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2025 Indy NXT season
Firestone Indy NXT Series
Season
Races14
Start dateMarch 2
End dateAugust 31
Awards
Drivers' championNorway Dennis Hauger
Rookie of the YearNorway Dennis Hauger
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The 2025 Firestone Indy NXT Series was the 39th season of the Indy NXT open wheel auto racing series and the 23rd sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. This was the third year of the championship running under the Indy NXT moniker following its acquisition by Penske Entertainment, the owner of the IndyCar Series, in 2022.[1]

Andretti Global driver Dennis Hauger won the Drivers' Championship title with one race to spare, and in doing so also became Rookie of the Year.

Dennis Hauger of Andretti Global won the championship in his rookie season of Indy NXT

Teams and drivers

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All teams used Dallara IL-15 cars with an AER produced Mazda sourced 2.0 litre engine and Firestone tires. The following drivers and teams competed in the series.

Team No. Drivers Status Round(s)
Abel Motorsports[2] 17 New Zealand Callum Hedge[3] All
48 United States Jordan Missig[4] All
Abel Motorsports with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 40 United States Jack William Miller[5] All
Abel Motorsports with Force Indy 99 United States Myles Rowe[6] All
Andretti Global 26 Australia Lochie Hughes[7] R All
27 Mexico Salvador de Alba[8] All
28 Norway Dennis Hauger[9]  RY  All
29 Republic of Ireland James Roe[10] All
Andretti Cape Indy NXT 2 United Kingdom Sebastian Murray[11] R All
3 Mexico Ricardo Escotto[12] 1–9
United States Michael d'Orlando[13] 12–14
Chip Ganassi Racing[14] 9 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne[15] 1
United States Bryce Aron[16] 2–14
10 Netherlands Niels Koolen[15] All
HMD Motorsports 11 United States Nolan Allaer[17] 1–12, 14
14 United States Josh Pierson[18] All
16 Australia Tommy Smith[19] R All
18 United States Nikita Johnson[20] R 1, 3–4
United States Max Taylor[21] R 2, 5, 9–11, 13
24 Germany Sophia Flörsch[22] R 1
United States Evagoras Papasavvas[23][24] R 2–4, 7–8
United States Davey Hamilton Jr.[25] 6, 9, 13–14
Brazil Nicholas Monteiro[26] R 12
30 New Zealand Liam Sceats[27] R 1–5, 7, 10–11
38 United States Hailie Deegan[28] R All
39 United States Bryce Aron[29] 1
United States Juan Manuel Correa[30] R 3–6, 8–12
76 Brazil Caio Collet[31] All
Icon Status
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year
 RY  Rookie of the Year

Team changes

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  • On September 4, 2024, IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing announced its return to the Indy NXT series with a two-car effort.[14] CGR last competed in Indy NXT's predecessor Indy Lights in 2008.
  • On February 4, 2025, Abel Motorsports announced a partnership with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports to field the No. 40 as their fourth entry, with Jack William Miller as the driver.[5]
  • On February 13, 2025, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced it had elected to temporarily step back from competing in Indy NXT to focus on their IndyCar efforts, thereby relinquishing their 2025 entry despite having already signed Miguel María García to drive one of their cars.[32]

Driver changes

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Mid-season

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  • On March 27, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that Sophia Flörsch would not continue her campaign in the No. 24 car and exit the team and the series after just one race.[38] The team announced on April 29 that Evagoras Papasavvas would pilot that car at Barber Motorsports Park and Indianapolis, making his Indy NXT debut a month earlier than originally planned.[24]
  • On April 29, 2025, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Bryce Aron would take over its No. 9 entry after Jonathan Browne was forced to end his campaign due to budget issues. Aron therefore left HMD Motorsports and the No. 39 car after a single round.[16]
  • On May 7, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that IMSA driver Juan Manuel Correa would make his US open-wheel debut in the No. 39 entry vacated by Aron.[30] Correa would enter the rounds at Indianapolis, Detroit, Gateway, Mid-Ohio, Iowa, Laguna Seca and Portland.
  • On May 14, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that sprint car racer Davey Hamilton Jr. would drive the No. 24 entry vacated by Flörsch at the four oval events of the season, returning to Indy NXT after last entering three races in its predecessor series in 2016 and 2018.[39]
  • On July 25, 2025, Andretti Cape announced that it had parted ways with Ricardo Escotto ahead of the Laguna Seca double-header.[40] On August 5, it was announced that Michael d'Orlando would take over the No. 3 Andretti Cape entry for the final three rounds of the season.[13]
  • On July 31, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that USF Pro 2000 driver Nicholas Monteiro would drive the No. 24 entry at Portland, making his Indy NXT debut.[26]
  • On August 19, 2025, HMD Motorsports disclosed that Nolan Allaer and the No. 11 car would not enter the Milwaukee event due to "family and school obligations".[41]

