Yuven Sundaramoorthy

Yuven Sundaramoorthy
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2003-02-22) February 22, 2003 (age 21)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin,
United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season2023
Current teamAbel Motorsports
Car number22
Starts18
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2024
Previous series
2018–21
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 most recently competed in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports.[2][3] He previously drove for Exclusive Motorsport and Pabst Racing.[4] [5]

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

Sundaramoorthy in his No. 22 Abel Motorsports Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio in 2024

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] For 2024, Sundaramoorthy continued with Abel Motorsports, this time as the full-time driver of the No. 22 car.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports 18 2 1 2 6 642 4th
2018 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports 20 2 2 1 9 709 3rd
Formula Ford 8 1 5 N/A N/A 123 2nd
U.S. F2000 National Championship Exclusive Autosport 3 0 0 0 0 29 28th
2019 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 15 0 0 0 0 150 12th
2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 15 2 1 2 4 138 6th
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 16 0 0 0 0 165 12th
2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing 18 4 4 5 9 329 3rd
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18 0 0 0 3 244 10th
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport 13 0 0 0 0 121 15th
Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 77 22nd
2024 Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 14 0 0 0 2 309 8th

* Season still in progress.

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
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 		6th 138

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)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
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
 29th 29
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 		12th 150
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 		12th 165
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 		3rd 329

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
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 		10th 244
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP
1
8 		STP
2
20 		SEB
1
9 		SEB
2
14 		IMS
1
15 		IMS
2
12 		IRP
9 		ROA
1
10 		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
 15th 121

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)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2023 Abel Motorsports STP
 BAR
 IMS
 DET
 DET
 RDA
 MDO
 IOW
 NSH
11 		IMS
 GMP
 POR
10 		LAG
13 		LAG
9 		22nd 77
2024 Abel Motorsports STP
12 		BAR
21 		IMS
20 		IMS
21 		DET
14 		RDA
9 		LAG
4 		LAG
4 		MDO
14 		IOW
10 		GMP
3 		POR
8 		MIL
7 		NSH
2 		8th 309

References

  1. ^ "Driver: Yuven Sundaramoorthy". Anderson Promotions: U.S. F2000 National Championship. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sundaramoorthy Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2023". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ a b "Indian American Yuven Sundaramoorthy Making Step Up to INDY NXT by Firestone with Abel Motorsports – Abel Motorsports". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ^ "Pabst Racing announces signing of Yuven Sundaramoorthy in move to Indy Pro Championship for '22". Pabst Racing. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pabst Racing announces the return of Yuven Sundaramoorthy for the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Champion". Pabst Racing. January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-12-10). "Sundaramoorthy sticks with Pabst for Indy Pro debut, targets 2022 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ^ "Sundaramoorthy To Run Full Season with Abel in 2024". www.firestonetire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.