# 2025 Indy NXT

The 2025 Firestone Indy NXT Series is the ongoing 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 are broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.

## Teams and drivers

All teams 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 | No. | Drivers | Status | Round(s) |
| Abel Motorsports | 17 | Callum Hedge | | All |
| Abel Motorsports | 48 | Jordan Missig | | All |
| Abel Motorsports with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 40 | Jack William Miller | | All |
| Abel Motorsports with Force Indy | 99 | Myles Rowe | | All |
| Andretti Global | 26 | Lochie Hughes | R | All |
| Andretti Global | 27 | Salvador de Alba | | All |
| Andretti Global | 28 | Dennis Hauger | R | All |
| Andretti Global | 29 | James Roe | | All |
| Andretti Cape Indy NXT | 2 | Sebastian Murray | R | All |
| Andretti Cape Indy NXT | 3 | Ricardo Escotto | | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 9 | Jonathan Browne | | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 10 | Niels Koolen | | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 11 | Nolan Allaer | | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 14 | Josh Pierson | | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 16 | Tommy Smith | R | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 18 | Nikita Johnson | R | 1, 3–4, 14 |
| HMD Motorsports | 18 | Max Taylor | R | 2, 5, 9–11, 13 |
| HMD Motorsports | 18 | Evagoras Papasavvas | R | 6–8 |
| HMD Motorsports | 24 | Sophia Flörsch | R | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 30 | Liam Sceats | R | 1 |
| HMD Motorsports | 38 | Hailie Deegan | R | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 39 | Bryce Aron | | All |
| HMD Motorsports | 76 | Caio Collet | | All |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Eligible for Rookie of the Year |

### 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 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.
* 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, Dale Coyne Racing 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 Barber Motorsports Park, Detroit Street Circuit, Iowa Speedway, Laguna Seca and Milwaukee Mile. The following day, the team announced that Nikita Johnson would drive the No. 18 at St. Petersburg, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway, complementing his full-time program in the GB3 Championship.
* 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 join the team at St. Petersburg to pilot the No. 30 car.
* 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, Road America and Mid-Ohio.

## Schedule

The 2025 schedule was announced on June 13, 2024. Indy NXT will visit the same twelve locations as the year before.
| Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
| 1 | March 2 | Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R 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 | Indy NXT by Firestone Indianapolis Grand Prix | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 5 | June 1 | Indy NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix | R Detroit Street Circuit | Detroit, Michigan |
| 6 | June 15 | Indy NXT by Firestone Outfront Showdown | 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 Iowa 100 | 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 | Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey | R WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
| 12 | August 10 | Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 13 | August 24 | Indy NXT by Firestone Milwaukee 100 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 14 | August 31 | Indy NXT by Firestone Music City 100 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| Icon | Meaning |
| R | Road/street course |
| O | Oval track |

## Race results

| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race winner | Race winner |
| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Andretti Global |
| 2 | Barber Motorsports Park | | | | | |
| 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | | | | | |
| 4 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | | | | | |
| 5 | Detroit Street Circuit | | | | | |
| 6 | World Wide Technology Raceway | | | | | |
| 7 | Road America | | | | | |
| 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | | | | | |
| 9 | Iowa Speedway | | | | | |
| 10 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | | | | | |
| 11 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | | | | | |
| 12 | Portland International Raceway | | | | | |
| 13 | Milwaukee Mile | | | | | |
| 14 | Nashville Superspeedway | | | | | |

## 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 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.
| Pos | Driver | STP | ALA | IMS | IMS | DET | GAT | ROA | MOH | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH | Points |
| 1 | Dennis Hauger | 1$^L$* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 2 | Lochie Hughes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 3 | Caio Collet | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 4 | Myles Rowe | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 5 | Salvador de Alba | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 6 | Jordan Missig | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 7 | Jonathan Browne | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 8 | Callum Hedge | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 9 | Josh Pierson | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 10 | Ricardo Escotto | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 11 | Nikita Johnson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 12 | Sophia Flörsch | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 13 | Bryce Aron | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 14 | Hailie Deegan | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 15 | Tommy Smith | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 16 | Jack William Miller | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 17 | Sebastian Murray | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 18 | Liam Sceats | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 19 | Nolan Allaer | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 20 | James Roe | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Niels Koolen | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | ALA | IMS | IMS | DET | GAT | ROA | MOH | IOW | LAG | 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) |
| Blank | 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 ||

### Teams' championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ |
| Points | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
* Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams
* Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries
| Pos | Team | STP | ALA | IMS | IMS | DET | ROA | LAG | LAG | MOH | IOW | GAT | POR | MIL | NSH | Points |
| 1 | Andretti Global | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 1 | Andretti Global | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 2 | HMD Motorsports | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 2 | HMD Motorsports | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 3 | Abel Motorsports | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 3 | Abel Motorsports | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 4 | Abel Motorsports with Force Indy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 6 | Abel Motorsports with Miller Vinatieri Motorsports | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 7 | Andretti Cape Indy NXT | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 7 | Andretti Cape Indy NXT | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Pos | Team | STP | ALA | IMS | IMS | DET | ROA | LAG | LAG | MOH | IOW | GAT | POR | MIL | NSH | Points |