Florida Winter Tour and the U.S. Grand Nationals
- Completed a one-day Skip Barber class at Lime Rock and a three-day class at Road Atlanta, earning quick time in both tests
2013
- Finished second in the Northeast Rotax Rotax Max Challenge series
2012
- Finished second in the Oakland Valley Race Park Rotax Junior Club championship
2011
- Began racing Rotax junior karts
2009-2010
- Raced indoor karts in New York