Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the Indy NXT for Abel Motorsports. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship champion.
Career
Karting Garcia began karting at the age of seven, winning championships including the SKUSA Micro National Championship in 2018 and the United States Pro Kart Mini National Championship in 2020.
USF2000 Championship Garcia competed in the USF2000 Championship in 2023 and 2024, both with Pabst Racing, winning the championship during his second season with five wins.
USF Pro 2000 Championship Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship continuing with Pabst Racing. After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two. Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA, and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio. Garcia extended his championship lead with a podium at Indianapolis, and went on to win two races of the three races during the Road America round. Garcia won both races at the Mid-Ohio round, claiming 66 points (the maximum for the round), helping Pabst Racing win the teams' championship. By winning the first race in Toronto, Garcia clinched the drivers' championship with three races to spare.
Indy NXT After winning the USF Pro 2000 Championship, Garcia is set to make the promotion to Indy NXT in 2026 with Abel Motorsports.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2018SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift class by ParolinKartSport North America 3rdSKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift 1st2019 SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift 5th SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift 12th IAME International Final – X30 Mini 18th2020 SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift 1st Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK Kart Republic North America 27th SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift 2nd2021 SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior MPG Motorsports 2nd2022 CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ DPK Racing NC SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 Junior MPG Motorsports 3rd SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Junior 13thSource:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2023 USF2000 Championship Pabst Racing 16 0 0 0 2 207 9th 2024 USF2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18 5 7 3 10 428 1st 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18 9 9 12 13 495 1st 2026 Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 17 1 0 0 2 381 10thSource: * Season still in progress.
American open–wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2023 Pabst Racing STP1 STP2SEB1 SEB1 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 POR3 9th 207 2024 Pabst Racing STP1 STP2 NOL1 NOL2 NOL3 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 POR3 1st 428Source:
USF Pro 2000 Championship (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 16 17 18 Position Points2025 Pabst RacingSTP1STP2LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 1st 495Source:
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 15 16 17 Rank Points 2026 Abel Motorsports STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 10th 381
* Season still in progress.
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