Jacob Abel Running Endurance Rounds with Era Motorsport for 2026

Abel Joins Era Motorsport for 2026 IMSA LMP2 Endurance Campaign – Motorsports Media & Racing News

Era Motorsport has confirmed that 2024 Indy NXT runner‑up Jacob Abel will join the team for the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series, competing in the Michelin Endurance Cup aboard the No. 18 ORECA 07 LMP2. Abel arrives following a multi‑year open‑wheel career spanning Formula 4 through IndyCar. He recently completed his prototype debut in the Asian Le Mans Series, gaining endurance racing mileage ahead of his first full MEC season. “I can’t w…

Jacob Abel running endurance rounds with Era Motorsport for 2026

The 2024 Indy NXT championship runner-up will make his LMP2 debut at Daytona

Abel Joins Era Motorsport for Endurance Cup Rounds

Photo: Era Motorpsort Former NTT IndyCar Series driver Jacob Abel will join Era Motorsport, filling the third seat in the team’s Oreca 07 Gibson for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, beginning with this month’s season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. The former Honda Performance Development Academy driver, who has a previous WeatherTech SportsCar Championship start in an Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 in the GTD class, will pilot the Indianapolis-based t…

Jacob Abel moves from IndyCar to sports cars after one season

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 entry for the season’s five longer events beginning with the Daytona 24 in a couple weeks’ time. “This is something I’m really exc…

Jacob Abel Set For IMSA Endurance Cup Ride With Era

Former IndyCar and Indy NXT (Lights) driver Jacob Abel is set to make his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut for Era Motorsport, as reported by RACER’s Marshall Pruett yesterday evening. Abel, 24, will round out the lineup in the #18 Era Motorsport ORECA 07-Gibson for the five Michelin Endurance Cup races at Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Road America, and Road Atlanta. For his IMSA LMP2 debut in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Abel will sh…

Abel switches from IndyCar to IMSA for LMP2 endurance ride with Era

The next chapter in Jacob Abel’s driving career will take place in IMSA, where the former Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar Series driver will contest the five endurance races with Era Motorsport in the LMP2 class.The 24-year-old from Kentucky spent nine years in open-wheel racing as he rose up the USF...