St. Petersburg, FL. (February 27, 2026) – The 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone season gets underway this weekend on the Streets of St. Petersburg Florida for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Abel Motorsports heads south with a stout four-car lineup highlighted by experience.
Myles Rowe will be making his third appearance in the annual INDY NXT season opener and is excited for the challenge that is ahead of him.
“I always love getting to come back to St. Pete, and I’m really excited to see the fans and get back our on the street-courses. St. Pete is one of my favorite street-courses, so excited to get on track and be out of the snow and in the sun,” said Rowe.
“It’s time to get to work and give it my all, and just push to start the season off on a strong note and carry that momentum throughout the season.”
Making his INDY NXT debut, sixteen-year-old Max Garcia, recognizes the opportunity in front of him and is looking forward to getting his first taste of INDY NXT action.
“I’m excited to finally get to my first INDY NXT race weekend, and especially at a track that I am very familiar with,” said Garcia.
“We had a very productive off-season through testing, developments, and getting me comfortable with the team and I think we are ready for a strong start to the 2026 season.”
“It’s been a blast getting back behind the wheel of the No. 57 Slick Locks Dallara IL-15, but the excitement is turned up even more with it being race week in St. Petersburg. This event always has such great fan turnout, and the atmosphere here is unmatched,” said Kaminsky.
“We have had a successful off-season testing program, and found some things that I think will help me on track. Really I just can’t wait to get back to the action on track in INDY NXT, the competition is always really tough but can’t wait for some great battles all year long.”
Back in the No. 48 Abel Motorsports machine, Jordan Missig is excited to see all of his off-season preparations come to fruition on track.
“Excited to get the season underway at St. Petersburg this weekend. I had my best result of the season here in last year and I’m looking to build on that and looking to be inside the top five this weekend,” said Jordan Missig.
“The Abel Motorsports team and I have been working really hard this off-season to build up some great packages to produce some race results, and I can’t wait to see what’s to come.”
The 2026 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg kicks off with practice one on Friday February 27th followed by practice two and qualifying on Saturday February 28th. Round 1 of the 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone championship goes green on Sunday March 1st with coverage beginning on Fox Sports 1 at 10:00am ET.