Max Garcia surges to first-ever Indy NXT win at The Milwaukee Mile
Max Garcia stormed to his first-ever Indy NXT win at The Milwaukee Mile. Starting ninth in the #12 Abel Motorsports entry, the 17-year-old Miami native charged through the field and took the race lead after pole-sitter Josh Pierson crashed from the top spot. Despite fending off multiple late restarts, Garcia held on to lead the final 37 of 90 laps en route to winning by ... Keep reading
Max Garcia triumphed in his first-ever Indy NXT victory at The Milwaukee Mile. Racing as the #12 Abel Motorsports entry, the 17-year-old Miami native started ninth. With pole-sitter Josh Pierson crashing out early, Garcia seized the lead and dominated the closing 37 laps of the 90-lap race, edging out competitors by 0.9430 seconds.
Garcia expressed his elation, stating, "Unbelievable... It’s been such a tough year for all of us at Abel. We knew we had a good oval package... We knew we could move through cars." Fellow Abel Motorsports drivers JM Correa and Jack Beeton secured second and third places respectively. Jacob Taylor of Andretti Global and Nikita Johnson of Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR rounded out the top five.
The championship race became increasingly competitive, with Garcia catching up to Pierson and ultimately winning the race.
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