Yuven Sundaramoorthy

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Yuven Sundaramoorthy
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2003-02-22) February 22, 2003 (age 21)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2023
Current team Abel Motorsports
Car number22
Starts4
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2023
Previous series
201821
2019–20
2018
2017–18
U.S. F2000 National Championship
MRF Challenge
Formula Ford
F1600 Championship Series

Yuven Sundaramoorthy (born February 22, 2003) is an American racing driver. [1] He currently competes in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. [2] [3] He previously drove for Exclusive Motorsport and Pabst Racing. [4] [5]

Contents

Racing career

USF Pro 2000

On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing to compete in the 2022 season. [6] He would have three podiums and end up finishing 10th in the standings.

In late September 2022, Sundaramoorthy announced that he would switch teams from Pabst Racing to drive for Exclusive Autosport for the 2023 season. [2]

Indy NXT

On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would drive in select rounds of the 2023 Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports in the No. 57 car. [3]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports1821266424th
2018 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports2022197093rd
Formula Ford815N/AN/A1232nd
U.S. F2000 National Championship Exclusive Autosport300002928th
2019 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 15000015012th
2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 1521241386th
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 16000016512th
2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 1844593293rd
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18000324410th
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport13000012115th
Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 400007722nd
2024 Indy NXT Abel Motorsports

* Season still in progress.

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2019–20 MRF Racing DUB
1

7
DUB
2

Ret
DUB
3

5
DUB
4

1
DUB
5

6
BHR
1

Ret
BHR
2

9
BHR
3

3
BHR
4

8
CHE
1

10
CHE
2

7
CHE
3

6
CHE
4

1
CHE
5

2
CHE
6

7
6th138

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2018 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

STP
2

IMS
1

IMS
2

LOR
ROA
1

ROA
2

TOR
1

TOR
2

MOH
1

14
MOH
2

10
MOH
3

10
POR
1

POR
2

29th29
2019 Pabst Racing STP
1

8
STP
2

11
IMS
1

12
IMS
2

13
LOR
12
ROA
1

7
ROA
2

12
TOR
1

14
TOR
2

8
MOH
1

6
MOH
2

14
POR
1

15
POR
2

14
POR
1

15
POR
2

9
12th150
2020 Pabst Racing ROA
1

9
ROA
2

8
MOH
1

20
MOH
2

6
MOH
3

9
LOR
9
IMS
1

8
IMS
2

9
IMS
3

14
MOH
4

9
MOH
5

14
MOH
6

16
NJMP
1

10
NJMP
2

5
NJMP
3

12
STP
1

21
STP
2

DNS
12th165
2021 Pabst Racing ALA
1

1*
ALA
2

10
STP
1

3
STP
2

24
IMS
1

1
IMS
2

1*
IMS
3

3
LOR
6
ROA
1

8
ROA
2

6
MOH
1

10
MOH
2

14
MOH
3

3
NJMP
1

2
NJMP
2

20
NJMP
3

3
MOH
1

1*
MOH
2

19
3rd329

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Pabst Racing STP
1

11
STP
2

7
ALA
1

12
ALA
2

11
IMS
1

2
IMS
2

8
IMS
3

12
IRP
12
ROA
1

10
ROA
2

8
MOH
1

13
MOH
2

3
TOR
1

6
TOR
2

3
GMP
9
POR
1

11
POR
2

11
POR
3

10
10th244
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

8
STP
2

20
SEB
1

9
SEB
2

14
IMS
1

9
IMS
2

12
IRP
9
ROA
1

11
ROA
2

13
MOH
1

13
MOH
2

13
TOR
1

14
TOR
2

8
COTA
1

COTA
1

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

15th121

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2023 Abel Motorsports STP
BAR
IMS
DET
DET
RDA
MDO
IOW
NSH
11
IMS
GMP
POR
10
LAG
13
LAG
9
22nd77
2024 Abel Motorsports STP
12
BAR
21
IMS
20
IMS
21
DET RDA LAG LAG MDO IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 20th*46*

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References

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