2025 Indy NXT explained

The 2025 Firestone Indy NXT Series is scheduled to be the 38th 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 is 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. All races will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.^[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams will use Dallara IL-15 cars with an AER produced Mazda sourced 2.0 litre engine and Firestone tires. The following drivers and teams are contracted to compete in the series.

Team Drivers Status Round(s) Abel Motorsports^[2] 17 Callum Hedge^[3] All 22 Yuven Sundaramoorthy^[4] All TBA TBA TBC nowrap Abel Motorsports with Force Indy 99 Myles Rowe^[5] All Andretti Global 26 Lochie Hughes^[6] All 27 Salvador de Alba^[7] All 28 Dennis Hauger^[8] All 29 James Roe^[9] All nowrap Andretti Cape Indy NXT 3 Ricardo Escotto^[10] All Chip Ganassi Racing^[11] 9 Jonathan Browne^[12] All 10 Niels Koolen All HMD Motorsports 11 Nolan Allaer^[13] All 14 Josh Pierson^[14] All 16 Tommy Smith^[15] All 23 Caio Collet^[16] All 38 Hailie Deegan^[17] All 39 Bryce Aron^[18] All Juncos Hollinger Racing 75 Miguel María García^[19] All 76 TBA TBC Miller Vinatieri Racing 40 Jack William Miller^[20] All

Team changes

• On September 4, 2024, IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing announced its return to the Indy NXT series with a two-car effort. CGR last competed in Indy NXT's predecessor Indy Lights in 2008.

Driver changes

• On January 16, 2024, Andretti and Cape Motorsports announced Salvador de Alba would be driving the No. 2 car of the newly formed Andretti Cape partnership in 2024. This announcement also included that de Alba's 2025 Indy NXT program would see him move over to Andretti Global.
• On September 26, 2024, it was announced that Myles Rowe and the Force Indy program supporting him would switch to Abel Motorsports for the 2025 season to field the No. 99 Abel Motorsports with Force Indy car.
• On October 8, 2024, Andretti Global announced that 2024 USF Pro 2000 champion Lochie Hughes would graduate to Indy NXT with the team.^[6]
• On October 10, 2024, HMD Motorsport disclosed that Tommy Smith, who spent the previous two years in FIA Formula 3, would pilot the No. 16 car in 2025.
• On October 14, 2024, HMD Motorsport announced two further drivers for its 2024 campaign: Bryce Aron, who would depart Andretti Global, with whom he came ninth in his debut season in 2024, and former NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Hailie Deegan, who would make her series debut.
• On October 18, 2024, Andretti Global announced that Formula 2 driver Dennis Hauger would pilot the No. 28 car, thereby completing the team's lineup.
• On October 24, 2024, Andretti Global announced Ricardo Escotto would pilot the No. 3 car run under the Andretti Cape Indy NXT guise in technical partnership with Cape Motorsports, thereby entering his first full Indy NXT season after contesting five races in 2024 with Juncos Hollinger Racing.
• On October 30, 2024, Chip Ganassi Racing announced the driver lineup for their return to Indy NXT. It consists of two drivers departing HMD Motorsports in Jonathan Browne, who finished the 2024 season in 13th, and Niels Koolen, who finished his part-time 2024 campaign in 20th.^[12]
• On November 1, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced their first driver for 2025 in Miguel María García, who last competed in Super TC2000.
• On November 25, 2024, Abel Motorsports announced that Callum Hedge would join the team for his second Indy NXT season, departing HMD Motorsports after coming fourth in 2024.
• On December 4, 2024, Jamie Chadwick announced she would join IDEC Sport in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, thereby leaving the championship.^[21]

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was announced on June 13, 2024. Indy NXT will visit the same twelve locations as the year before.^[22]

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

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 will be awarded one additional point.
• Every driver who leads at least one lap will be awarded a bonus point, the driver who leads the most laps will get two points.