Schedule

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The 2025 schedule was announced on June 13, 2024. Indy NXT visited the same twelve locations as the year before.[42]

Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 March 2 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  S  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2 May 4 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
3 May 9 Indy NXT by Firestone Indianapolis Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
4 May 10
5 June 1 Indy NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix  S  Streets of Detroit Detroit, Michigan
6 June 15 Indy NXT by Firestone at World Wide Technology Raceway  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
7 June 22 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
8 July 6 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
9 July 12 Indy NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
10 July 26 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
11 July 27
12 August 10 Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
13 August 24 Indy NXT by Firestone at the Milwaukee Mile  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
14 August 31 Indy NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee
Icon Meaning
 O  Oval track
 R  Road course
 S  Street circuit

Race results

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Rd. Track Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner
Driver Team
1 Streets of St. Petersburg Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
2 Barber Motorsports Park Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Lochie Hughes Andretti Global
4 Australia Lochie Hughes United States Josh Pierson Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
5 Detroit Street Circuit Norway Dennis Hauger Australia Lochie Hughes Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
6 World Wide Technology Raceway Norway Dennis Hauger Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Australia Lochie Hughes Andretti Global
7 Road America Norway Dennis Hauger Brazil Caio Collet Norway Dennis Hauger Brazil Caio Collet HMD Motorsports
8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Norway Dennis Hauger Brazil Caio Collet Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
9 Iowa Speedway Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger United States Myles Rowe Abel Motorsports with Force Indy
10 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Brazil Caio Collet Norway Dennis Hauger Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet HMD Motorsports
11 Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet HMD Motorsports
12 Portland International Raceway Brazil Caio Collet Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Andretti Global
13 Milwaukee Mile Norway Dennis Hauger Mexico Salvador de Alba Mexico Salvador de Alba Mexico Salvador de Alba Andretti Global
14 Nashville Superspeedway Mexico Salvador de Alba United States Jordan Missig Mexico Salvador de Alba United States Myles Rowe Abel Motorsports with Force Indy

Season report

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Opening rounds

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The 2025 Indy NXT season began with a brilliant debut for Andretti's Dennis Hauger, who broke the track record in qualifying around the Streets of St. Petersburg to claim pole position.[43] He led from the outset of the race, which was interrupted early by multiple crashes leading to three caution periods. Despite pressure from his teammate Lochie Hughes at each restart, Hauger gradually pulled clear after the third interruption ended on lap 24 and established a commanding lead, before a late crash for Abel/Miller Vinatieri Motorsports’ Jack William Miller brought out the pace car, ending the race under caution. Hauger secured victory ahead of Hughes, with HMD Motorsports’ Caio Collet third.[44]

Hauger carried his dominant form into Barber Motorsports Park, taking pole position on a drying track with a lap over half a second clear of the field, while Collet topped the first group to start second.[45] Hauger led from the rolling start but, incidents during the opening part of the race caused two cautions. During that period, Collet encountered throttle problems that dropped him out of contention, leaving Hughes, Abel/Force Indy’s Myles Rowe and HMD’s Evagoras Papasavvas to fight for the remaining podium places. Hauger steadily built a gap of over 11 seconds to win ahead of Papasavvas, who resisted Hughes to finish second on debut. Hauger extended his championship lead to 29 points.[46]

Hughes led qualifying on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course to secure both pole positions of the weekend.[47] At the start of race one, Hauger’s attempt to take the lead around the outside of turn one ended in contact with Rowe and HMD’s Callum Hedge, sending him off track and dropping him to the back of the field. Collet took advantage to slot into second, while Hughes built an early gap. Two cautions interrupted proceedings, but Hughes managed both restarts and controlled the race throughout, eventually finishing ahead of Collet and Rowe. Hauger recovered to eighth, allowing him to narrowly retain the championship lead by three points over Hughes, with Rowe third.[48]

