HMD Motorsports (formerly BN Racing) is an American racing team in the
IndyCar Series
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and
Indy Lights
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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
USF2000
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series in 2017 running a limited schedule.
[ Along with ]USF2000
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, 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 2019 Indy Lights
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series.[ ]David Malukas
David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing.
Career
Lower formula
In 2016 and the early part of 2017, Malukas competed in the Formula 4 UAE Champion ...
ran for the team in 2019 with a limited budget. Toby Sowery
Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1996 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Melbourn, Sowery began karting in 2004 at the age of eight and claimed titles in Easykart, Junior TKM and Junior Rotax GP.
Lower Formulae
In 201 ...
won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey
Team Pelfrey is an American racing team in the F1600 Championship Series and F2000 Championship Series. The team is owned by Dale Pelfrey.
Indy Racing League (1998–2000)
John Paul Jr. replaced Danny Ongais as driver for the 1998 Indianapolis 5 ...
. HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to COVID-19
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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 ...
, Nikita Lastochkin
Nikita Lastochkin (born May 5, 1990) is a Russian racing driver, who moved to the United States at the age of 16 years, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
He began racing in 2013 where he completed the 3 day Skip Barber Rac ...
, and David Malukas
David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing.
Career
Lower formula
In 2016 and the early part of 2017, Malukas competed in the Formula 4 UAE Champion ...
. Exclusive Autosport
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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. Manuel Sulaimán
Manuel Sulaimán (born 20 July 2000, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican racing driver. who most recently raced in the 2022 Indy Lights for HMD Motorsports.
Racing career
Sulaimán started the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Juncos Hol ...
joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin. Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio.
2022
HMD partnered with Dale Coyne Racing
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for the 2022 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Christian Bogle, Danial Frost, 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 ...
, and Manuel Sulaimán
Manuel Sulaimán (born 20 July 2000, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican racing driver. who most recently raced in the 2022 Indy Lights for HMD Motorsports.
Racing career
Sulaimán started the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Juncos Hol ...
. 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 Antonio Serravalle
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starting at Indianapolis. Kyffin Simpson
Kyffin Simpson (born 9 October 2004 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a Cayman-based American- Barbadian racing driver.
Biography
Barbados-born but a resident of the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands, Simpson made his car racing debut ...
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. Nolan Siegel
Nolan Siegel (born November 8, 2004) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in the Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports w/ Dale Coyne Racing. Siegel previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with DEForce Racing.
Career ...
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 Dale Coyne Racing
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to run David Malukas
David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing.
Career
Lower formula
In 2016 and the early part of 2017, Malukas competed in the Formula 4 UAE Champion ...
in the 2022 IndyCar Series.
Formula Regional Americas Championship (2020)
2020
HMD Motorsports entered the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship series with drivers David Malukas
David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing.
Career
Lower formula
In 2016 and the early part of 2017, Malukas competed in the Formula 4 UAE Champion ...
and Santiago Urrutia
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after the cancellation of the 2020 Indy Lights series. Logan Cusson joined the team starting at Barber Motorsports Park
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. Kyffin Simpson
Kyffin Simpson (born 9 October 2004 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a Cayman-based American- Barbadian racing driver.
Biography
Barbados-born but a resident of the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands, Simpson made his car racing debut ...
joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway. David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring. Marco Kacic joined the team for Circuit of the Americas
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.
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