2027 Indy NXT

2027 Indy NXT season
Indy NXT by Firestone
Season
RacesTBA
Start dateTBA
End dateTBA
Awards
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The 2027 Indy NXT by Firestone is scheduled to be the 41st season of Indy NXT by Firestone, the second-highest class of American open-wheel car racing, and the 25th season sanctioned by IndyCar. This will be the fifth 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

The following teams and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2027 Indy NXT by Firestone. All teams will compete with Dallara IL-15 chassis, inline four-cylinder engines developed by Advanced Engine Research, and tires supplied by Firestone.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Abel Motorsports 32 Netherlands Niels Koolen All
A. J. Foyt Racing 4 United Kingdom Bart Harrison  R  All
HMD Motorsports 55 Brazil Leonardo Escorpioni  R  All
Key
SymbolMeaning
 R  Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th 
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6

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

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Technical partnership with HMD Motorsports.

References

  1. ↑ "Indy Lights rebranded for 2023 as "INDY NXT by Firestone"". MSN. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ van der Hook, Vincent (February 24, 2026). "Indy NXT: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. Archived from the original on September 16, 2026. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "INDY NXT by Firestone: What is INDYCAR's Development Series?". Indy NXT. IndyCar. Archived from the original on June 8, 2026. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Niels Koolen Joins Abel Motorsports for 2027 INDY NXT Season". Indy NXT. October 13, 2026. Retrieved October 27, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Smith, Eric (October 22, 2026). "Bart Harrison Signs With AJ Foyt Racing for 2027 Season". Indy NXT. Retrieved October 27, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Leonardo Escorpioni To Debut in INDY NXT With HMD in 2027". Indy NXT. October 27, 2026. Retrieved October 27, 2026.