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Indy NXT

Driver Information

nationality
American
age
23
birthday
9 Mar 2001
hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
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Driver Information

nationality
American
age
23
birthday
9 Mar 2001
hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
helmet

Driver Stats

races started
190
races entered
191
wins
7
podiums
39
pole positions
4
fastest laps
10
race win percentage
3.7%
podium percentage
20.5%
driverdb score
1,697

DriverDB Score History

DRIVERDB SCORE
1,697
2019/01/06
Jacob Abel
1482.8

Recent Results

date
series
circuit
nation
grid
position
points
15
Sep '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
Nashville
flag
2
8
31
Aug '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
Milwaukee
flag
2
25
Aug '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
Portland
flag
1
17
Aug '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
World Wide Technology Raceway
flag
6
2
13
Jul '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
Iowa
flag
7
15
07
Jul '24
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
Mid-Ohio
flag
3

Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
2024
#51 MTEC Motorsport
118
13th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus FT-60
Toyota 8AR-FTS, 285hp
Pirelli
6
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
0
118
year
series
team
points
position
2024
Abel Motorsports
517
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dallara IL-15
Mazda 2.0
Firestone
14
3
10
3
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
3
10
3
3
517
year
series
team
points
position
2023
Abel Motorsport
397
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dallara IL-15
Mazda 2.0
Firestone
14
0
4
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
4
1
0
397
year
series
team
points
position
2023
Kiwi Motorsport
265
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Toyota FT-60
Toyota 8AR-FTS, 270hp
Hankook
15
0
4
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
15
0
4
0
0
265
year
series
team
points
position
2022
Abel Motorsports
355
8th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dallara IL-15
Mazda 2.0T
Cooper
14
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
0
0
0
355
year
series
team
points
position
2021
Racers Edge Motorsports
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Acura NSX GT3 Evo
Honda 3.5 turbo
Pirelli
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
2021
Compass Racing
204
65th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Acura NSX GT3 Evo
Honda 3.5 turbo
Michelin
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
204
year
series
team
points
position
2021
Newman Wachs Racing
43
13th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ligier JS F3
Honda 2.0 turbo
Hankook
3
1
2
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
1
2
0
1
43
year
series
team
points
position
2021
Racers Edge Motorsports
66
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Acura NSX GT3 Evo
Honda 3.5 turbo
Pirelli
6
1
2
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
1
2
0
0
66
year
series
team
points
position
2021
Abel Motorsports
274
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus PM-18
Mazda 2.0
Cooper
18
0
2
0
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
18
0
2
0
3
274
year
series
team
points
position
2020
Abel Motorsports
107
14th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus PM-18
Mazda 2.0
Cooper
7
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
0
1
0
0
107
year
series
team
points
position
2020
Abel Motorsports
133
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ligier JS F3
Honda 2.0 turbo
Hankook
17
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
17
0
1
0
0
133
year
series
team
points
position
2019
Abel Motorsports
155
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ligier Crawford JS F3
Honda
Hankook
11
2
8
0
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
2
8
0
3
155
year
series
team
points
position
2019
Abel Motorsports
198
9th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus PM-18
Mazda MZR 2.0
Cooper
14
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
0
0
0
198
year
series
team
points
position
2018
Abel Motorsports
124
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Crawford-JS
Honda
Pirelli
11
0
4
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
0
4
124
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus USF-17
Mazda MZR 2.0
Cooper
5
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
2018
Abel Motorsports
24
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Crawford F4-16
Honda Civic R
Pirelli
12
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
12
0
0
0
0
24
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
696
year
series
team
points
position
2017
Newman Wachs Racing
14
31st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus USF-17
Mazda MZR
Cooper
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
14
year
series
team
points
position
2017
Abel Motorsports
9
24th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Crawford FL 15
Honda
Pirelli
19
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
19
0
0
0
0
9
year
series
team
points
position
2016
Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
IAME X30
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2024
Racing
20
3
11
3
3
2023
Racing
29
0
8
1
0
2022
Racing
14
0
0
0
0
2021
Racing
29
2
6
0
4
2020
Racing
24
0
2
0
0
2019
Racing
25
2
8
0
3
2018
Racing
28
0
4
0
0
2017
Racing
21
0
0
0
0
2016
Karting

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
2024
Indy NXT Series by Firestone
2nd
2023
Formula Regional Oceania
3rd

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2216.25
-0.6
02
Formula 1
2117.65
-2.1
03
Formula 1
2041.5
+2.6
04
Formula 1
2038.7
+0.5
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2017.5
+0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
+1.3
07
Formula 1
1986.4
+4.3
08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
-4.8
09
IndyCar
1951.4
-4.8
10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
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