HMD Motorsports has confirmed Christian Brooks for the remainder of the 2024 season in Indy NXT, starting with this weekend’s spherical at Laguna Seca.
“It is a dream come true and a tremendous alternative for me,” stated Brooks, who will even have an Indy NXT oval take a look at at Iowa Speedway on June 28.
“My objective is in the end the NTT IndyCar, however that is the subsequent step within the climb to attain that, and I couldn’t be extra excited than to try this with HMD Motorsports and with the assist of Deploy Surveillance.”
A 23-year-old from Santa Clarita, California, Brooks will even proceed racing within the USF Professional 2000 Championship, the place he presently sits fourth within the general standings courtesy of three runner-up outcomes by way of 12 of 18 races.
The ramped-up schedule means Brooks will probably be pulling double responsibility at Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automobile Course in July and Portland Worldwide Raceway in August.
“Will probably be busy these weekends, however my objective in Indy NXT is to study as a lot as I can,” Brooks stated.
“With 4 oval races remaining, I’ll have the chance to do a pair of take a look at days and compete at Laguna, Mid-Ohio, and Portland, gaining extra data and expertise which can hopefully assist put me within the title battle in 2025.”
Mike Maurini, Workforce President of HMD Motorsports, added, “Christian is a expertise, and that has been confirmed all the way in which again to after I watched him in karting. He has moved by way of the ranks with some success, and now, with the right funding program in place and a transparent path to the place he needs to go, he will probably be an actual risk for race wins, podium outcomes, and championships for years to come back.”
And the chance for Brooks comes after some rotation of seats inside within the workforce, notably on the current spherical at Highway America, which noticed Nolan Siegel withdraw from the weekend after receiving a name to step as much as IndyCar as an alternative to Agustin Canapino at Juncos Hollinger Racing. With Siegel bowing out of his Indy NXT experience for the weekend, HMD referred to as on Kiko Porto, who completed 12th.
Juncos Hollinger Racing confirmed Canapino will return and race the remainder of the IndyCar season, however the standing of Siegel, who now sits fourth within the Indy NXT championship standings, stays unknown.
“Prior to now few weeks, we’ve had a number of cellphone calls, texts, and emails from drivers seeking to fill a few of our seats in 2024 and 2025,” Maurini stated.
“Taking a look at now and the long run, Christian shortly grew to become the plain selection.”
