HMD Motorsports

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United States HMD Motorsports
BaseBrownsburg, Indiana[1]
Team principal(s)Henry Malukas[2][3]
Current seriesIndy NXT[4][5]
Former seriesFormula Regional Americas Championship[6]
IndyCar Series[1][7]

HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series.[4][5] The team is owned by Henry Malukas.[2][3]

2019

HMD Motorsports (BN Racing) entered the 2019 Indy Lights series.[8] David Malukas ran for the team in 2019 with a limited budget.[9] Toby Sowery won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey.[10][11] HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.[6][12]

2021

HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season.[2][3][13] Drivers included Benjamin Pedersen, Linus Lundqvist, Nikita Lastochkin, and David Malukas. Exclusive Autosport, due to delaying its planned Indy Lights entry, sold their two cars to HMD/GRG.[14] Linus Lundqvist won Race 1 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama with teammate David Malukas winning Race 2 from pole.[15][16] Malukas won Race 2 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[17] Lundqvist won the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1 from pole with teammate Malukas winning Race 2 from pole.[18][19] Malukas won Race 2 at Road America, both races at Gateway, and Portland Race 1.[20][21][22] Lundqvist would use another car at Gateway due to a crash before the races.[21] Manuel Sulaimán joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin.[23] Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio.[24]

2022

HMD partnered with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2022 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Christian Bogle, Danial Frost, Linus Lundqvist, and Manuel Sulaimán.[25][26] The teams partnership continued with Global Racing Group, fielding driver Benjamin Pedersen.[25] Lundqvist won several races throughout the season, while teammate Frost won at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1.[27][28] Sulaimán would leave the team and be replaced by Antonio Serravalle starting at Indianapolis.[29] Kyffin Simpson would join the team starting at Iowa, moving over from TJ Speed.[30] Serravalle would leave and be replaced by James Roe starting at Nashville, who also moved over from TJ Speed.[31] Pedersen would win at Portland.[32] Nolan Siegel joined the team for the season finale at Laguna Seca [33] Lundqvist would win the series championship at Race 1 of Laguna Seca.[34]

2023

HMD Motorsports fielded an entry for Force Indy driver Ernie Francis Jr.[35] HMD also took over the teams equipment and personal.[36] The team started 2023 with nine cars in the Indy NXT field.[37] Christian Rasmussen won the championship racing for HMD.[38] Rasmussen almost ran out of funding three times during the season.[39]

2024

Myles Rowe joined Force Indy/HMD for 2024.[35][40] HMD started 2024 with ten cars in the Indy NXT field.[41] Nolan Siegel did not race at Road America due to being needed by IndyCar Series team Juncos Hollinger Racing as a replacement driver, with Kiko Porto taking his place for the weekend.[42] Siegel then left the team to compete in the 2024 IndyCar Series for Arrow McLaren.[43] Caio Collet won in his rookie season at Mid-Ohio, and later would be series rookie of the year.[44][45] Christian Brooks joined the team starting at Laguna Seca.[42] Nolan Allaer ended his season in July to focus on 2025.[46]

2025

HMD formed a partnership with USF Pro 2000 based team TJ Speed.[47] Hailie Deegan joined HMD for 2025.[48] HMD started 2025 with nine cars in the Indy NXT field.[49] Sophia Floersch would leave HMD after one race due to sponsorship issues.[49] Evagoras Papasavvas, a late addition to HMD for Barber, and in his first NXT race finished second.[50] Juan Manuel Correa joined the team starting at Indianapolis, and would finish third at Detroit in his second start for the team.[51] Caio Collet would win at Road America and both Laguna Seca races.[52][53][54]

2026

Due to Indy NXT rule changes, HMD can only field four cars in 2026.[55] HMD formed a technical alliance with Cusick Motorsports and strategic alliance with A. J. Foyt Racing, helping each team field two cars.[56][57]

IndyCar (2022-23, 2026)

2022-23

HMD Motorsports partnered with Dale Coyne Racing to run David Malukas in the 2022 and 2023 IndyCar Series.[58][59][60] The partnership would end after 2023.[1][7]

2026

In April 2026, it was announced that HMD Motorsports would partner with A.J. Foyt Racing to field Katherine Legge in the 2026 Indianapolis 500.[61]

Formula Regional Americas Championship (2020)

2020

HMD Motorsports entered the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship series with drivers David Malukas and Santiago Urrutia after the cancellation of the 2020 Indy Lights series.[6] Logan Cusson joined the team starting at Barber Motorsports Park.[62] Kyffin Simpson joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway.[63] David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring.[64] Marco Kacic joined the team for Circuit of the Americas.[65]

Formula Regional Oceania Trophy (2026)

2026

In July 2025, HMD Motorsports and USF Pro 200 team TJ Speed Motorsports announced they had joined forces to field three entries in the 2026 season of the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.[66] The three entries will compete as HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed.