Hughes once again started from pole position for race two at Indianapolis, with Hauger alongside on the front row. An early caution was triggered by a multi-car clash involving Miller, Andretti’s James Roe, and HMD’s Nolan Allaer, which also delayed Abel’s Jordan Missig and HMD’s Nikita Johnson. On the restart, Hauger made his move on Hughes to take the lead, and although his team-mate stayed close for much of the distance, Hauger gradually edged away to win by almost five seconds. Behind them, Rowe and Andretti’s Salvador de Alba secured third and fourth. Hauger extended his points lead to 187, ahead of Hughes on 172 points and Rowe losing ground in third on 134 points.[49]

Hauger was back in front for qualifying at Detroit, ahead of Hughes.[50] The race began with chaos as contact between Hedge and Rowe triggered a multi-car pile-up at turn four, blocking the track and causing a stoppage. At the restart, Hauger led Hughes and de Alba. The Andretti pair fought, both suffered damage and were forced to pit, handing a huge lead to Hauger. His gap was then eradicated when Missig hit the barriers and caused a late caution. That set up a one-lap dash to the finish, which Hauger managed to win ahead of Collet. HMD’s Juan Manuel Correa claimed his first podium in just his third race in third as Hauger extended his championship lead to 240 points, 38 points ahead of Hughes.[51]

Mid-season rounds

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Round six saw the season’s first oval race at WWTR. Hauger took pole position in a rain-delayed qualifying session, with Collet second.[52] The Brazilian immediately passed Hauger to take the lead, while Hughes endured a difficult opening lap and slipped back from fifth. The lead pair quickly broke away from the rest of the field, with Rowe running in third. The order remained largely static, until Hughes started charging through the field using the high line. He quickly reeled in the leaders to move into the lead by lap 62 and pulled away. Rowe followed Hughes’ path forward in the closing laps, ending up in second ahead of Collet. Hughes’ won the race to cut Hauger’s championship lead to 19 points.[53]

Hauger took his fifth pole position of the year at Road America, narrowly denying Collet in qualifying.[54] He led the opening laps of the race, holding off Collet’s challenge through the first corners. The pair soon pulled clear of the field, with HMD's Josh Pierson running a distant third. Collet slowly closed the gap to Hauger, but with no push-to-pass available, he had to wait until Hauger made a small error on lap 15. Collet drew alongside to take the lead and with it the win. Hughes and Pierson fought closely for the final podium spot all race, with the Australian eventually getting by. Hauger extended his advantage in the championship to 28 points over Hughes, with Collet strengthening his hold on third.[55]

Mid-Ohio saw Hauger claim another pole position with a new track record.[56] He maintained his lead at the start of the race, holding off Collet and Hughes before a dramatic crash on lap four brought out a lengthy red flag. The Andretti Cape pair of Sebastian Murray and Ricardo Escotto made contact, sending Murray’s car airborne before landing heavily near the pit straight barriers. When the race resumed under timed conditions, Hauger controlled the restart and gradually pulled away from Collet, who could not match his pace, with Hughes close behind in third. The front group remained stable through to the finish as Hauger took win number five of the year to extend his lead to 45 points.[57]

Iowa Speedway hosted round nine. Severe storms disrupted the schedule: qualifying was cancelled and points leader Hauger was awarded pole position.[58] Rowe made the best start from fourth to move past Collet and soon challenged Hughes, whose stern defence earned him a penalty. That left Hauger and Rowe to battle for the lead through several early caution periods. Once racing settled, Hauger held a narrow advantage until Rowe used traffic to sweep around the outside. He became the first black driver to win in Indy NXT, while de Alba overtook Collet late on for third place. With Hughes down in 16th after his penalty, Hauger once again grew his championship lead to 76 points.[59]

Next up was a double-header at Laguna Seca, where Collet claimed pole position for both races in a weather-delayed qualifying.[60] He made the most of his starting position in race one, leading the opening laps before a multi-car incident in the first corners eliminated Missig and de Alba and delayed several others, prompting an early caution. When racing resumed, Collet built a small gap over Hauger as Rowe pressured Pierson for third. Hauger later closed in again and ran nose-to-tail with the leader over the final laps, but Collet held firm to win by just two tenths of a second. Pierson claimed his first Indy NXT podium in third as Collet moved into second in the standings, 81 points behind Hauger.[61]

