The 2025 Firestone Indy NXT Series is the ongoing 39th season of the

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open wheel

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series and the 23rd sanctioned by

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, acting as the primary support series for the

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. 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.

Teams and drivers

All teams use Dallara IL-15 cars with an AER produced

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sourced 2.0 litre engine and Firestone tires. The following drivers and teams are contracted to compete in the series.

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. * 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. * 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.

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. * 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

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driver

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, 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. * 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. *On December 11, 2024, it was announced Yuven Sundaramoorthy, who was slated to drive for Abel Motorsports, had to withdraw due to “unforeseen budget challenges.” *On December 14, 2024, Abel Motorsports announced that Jordan Missig, who contested five races with the team in 2024 as a replacement for Josh Mason, would race full-time for the team in 2025. *On December 19, 2024, HMD Motorsports announced that FIA F3 and endurance racing driver Sophia Flörsch would join the team for the 2025 season, making her Indy NXT debut. *On January 13, 2025,

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announced that Jacob Abel would join the team for a full-time IndyCar step-up in 2025. *On January 21, 2025, Andretti Global announced that GB3 driver Sebastian Murray would make the jump up to Indy NXT to pilot the No. 2 Andretti Cape Indy NXT car. *On January 29, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that reigning USF Juniors champion Max Taylor would drive the team's No. 18 car for a part-time campaign comprising the rounds at

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, Detroit Street Circuit, Iowa Speedway,

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and Milwaukee Mile. The following day, the team announced that Nikita Johnson would drive the No. 18 at St. Petersburg, the

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and the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway, complementing his full-time program in the

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. *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 eliminating Miguel María García on the 2025 grid. *On February 13, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that USF Pro 2000 driver Liam Sceats would pilot the No. 30 car. Originally only announced for the round at St. Petersburg, Sceats remained in the car for the first five rounds. *On February 24, 2025, HMD Motorsports announced that USF2000 driver Evagoras Papasavvas would drive the team's No. 18 car for a part-time campaign at World Wide Technology Raceway,

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and

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Mid-season

* 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. The team announced on April 29 that Evagoras Papasavvas would pilot that car at

and Indianapolis, making his Indy NXT debut a month earlier than originally planned. * 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. * 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. * 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.

Schedule

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

Race results

Championship standings

;Scoring system * The fastest driver in each qualifying session is awarded one additional point. * Every driver who leads at least one lap is awarded a bonus point, the driver who leads the most laps gets two points.

Drivers' championship

Entrants' championship

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

References

External links

* {{Road to Indy Indy NXT seasons