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Elkhart Lake, WI – The summer swing for the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone Series is officially underway this weekend, as Abel Motorsports heads to Road America for round 6 of the championship. Jacob Abel returns to Road America sitting 5th in points just 4 points behind 4th place. Series rookie, Colin Kaminsky, heads into the weekend 12th in points only 10 points out of 11th.
After an up and down weekend in Detroit, that was highlighted by a 4th place finish, Jacob Abel, makes his return to America’s National Park of Speed fresh off a test at Iowa Speedway that saw the series sophomore in the mix at the top all day long ultimately winding up 2nd on the charts.
“Road America is always an awesome track to drive at, and I really am looking forward to seeing how the new tire will do on this tracks surface. I think the Firestone tires are going to give us a ton of grip this weekend, which will make the speeds even that much higher which is going to be awesome. We have a very solid car to start with, but it will be about who can find the last little bit setup wise so working through practice is going to be huge,” said Jacob Abel.
Heading into what Colin Kaminsky refers to as one of his favorite events on the calendar, Kaminsky knows that while his experience will benefit him this weekend, the additional speed will take some adjusting to.
“Road America is my favorite track on the INDY NXT calendar so I’m looking forward to this weekend. It’s beautiful, provides great racing, and is an awesome place to camp as a fan so it really is the whole package. Driving that track in under 2 minutes is something I’ve never done given the cars I’ve raced around there, so I’m excited to blast around a 4-mile track quicker than ever in the #57 Slick Locks/Abel Motorsports car,” said Colin Kaminsky.
The weekend kicks off Friday June 16th with the first practice session. Saturday sees the 2nd practice session followed by qualifying, all streamed on INDYCAR Live. Round 6 of the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone goes live on Peacock at 11:05am ET on Sunday June 18th. Keep up with the action all weekend long, by following @abelmotorsports on social media.
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Abel Motorsports including team Principal, Bill Abel, has been competing since 1972. Abel Motorsports is now on to the third generation with Jacob Abel being the flagship driver for the team. The team was able to capture the inaugural F3 Americas Championship in 2018, and currently competes in the freshly rebranded INDY NXT by Firestone series, the official development series for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. For more information visit the official team website at: www.abelmotorsports.com