Indy NXT: Yuven Sundaramoorthy signs with Abel for 2024

Armed with crucial experience gained through four starts to cap the 2023 schedule, 20-year-old Indian-American Yuven Sundaramoorthy is pleased to confirm a full-season program with Abel Motorsports in the 2024 INDY NXT by Firestone.

Sundaramoorthy completed a majority of the 2023 USF Pro Championships season in the USF Pro 2000 program before making the step up to INDY NXT with Abel Motorsports to finish off his year, competing in four races over three events at Nashville, Portland, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The University of Wisconsin engineering student was impressive, scoring two top-10 results. Yuven and the Abel Motorsports crew immediately clicked when they joined forces at the Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, so it was a natural fit to continue together for the 2024 season.

“I’m extremely happy to have signed with Abel Motorsports for the 2024 INDY NXT season,” enthused Sundaramoorthy. ” I had an amazing experience running the last couple of INDY NXT races with them to cap off my 2023 season and I have a ton of confidence in the crew that we can create some solid results together next season. This wouldn’t be possible without my family, sponsors, and partners, so thank you to them.

Of note, Sundaramoorthy is the only Indian-American driver to win on the INDYCAR ladder system, having scored victories in the USF2000 championship at tracks including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Barber Motorsports Park. The ultimate goal is for Yuven to become the first Indian-American to compete in the NTT INDYCAR Series

“We are extremely excited that Yuven (Sundaramoorthy) is going to be back with ABEL Motorsports for the 2024 INDY NXT season and getting to build on what we learned together in 2023,” offered Bill Abel, Owner of Abel Motorsports. “You know, Yuven joined us towards the end of last season for a few races to get his feet wet in the series, and the poise and talent he showed spoke volumes for what he can bring to our team, so we can’t wait to see what he can do in 2024.”

Yuven will kick off his 2024 season preparations this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2023 INDY NXT Chris Griffis Memorial Test, which will take place on Friday, October 20, 2023, on the facility’s road course.

2024 INDY NXT SCHEDULE:

Round 1 – March 8 – Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, FL – Street Course

Round 2 – April 28 – Barber Motorsports Park – Birmingham, AL – Road Course

Rounds 3/4 – May 10-11 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, IN – Road Course

Round 5 – June 2 – Detroit Grand Prix – Detroit, MI – Street Course

Rounds 6/7 – June 22-23 – WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, CA – Road Course

Round 8 – July 7 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, OH – Road Course

Round 9 – July 13 – Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – Oval

Round 10 – August 17 – World Wide Technology Raceway – St. Louis, MO – Oval

Round 11 – August 25 – Portland International Raceway – Portland, OR – Road Course

Round 12 – August 31 – Milwaukee Mile – Milwaukee, WI – Oval

Round13 – September 15 – Music City Grand Prix – Nashville, TN – Street Course