Colin Kaminsky (born May 27, 1999) is an American racing driver set to drive in the Indy NXT for Abel Motorsports. He previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing before his Indy NXT debut. He has also previously competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.
Career
U.S. F2000 National Championship In 2017, Kaminsky made his open-wheel racing debut in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, driving for Kaminsky Racing. He finished 18th in the final points standings with a best finish of eighth at Road America. He returned to the series the following year, this time driving a full season for DEForce Racing, where he finished tenth in the points after getting a best finish of fourth, once again at Road America. In 2019, Kaminsky switched to Pabst Racing, where he won three poles and earned seven podiums to finish fourth in the final points standings.
Indy Pro 2000 Championship In 2020, Kaminsky moved over to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, remaining with Pabst Racing. He finished eighth in the standings with one pole and three podium finishes. Kaminsky remained with the team the following season, but only ran the first seven races of the year and finished 13th in the points. Regardless, he was once again retained by the team in 2022, where he ran in the first ten races before being released. He finished 14th in the standings with three podium finishes.
Indy NXT 2023 season In 2023, it was announced that Kaminsky would drive for Abel Motorsports for the 2023 season. He ran the first six races, getting a best finish of sixth at Barber Motorsports Park, before skipping the next three races. He would make two more starts with the team at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and World Wide Technology Raceway, and finished 17th in the final points standings.
2026 season After a year away from racing, Kaminsky returned to the Indy NXT for the 2026 season, once again with Abel Motorsports.
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017U.S. F2000 National ChampionshipKaminsky Racing 10 0 0 0 0 68 18th 2018U.S. F2000 National ChampionshipDEForce Racing 14 0 0 0 0 134 11th 2019U.S. F2000 National ChampionshipPabst Racing 15 0 2 0 7 282 4th 2020Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing 17 0 0 1 3 252 8th 2021Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing 7 0 0 0 0 91 13th 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 10 0 0 0 3 144 14th 2023 Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 8 0 0 0 0 159 17th 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Topp Racing Performance 16 0 0 0 0 93 11th 2026Indy NXTAbel Motorsports 17 0 0 0 0 222 18th * Season still in progress.
SCCA National Championship Runoffs results
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 2016 Mid-Ohio Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 39 25 Running 2017 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 5 7 Running 2021 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 64 14 Retired
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 Rank Points2017Kaminsky Racing STP1 STP2 BAR1 BAR2 IMS1 IMS2 ROA1 ROA2 IOW TOR1 TOR2 MOH1 MOH2 WGL 18th 68 2018 DEForce Racing STP1 STP2 IMS1 IMS2 LOR ROA1 ROA2 TOR1 TOR2 MOH1 MOH2 POR1 POR2 LAG1 10th 134 2019 Pabst Racing STP1 STP2 IMS1 IMS2LORROA1 ROA2 TOR1 TOR2 MOH1 MOH2 POR1 POR2 LAG1LAG2 4th 282
Indy Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2020Pabst Racing ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 LOR GMP IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 MOH1 MOH2 NJM1NJM2NJM3 STP1 STP2 8th 2522021Pabst Racing ALA1 ALA2 STP1 STP2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 LOR ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 GMP NJM1 NJM2 NJM3 MOH1 MOH2 13th 912022Pabst RacingSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2GMPPOR1POR2POR3 14th 144
Indy NXT Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2023 Abel Motorsports STP BAR IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH IMS GMP POR LAG LAG 17th 159 2026 Abel Motorsports STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 18th 222
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