Closing rounds

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Race two began with chaos once again, with Collet leading the field as a collision between CGR's Bryce Aron and the HMD pair of Liam Sceats and Tommy Smith brought out the first caution. On the restart, Hauger ran wide and lost second to Pierson, then came under pressure from Hughes. A second caution on lap 17 was followed by a multi-car tangle involving Missig, Correa, Allaer and his HMD teammate Hailie Deegan that neutralised the race again. Soon after, contact between Hughes and Hauger caused a final caution, ending Hauger’s race and dropping Hughes down the order. Collet handled each restart to lead Pierson and Hedge home, cutting Hauger's championship lead to 42 points.[62]

Collet secured his third consecutive pole position at Portland, denying Hauger with a last-lap effort.[63] At the start of the race, Hauger made a brilliant double pass on Collet and Rowe through the opening complex to take the lead. Behind them, Aron spun, triggering a chain reaction that sent several cars off-track and forced a caution, with Hughes in need of a new front wing. On the restart, Collet shadowed Hauger but was unable to challenge the Norwegian, who controlled the pace to the flag and won by just under a second. Rowe completed the podium as, with two rounds remaining, Hauger extended his standings lead to 54 points over Collet, with Hughes still mathematically in contention.[64]

Hauger ended Collet's pole position streak at the Milwaukee Mile with a two-lap average nearly a full mile per hour faster than the rest of the field.[65] De Alba started second, but passed Hauger straight away and steadily built a gap. Hughes soon took third from Hedge, forming an all-Andretti top three that remained static until a caution was triggered when Miller spun into the wall on lap 45. On the restart, Hauger closed up on de Alba but opted not to challenge his teammate, who went on to take his maiden Indy NXT victory. Hughes followed them home in third as Hauger’s second-place finish handed him an unassailabe 69-point lead over Collet to seal the championship with one race remaining.[66]

De Alba followed his maiden win with a maiden pole position for the final race in Nashville, ahead of Collet and Hauger.[67] At the start, de Alba held firm under early pressure from Collet, while Rowe began a charge through the pack, quickly moving into the top five. After overtaking Hughes and repelling a brief attack from Cape's Michael d’Orlando, Rowe swept past Hauger for third and then dispatched Collet to take second place. A collision between d’Orlando and Hedge triggered a caution at mid-distance, bringing Rowe onto de Alba’s rear wing. When racing resumed, Rowe tracked the leader closely before diving past with just over 20 laps to go and edging clear to win by 0.4376 seconds.[68]

Hauger entered the 2025 Indy NXT season as the overwhelming title favourite - and he delivered. Though still adapting to ovals, the Norwegian’s pace on road and street circuits was unmatched, and he proved a quick learner everywhere else. With six victories, five additional podiums, and only two finishes outside the top five, Hauger’s campaign was one of commanding consistency. Behind him, Collet emerged as his closest challenger, while Hughes and Rowe also became two-time winners but all three lacked Hauger’s relentless execution over the full season. Andretti Global won nine of the 14 races to take three of the top five entrant spots while delivering their second Drivers' Championship in a row.

Championship standings

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Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st 
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
  • The fastest driver in each qualifying session was awarded one additional point.
  • Every driver who led at least one lap was awarded a bonus point, the driver who led the most laps got two points.