IMSA

In September 2025, HMD Motorsports announced a partnership with Intersport Racing to field an Oreca 07 LMP2 car in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The car was planned to be fielded under the Intersport Racing name and it would have been based at HMD Motorsport's facility in Brownsburg.[67] Intersport instead would run the program in-house, only renting facilities from HMD.[68]

Current series results

Indy Lights / Indy NXT

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2019 Dallara IL-15 United Kingdom Toby Sowery 18 1 0 1 7 367 3rd 3rd
United States David Malukas 18 0 0 0 2 301 6th
2021 Dallara IL-15 United States David Malukas 20 7 6 4 16 524 2nd 1st
Sweden Linus Lundqvist 20 3 3 2 11 449 3rd
United States Benjamin Pedersen 20 0 0 1 6 356 4th
Russia Nikita Lastochkin 12 0 0 0 0 123 13th
Mexico Manuel Sulaimán 6 0 0 0 0 75 15th
2022 Dallara IL-15 Sweden Linus Lundqvist 14 5 7 3 9 575 1st 2nd
Singapore Danial Frost 14 1 0 0 1 382 7th
Barbados Kyffin Simpson 14 0 0 0 0 312 9th
United States Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 298 11th
Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. 11 0 0 0 0 219 12th
Canada Antonio Serravalle 9 0 0 0 0 204 13th
Mexico Manuel Sulaimán 2 0 0 0 0 48 16th
United States Nolan Siegel 2 0 0 0 0 42 17th
United States Benjamin Pedersen 14 1 1 1 5 444 5th 3rd
2023 Dallara IL-15 Denmark Christian Rasmussen 14 5 5 5 8 539 1st 1st
United States Nolan Siegel 14 2 0 2 5 415 3rd
Singapore Danial Frost 14 1 0 0 3 361 6th
United States Reece Gold 14 1 0 0 2 334 8th
United States Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 266 11th
Sweden Rasmus Lindh 10 0 0 0 1 210 14th
United States Josh Green 6 0 0 0 0 119 20th
Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson 13 0 1 0 2 283 10th 5th
United States Josh Pierson 9 0 0 0 0 173 15th
United Kingdom Toby Sowery 3 0 0 0 1 65 23rd
United States Ernie Francis Jr. 13 0 0 0 1 300 9th 6th
2024 Dallara IL-15 Brazil Caio Collet 14 1 1 3 6 436 3rd 2nd
New Zealand Callum Hedge 14 0 0 0 1 332 4th
United States Reece Gold 13 0 0 1 0 289 10th
United States Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 284 12th
Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne 14 0 0 0 0 279 13th
United States Josh Pierson 14 0 0 0 0 264 14th
United States Christian Brooks 8 0 0 0 0 208 16th
United States Nolan Siegel 5 1 1 0 3 177 17th
United States Nolan Allaer 10 0 0 0 0 158 19th
Netherlands Niels Koolen 9 0 0 0 0 140 20th
Brazil Kiko Porto 1 0 0 0 0 18 26th
United States Jagger Jones 1 0 0 0 0 17 27th
United States Myles Rowe 14 0 0 0 0 286 11th 5th
2025 Dallara IL-15 Brazil Caio Collet 14 3 3 4 9 527 2nd N/A
United States Josh Pierson 14 0 0 1 2 378 6th
United States Bryce Aron 14 0 0 0 0 260 11th
United States Hailie Deegan 14 0 0 0 0 202 14th
Australia Tommy Smith 14 0 0 0 0 202 15th
United States Nolan Allaer 13 0 0 0 0 192 16th
Ecuador Juan Manuel Correa 9 0 0 0 1 176 17th
New Zealand Liam Sceats 8 0 0 0 0 162 18th
United States Max Taylor 6 0 0 0 0 123 20th
United States Evagoras Papasavvas 5 0 0 0 1 117 21st
United States Davey Hamilton Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 59 23rd
United States Nikita Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 55 24th
Germany Sophia Flörsch 1 0 0 0 0 18 26th

† Shared results with other teams.

Formula Regional Oceania Trophy

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2026 Tatuus FT-60-Toyota Australia James Wharton 11 1 0 1 2 167 8th 4th
Brazil Ricardo Baptista 15 0 0 0 0 86 18th
United States Trevor LaTourrette 15 0 0 0 0 55 19th
New Zealand Liam Sceats 3 0 0 0 1 52 20th

Former series results

Formula Regional Americas Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2020 Ligier JS F3 United States David Malukas 17 2 0 1 15 283 2nd 2nd
Canada Logan Cusson† 16 0 0 0 1 64 8th
Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson 9 0 0 0 0 30 13th
Uruguay Santiago Urrutia 2 0 0 0 1 15 15th
Canada Marco Kacic 3 0 0 0 0 1 19th

† Shared results with other teams.

IndyCar Series

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.
2022 Dallara DW12 United States David Malukas 17 0 0 2 1 305 16th
2023 Dallara DW12 United States David Malukas 17 0 0 1 1 265 17th

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