See also

• 2025 IndyCar Series
• 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship
• 2025 USF2000 Championship
• 2025 USF Juniors

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indy Lights rebranded for 2023 as "INDY NXT by Firestone" . November 3, 2022 . MSN . en-IN.
2. Web site: Pruett . Marshall . 2024-10-04 . Amid NXT expansion, Abel Motorsports eyes IMSA, Indy 500 . 2024-10-08 . RACER . en-US.
3. Web site: Donahue . Jacob . 2024-11-25 . New Zealand's Callum Hedge Joins ABEL Motorsports for Sophomore INDY NXT Season . 2024-11-25 . ABEL Motorsports . en-US.
4. Web site: Donahue . Jacob . 2024-09-16 . ABEL Motorsports Back on INDY NXT podium to close season . 2024-09-27 . Abel Motorsports . en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-09-26 . Myles Rowe Joins ABEL Motorsports with Force Indy for 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone Season . 2024-09-26 . en.
6. Web site: Lochie Hughes to Make INDY NXT Debut With Andretti Global in 2025. Andretti Global. October 8, 2024. October 8, 2024.
7. Web site: De Alba To Drive for Andretti Cape in Rookie INDY NXT Season . 2024-01-16 . IndyCar.com.
8. Web site: Andretti Global Adds Rookie Hauger to 2025 Lineup . 2024-10-18 . IndyCar.com.
9. Web site: Roe Staying with Andretti, Aiming for Title in 2025. 2024-10-16. INDYCAR.com.
10. Web site: Ricardo Escotto to Join Andretti Cape INDY NXT in 2025 . October 24, 2024. 2024-10-24 . Andretti Global.
11. Web site: 2024-09-04 . Chip Ganassi Racing confirms IndyCar downsizing; plans Indy NXT return . 2024-09-05 . RACER . en-US.
12. Web site: Barnes . Joey . Chip Ganassi Racing finalizes its 2025 lineups for IndyCar and Indy NXT programs . Motorsport . 30 October 2024 . 30 October 2024.
13. Web site: Media . R. T. D. . 2024-10-15 . NOLAN ALLAER RETURNS FOR FIRST FULL SEASON IN INDY NXT BY FIRESTONE . 2024-10-15 . RTD Media . en-US.
14. Web site: Media . R. T. D. . 2024-09-25 . JOSH PIERSON CONFIRMS 2025 INDY NXT PLANS WITH HMD MOTORSPORTS . 2024-09-25 . RTD Media . en-US.
15. Web site: Media . R. T. D. . 2024-10-10 . TOMMY SMITH JOINS HMD MOTORSPORTS FOR 2025 INDY NXT BY FIRESTONE SEASON . 2024-10-10 . RTD Media . en-US.
16. Web site: Collet returning to HMD for 2025 Indy NXT season. Pruett. Marshall. Racer.com. 2024-09-12.
17. Web site: Pockrass . Bob . Hailie Deegan moving from NASCAR to open-wheel racing for 2025 . FOX Sports . 14 October 2024.
18. Web site: Media . R. T. D. . 2024-10-14 . BRYCE ARON MOVES TO HMD MOTORSPORTS FOR 2025 INDY NXT BY FIRESTONE CAMPAIGN . 2024-10-14 . RTD Media . en-US.
19. Web site: Juncos Hollinger Racing is excited to announce the addition of MiguelMa García to their INDY NXT by Firestone team. – Juncos Hollinger Racing . 2024-11-01 . www.juncoshollinger.com.
20. Web site: Miller Vinatieri Motorsports on X: "Ready for year 2" . 2024-11-04 . X.com . en.
21. Web site: Newbold . James . December 3, 2024 . Chadwick switches to ELMS with LMP2 seat for 2025 . December 4, 2024 . autosport.com.
22. Web site: INDYCAR, FOX Sports Announce Historic Media Rights Deal . 2024-06-14 . IndyCar.com.