Max Garcia (racing driver)
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AmericanMarch 17, 2009
| Max Garcia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Garcia at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Max Garcia March 17, 2009 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Abel Motorsports |
| Car number | 12 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2023–24 | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship |
Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009)[1] is an American racing driver who currently competes in the Indy NXT for Abel Motorsports. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship champion.
Karting
Garcia began karting at the age of seven, winning championships including the SKUSA Micro National Championship in 2018 and the United States Pro Kart Mini National Championship in 2020.[2]
USF2000 Championship
Garcia competed in the USF2000 Championship in 2023 and 2024, both with Pabst Racing, winning the championship during his second season with five wins.[3][4][5]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship continuing with Pabst Racing.[6] After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two.[7] Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA, and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio.[8] Garcia extended his championship lead with a podium at Indianapolis,[9] and went on to win two races of the three races during the Road America round.[10][11] Garcia won both races at the Mid-Ohio round, claiming 66 points (the maximum for the round), helping Pabst Racing win the teams' championship.[12][13] By winning the first race in Toronto, Garcia clinched the drivers' championship with three races to spare.[14]
Indy NXT
After winning the USF Pro 2000 Championship, Garcia is set to make the promotion to Indy NXT in 2026 with Abel Motorsports.[15]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift class by Parolin | KartSport North America | 3rd |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift | 1st | ||
| 2019 | SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift | 5th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 12th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Mini | 18th | ||
| 2020 | SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift | 1st | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK | Kart Republic North America | 27th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior | MPG Motorsports | 2nd |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ | DPK Racing | NC |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 Junior | MPG Motorsports | 3rd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Junior | 13th | ||
| Source:[16][17] | |||