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver STP ALA IMS DET GAT ROA MOH IOW LAG POR MIL NSH Points
1 Norway Dennis Hauger 1L* 1L* 8 1L* 1L* 5L 2L* 1L* 21L* 2 16 1L* 2 3 599
2 Brazil Caio Collet 3 19 2 5 2 3L* 1L 2 4 1L* 1L* 2 7 4 527
3 Australia Lochie Hughes 2 3 1L* 2L 5 1L 3 3 16 6 15 10 3 5 466
4 United States Myles Rowe 4 4 3 3 18 2 5 10 1L 4 8 3 6 1L 458
5 Mexico Salvador de Alba 5 11 5 4 8 4 8 4 3 19 9 5 1L* 2L* 418
6 United States Josh Pierson 9 5 6 9 4 6 4 5 11 3 2 11 11 9 378
7 New Zealand Callum Hedge 8 18 4 10 11 7 6 6 6 5 3 4 4 18 358
8 Netherlands Niels Koolen 21 13 18 6 9 10 15 14 5 11 6 6 12 7 288
9 United States Jordan Missig 6 12 11 17 12 11 19 7 8 18 10 8 13 8 273
10 United States Jack William Miller 16 8 9 19 7 19 7 11 14 7 7 13 17 15 266
11 United States Bryce Aron 13 15 15 15 10 14 9 12 9 10 19 19 5 6 260
12 Republic of Ireland James Roe 20 10 19 11 13 18 14 13 7 14 13 18 9 10 235
13 United Kingdom Sebastian Murray 17 16 12 12 6 12 11 18 Wth 17 5 16 16 11 230
14 United States Hailie Deegan 14 17 17 18 16 16 18 17 18 12 11 17 14 13 202
15 Australia Tommy Smith 15 14 13 21 17 17 17 15 17 13 12 12 18 17 202
16 United States Nolan Allaer 19 20 16 20 15 9 16 16 19 9 14 15 12 192
17 United States Juan Manuel Correa 21 14 3 8 8 12 15 17 9 176
18 New Zealand Liam Sceats 18 6 7 8 14 10 8 18 162
19 Mexico Ricardo Escotto 10 9 14 16 20 13 13 19 13 144
20 United States Max Taylor 7 19 10 16 4 10 123
21 United States Evagoras Papasavvas 2 10 13 12 9 117
22 United States Michael d'Orlando 7 8 14 66
23 United States Davey Hamilton Jr. 15 15 15 16 59
24 United States Nikita Johnson 11 20 7 55
25 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne 7 26
26 Germany Sophia Flörsch 12 18
27 Brazil Nicholas Monteiro 14 16
Pos Driver STP ALA IMS DET GAT ROA MOH IOW LAG POR MIL NSH Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not

participate (DNP)

Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position (1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
L Led a race lap (1 point)
* Led most race laps (2 points)
1 Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
Rookie
Rookie of the Year
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

Entrants' championship

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Entrants scored points in the same way drivers score points, including bonus points for pole position and laps led.

Pos Entry STP ALA IMS DET GAT ROA MOH IOW LAG POR MIL NSH Points
1 #28 Andretti Global 1L* 1L* 8 1L* 1L* 5L 2L 1L* 21L* 2 16 1L* 2 3 599
2 #76 HMD Motorsports 3 19 2 5 2 3L* 1L 2 4 1L* 1L* 2 7 4 527
3 #26 Andretti Global 2 3 1L* 2L 5 1L 3 3 16 6 15 10 3 5 466
4 #99 Abel Motorsports with Force Indy 4 4 3 3 18 2 5 10 1L 4 8 3 6 1L 458
5 #27 Andretti Global 5 11 5 4 8 4 8 4 3 19 9 5 1L* 2L* 418
6 #14 HMD Motorsports 9 5 6 9 4 6 4 5 11 3 2 11 11 9 378
7 #17 Abel Motorsports 8 18 4 10 11 7 6 6 6 5 3 4 4 18 358
8 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 21 13 18 6 9 10 15 14 5 11 6 6 12 7 288
9 #48 Abel Motorsports 6 12 11 17 12 11 19 7 8 18 10 8 13 8 273
10 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 7 15 15 15 10 14 9 12 9 10 19 19 5 6 269
11 #40 Abel Motorsports with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 16 8 9 19 7 19 7 11 14 7 7 13 17 15 266
12 #29 Andretti Global 20 10 19 11 13 18 14 13 7 14 13 18 9 10 235
13 #2 Andretti Cape Indy NXT 17 16 12 12 6 12 11 18 Wth 17 5 16 16 11 230
14 #24 HMD Motorsports 12 2 10 13 15 12 9 15 14 15 16 210
15 #3 Andretti Cape Indy NXT 10 9 14 16 20 13 13 19 13 7 8 14 210
16 #38 HMD Motorsports 14 17 17 18 16 16 18 17 18 12 11 17 14 13 202
17 #16 HMD Motorsports 15 14 13 21 17 17 17 15 17 13 12 12 18 17 202
18 #39 HMD Motorsports 13 21 14 3 8 8 12 15 17 9 193
19 #11 HMD Motorsports 19 20 16 20 15 9 16 16 19 9 14 15 12 192
20 #18 HMD Motorsports 11 7 20 7 19 10 16 4 10 178
21 #30 HMD Motorsports 18 6 7 8 14 10 8 18 162
Pos Entry STP ALA IMS DET GAT ROA MOH IOW LAG POR MIL NSH Points

See also

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