The Latest Breaking News from INDY NXT

Abel Motorsports was up against the clock to be the 35th entrant in the 108th edition of the Indy 500, with Friday marking the deadline.

With chilly conditions to start the day, cars didn’t begin taking to the track until 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. local time). There was no group running, which allowed each driver to maximize track time get approved to take part in the Indianapolis 500 Open Test in two weeks.

A 24-year-old Swedish native, Lundqvist transferred into the 20-lap, two-segment main event that had a $500,000 prize on the line after a straightforward drive – starting and finishing fourth – in the second heat race.

The Indy NXT racer has launched ‘The Jamie Chadwick Series’ with a year-long commitment to find new female driving talent or assist those already in the system.

A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Rasmussen is preparing for a partial season in 2024 with Ed Carpenter Racing, primarily focused on road and street events in addition to the Indianapolis 500.

Collet will pilot the No. 18 entry for the defending two-time champions, who now fields 10 drivers for the upcoming season that begins March 10 on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.

A two-year agreement, de Alba will spend the 2024 season driving the No. 2 entry for the newly formed Andretti Cape Indy NXT before transitioning to Andretti’s Indy NXT outfit for 2025.

The newly formed Andretti Cape Indy NXT alliance will see Cape Motorsports, founded by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape in 2001, receive engineering and operational support from Andretti, five-time champions in the series since 2005. The model will mirror that of Andretti’s IndyCar Series partnership with Meyer Shank Racing.

Levi Jones has been at the forefront of the progress since being named the director of Indy NXT in October of 2021.

The 26-year-old Colorado native will drive the team’s #76 Dallara entry for the 14-race season, where she is set to become the first American female to race in the series since Leilani Munter in 2007.

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