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 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.”