HMD Motorsports explained

HMD Motorsports
Base:Brownsburg, Indiana
Principal:Henry Malukas
Current Series:Indy NXT
Former Series:Formula Regional Americas Championship
IndyCar Series

HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series. The team is owned by Henry Malukas.

Indy Lights / Indy NXT (2019–present)

2019

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

2021

HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season. 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. Linus Lundqvist won Race 1 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama with teammate David Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. Malukas won Race 2 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Lundqvist won the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1 from pole with teammate Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. Malukas won Race 2 at Road America, both races at Gateway, and Portland Race 1. Lundqvist would use another car at Gateway due to a crash before the races. Manuel Sulaimán joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin. Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio.

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. The teams partnership continued with Global Racing Group, fielding driver Benjamin Pedersen. Lundqvist won several races throughout the season, while teammate Frost won at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1. Sulaimán would leave the team and be replaced by Antonio Serravalle starting at Indianapolis. Kyffin Simpson would join the team starting at Iowa, moving over from TJ Speed. Serravalle would leave and be replaced by James Roe starting at Nashville, who also moved over from TJ Speed. Pedersen would win at Portland. Nolan Siegel joined the team for the season finale at Laguna Seca Lundqvist would win the series championship at Race 1 of Laguna Seca.

2023

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

2024

Myles Rowe joined Force Indy/HMD for 2024. HMD started 2024 with ten cars in the Indy NXT field. 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. Siegel then left the team to compete in the 2024 IndyCar Series for Arrow McLaren. Caio Collet won in his rookie season at Mid-Ohio, and later would be series rookie of the year. Christian Brooks joined the team starting at Laguna Seca. Nolan Allaer ended his season in July to focus on 2025.

2025

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

2026

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

IndyCar (2022–2023)

HMD Motorsports partnered with Dale Coyne Racing to run David Malukas in the 2022 and 2023 IndyCar Series. The partnership would end after 2023.

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. Logan Cusson joined the team starting at Barber Motorsports Park. Kyffin Simpson joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway. David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring. Marco Kacic joined the team for Circuit of the Americas.

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.[1] 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. Intersport instead would run the program in-house, only renting facilities from HMD.

Current series results

Indy Lights / Indy NXT

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2019Dallara IL-15 Toby Sowery1810173673rd3rd
David Malukas1800023016th
2021Dallara IL-15 David Malukas20764165242nd1st
Linus Lundqvist20332114493rd
Benjamin Pedersen2000163564th
Nikita Lastochkin12000012313th
Manuel Sulaimán600007515th
2022Dallara IL-15 Linus Lundqvist1457395751st2nd
Danial Frost1410013827th
Kyffin Simpson†1400003129th
Christian Bogle14000029811th
James Roe Jr.†11000021912th
Antonio Serravalle†9000020413th
Manuel Sulaimán200004816th
Nolan Siegel200004217th
Benjamin Pedersen1411154445th3rd
2023Dallara IL-15 Christian Rasmussen1455585391st1st
Nolan Siegel1420254153rd
Danial Frost1410033616th
Reece Gold†1410023348th
Christian Bogle14000026611th
Rasmus Lindh†10000121014th
Josh Green6000011920th
Kyffin Simpson13010228310th5th
Josh Pierson9000017315th
Toby Sowery300016523rd
Ernie Francis Jr.1300013009th6th
2024Dallara IL-15 Caio Collet1411364363rd2nd
Callum Hedge1400013324th
Reece Gold13001028910th
Christian Bogle14000028412th
Jonathan Browne14000027913th
Josh Pierson14000026414th
Christian Brooks8000020816th
Nolan Siegel5110317717th
Nolan Allaer10000015819th
Niels Koolen9000014020th
Kiko Porto100001826th
Jagger Jones100001727th
Myles Rowe14000028611th5th
2025Dallara IL-15 Caio Collet1433495272ndN/A
Josh Pierson1400123786th
Bryce Aron†14000026011th
Hailie Deegan14000020214th
Tommy Smith14000020215th
Nolan Allaer13000019216th
Juan Manuel Correa9000117617th
Liam Sceats8000016218th
Max Taylor6000012320th
Evagoras Papasavvas5000111721st
Davey Hamilton Jr.400005923rd
Nikita Johnson300005524th
Sophia Flörsch100001826th
† Shared results with other teams.

Formula Regional Oceania Trophy

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2026Tatuus FT-60-Toyota James Wharton1110121678th4th
Ricardo Baptista1500008618th
Trevor LaTourrette1500005519th
Liam Sceats300015220th

Former series results

Formula Regional Americas Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2020Ligier JS F3 David Malukas17201152832nd2nd
Logan Cusson†160001648th
Kyffin Simpson900003013th
Santiago Urrutia200011515th
Marco Kacic30000119th
† Shared results with other teams.

IndyCar Series

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.
2022Dallara DW12 David Malukas17002130516th
2023Dallara DW12 David Malukas17001126517th

Timeline

Current series
Indy NXT2019–present
Formula Regional Oceania Trophy2026–present
Former series
Formula Regional Americas Championship2020
IndyCar Series2022–2023

Notes and References

  1. News: US racing powerhouses joins Formula Regional Oceania. Speedcafe. Chapman. Simon. July 10, 2025. July 10, 2025.