HMD Motorsports (formerly BN Racing) is an American racing team in the

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and

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series. The team is owned by Henry Malukas.

Road to Indy (2017–present)

USF2000 and Pro Mazda

The team entered the

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series in 2017 running a limited schedule. Along with

, the team also entered the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship with two cars, and had several wins.

Indy Lights

2019

HMD Motorsports (BN Racing) entered the

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series.

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ran for the team in 2019 with a limited budget.

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won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/

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. HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to

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2021

HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Benjamin Pedersen,

Linus Lundqvist Linus Lundqvist (born 26 March 1999) is a Swedish racing driver. He currently competes in Indy Lights driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. He is the 2022 Indy Lights champion. He is also the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Champion ...

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, and

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, due to delaying its planned Indy Lights entry, sold their two cars to HMD/GRG. Linus Lundqvist won Race 1 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama with teammate David Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. Malukas won Race 2 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Lundqvist won the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1 from pole with teammate Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. Malukas won Race 2 at Road America, both races at Gateway, and Portland Race 1. Lundqvist would use another car at Gateway due to a crash before the races.

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joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin. Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio.

2022

HMD partnered with

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for the 2022 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Christian Bogle, Danial Frost,

, and

. The teams partnership continued with Global Racing Group, fielding driver Benjamin Pedersen. Lundqvist won several races throughout the season, while teammate Frost won at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1. Sulaimán would leave the team and be replaced by

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starting at Indianapolis.

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would join the team starting at Iowa, moving over from TJ Speed. Serravalle would leave and be replaced by James Roe starting at Nashville, who also moved over from TJ Speed. Pedersen would win at Portland.

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joined the team for the season finale at Laguna Seca Lundqvist would win the series championship at Race 1 of Laguna Seca.

2023

HMD Motorsports will field a entry for Force Indy driver Ernie Francis Jr. in 2023. HMD also took over the teams equipment and personal.

IndyCar (2022–present)

2022

HMD Motorsports partnered with

to run

in the 2022 IndyCar Series.

Formula Regional Americas Championship (2020)

2020

HMD Motorsports entered the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship series with drivers

and

Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia Lausarot (born 30 August 1996) is an Uruguayan racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Cup, driving for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He formerly competed in Indy Lights, and was the 2015 Pro Mazda series c ...

after the cancellation of the 2020 Indy Lights series. Logan Cusson joined the team starting at

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joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway. David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring. Marco Kacic joined the team for

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