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After one season competing in IndyCar, Jacob Abel will make a transition to sports car driving duties this year. As reported by RACER on Tuesday, Abel will switch away from America’s top open wheel series and focus on driving in IMSA’s endurance rounds for 2026. He will climb behind the wheel of Era Motorsports’ LMP2 […]
After one season in IndyCar, Jacob Abel is transitioning to sports car driving duties this year, focusing on IMSA’s endurance rounds.
He will drive Era Motorsports’ LMP2 entry for the five longer events, starting with the Daytona 24 in a couple of weeks.
Abel expressed his excitement for this opportunity, mentioning their active Asian Le Mans program as a stepping stone.
Following a lackluster debut season in IndyCar, Abel looks forward to this fresh start in IMSA competition.
He will be joining Logan Sargeant, Ferdinand Habsburg, and Naveen Rao at Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 24-25.
Abel’s move to sports car driving follows an unsuccessful attempt to continue in IndyCar for this season.
