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Hedge moves to Abel Motorsports for 2025 Indy NXT season

Callum Hedge will continue his Indy NXT education with Abel Motorsports, moving across from HMD Motorsports, where the New Zealander placed fourth in the championship as a rookie. Hedge joins the returning Yuven Sundaramoorthy and fellow ex-HMD …

Callum Hedge will continue his Indy NXT education with Abel Motorsports, moving across from HMD Motorsports, where the New Zealander placed fourth in the championship as a rookie.

Hedge joins the returning Yuven Sundaramoorthy and fellow ex-HMD driver Myles Rowe as Abel expands its roster.

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“I feel incredibly pleased to be joining Abel Motorsports in Indy NXT for 2025,” Hedge said. “2024 was a great season for me, and I really feel like I learned a lot about not only the Indy NXT car but the series as a whole. That should make 2025 a bit smoother, only having to focus on extracting the most out of the car as possible.

“Our goal in 2025 is simple: contend for the Indy NXT by Firestone championship. 2024 was a time for learning and growing, but now joining Abel Motorsports I feel really confident about our chances of being a winner in 2025 and continuing the great lineage of Kiwis in the IndyCar system.”

Team owner Bill Abel is pleased to welcome Hedge, who comes to the program with support from Tasman Motorsports and other businesses entities from New Zealand.

“I had the opportunity to meet Callum for the first time in 2023 over in New Zealand and was impressed with his skill behind the wheel of a race car, and from that point on always kept tabs on him to watch his progression and see where his career was taking him.

“Callum’s first season in Indy NXT was great, he really showed some flashes of brilliance, and I think bringing that into what we have going on at Abel Motorsports will be a great match. There is no reason that Callum can’t compete for podiums, wins, and ultimately the 2025 championship.”

Abel and Hedge confirmed for 2024 Indy NXT season

Two more Indy NXT drivers have been confirmed for 2024. The first is Jacob Abel with his family-run Abel Motorsports team. The Kentucky native will have promising Wisconsin product Yuven Sundaramoorthy as his teammate for 2024 and the team run by …

Two more Indy NXT drivers have been confirmed for 2024.

The first is Jacob Abel with his family-run Abel Motorsports team. The Kentucky native will have promising Wisconsin product Yuven Sundaramoorthy as his teammate for 2024 and the team run by John Brunner could field as many as four cars next year.

The Butler University marketing student is taking a final run at the NXT championship while planning to take a step up to the NTT IndyCar Series after completing his first test with the Dale Coyne Racing team earlier this month. Abel earned his first NXT pole last season and took four podiums on the way to placing fifth in the standings.

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“The test was good and we were fast,” Abel told RACER. “And while we did have a really good year in 2023, we didn’t win any races or the championship, so when I get to IndyCar, I want to belong and deserve to be there. My dream would be to win for a big IndyCar team, and before I can do that, we’re going for having a big year next year in NXT.”

New Zealander Callum Hedge will make his NXT debut with HMD Motorsports, which comes after a dominant run to claim the 2023 Formula Regional Americas title.

Hedge will move up to Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. Chris Jones/Penske Entertainment

“I have had a taste of the Indy NXT machinery and am ready for the challenge that 2024 will bring,” Hedge said. “I am thankful for the opportunity to join a championship-winning program in HMD Motorsports and for my partners who continue to make my motorsports dream a reality.”

Hedge is the sixth driver signed by HMD Motorsports GM Mike Maurini and team owners Henry and Daiva Malukas.

“We have a lot of time for Callum and are confident that he will have success in Indy NXT,” he said. “He is stepping into a program that has ascended rapidly and has been winning along the way. He is another piece to the growing puzzle and will be a threat for the top step of the podium all season. While the North American ovals and temporary courses will be new to him, he has a strong support system of drivers and engineers around him that will assist in making the transition seamless.”