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Abel Motorsports

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United States Abel Motorsports
Founded1972
Founder(s)Bill Abel
BaseIndianapolis, Indiana
Team principal(s)Bill Abel
John Brunner
Current seriesIndyCar Series
Indy NXT
Former seriesU.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Formula Regional Americas Championship
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Current driversUnited States Jacob Abel
United States Yuven Sundaramoorthy
United Kingdom Josh Mason
United States Jordan Missig
United States Taylor Ferns
Websitehttps://abelmotorsports.com/

Abel Motorsports is an American auto racing team in the IndyCar Series and Indy NXT series.[1] The team is owned by Bill Abel.

History

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Abel Motorsports Indy NXT cars in the paddock at Road America, 2023

They have competed at numerous levels of the Road to Indy.[2][3] In April 2024, at Barber Motorsports Park, the team recorded its first victory in the Indy NXT series.[4]

After competing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500, the team announced an attempt to make the race in 2024.[5][6][7] In early May, 2024, the team announced they had withdrawn their entry in the race, after driver R. C. Enerson failed to locate funding for the effort.[8]

Current series results

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Indy Lights/NXT

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2022 Dallara IL-15 United States Jacob Abel 14 0 0 0 0 355 8th 4th
Canada Antonio Serravalle 9 0 0 0 0 204 13th
United States Ryan Phinny 4 0 0 0 0 77 14th
United States Flinn Lazier 3 0 0 0 0 54 15th
2023 Dallara IL-15 United States Jacob Abel 14 0 1 0 4 397 5th 3rd
United States Colin Kaminsky 8 0 0 0 0 159 17th
United States Yuven Sundaramoorthy 4 0 0 0 0 77 22nd
Italy Francesco Pizzi 4 0 0 0 0 55 22nd
2024 Dallara IL-15 United States Jacob Abel 14 3 3 3 10 517 2nd 3rd
United States Yuven Sundaramoorthy 14 0 0 0 2 309 8th
United States Jordan Missig 5 0 0 0 0 74 22nd
United States Taylor Ferns 4 0 0 0 0 53 24th
United Kingdom Josh Mason 2 0 0 0 0 27 25th

† Serravalle competed for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing from round 3 onwards.

IndyCar Series

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.
2023 Dallara DW12 United States R. C. Enerson 1 0 0 0 0 5 36th

Former series results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2015 Élan DP08 United States Bill Abel 3 0 0 0 0 23 22nd 10th
2018 Tatuus USF-17 United States Jacob Abel 5 0 0 0 0 47 23rd 12th

Formula 4 United States Championship

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2017 Ligier JS F4 United States Jacob Abel 19 0 0 0 0 9 24th 14th
United States John Andrew Entwistle 6 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2018 Ligier JS F4 United States Jacob Loomis 9 0 0 0 0 24 13th 6th
United States Jacob Abel 12 0 0 0 0 24 15th

Formula Regional Americas Championship

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2018 Ligier JS F3 United States Kyle Kirkwood 17 15 5 15 16 405 1st 1st
United States Jacob Abel 11 0 0 0 4 124 4th
2019 Ligier JS F3 United States Jacob Abel 11 2 0 3 8 155 4th 3rd
Netherlands Danny van Dongen 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 Ligier JS F3 United States Jacob Abel 17 0 0 0 1 133 5th 4th
United States Blake Upton 9 0 0 0 0 17 14th

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2019 Tatuus PM-18 Canada Parker Thompson 16 2 3 1 8 344 3rd 3rd
United States Jacob Abel 14 0 0 0 0 198 9th
2020 Tatuus PM-18 United States Jacob Abel 7 0 0 0 1 107 14th N/A
2021 Tatuus PM-18 United States Jacob Abel 18 0 0 3 2 292 6th 5th

Timeline

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Current series
Indy NXT 2022–present
IndyCar Series 2023–present
Former series
U.S. F2000 National Championship 2015, 2018
Formula 4 United States Championship 2017–2018
Formula Regional Americas Championship 2018–2020
Indy Pro 2000 Championship 2019–2021

References

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  1. ^ "News". Abel Motorsports. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  2. ^ "USAC standout Ferns joins Abel Motorsports for oval Indy NXT races". RACER. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ "2024 Preview: Abel Motorsports". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. ^ "Abel savors breakthrough Indy NXT win at Barber". RACER. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ Speedway, Indianapolis Motor. "Enerson To Drive Abel Motorsports' Entry in Indy 500". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. ^ "John Brunner Q&A: Abel pushing for IndyCar future sooner than later". us.motorsport.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. ^ "Abel aims to follow Indy 500 return with full-time program in 2025". RACER. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  8. ^ Brown, Nathan. "'Disappointing, but understandable': Abel Motorsports gives up on Indy 500 return plans". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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