Jump to content

Jordan Missig

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jordan Missig
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1998-03-22) March 22, 1998 (age 26)
Joliet, Illinois, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season2024
Current teamAbel Motorsports
Car number21
Starts5
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
202123Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Jordan Missig (born March 22, 1998) is an American racing driver currently competing in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing.[1]

Career

[edit]

Karting

[edit]

Jordan Missig competed in the Briggs & Stratton LO206 powered Margay Ignite Series. He achieved four Ignite Senior Championships at Kart Circuit Autobahn along with a regional Ignite Challenge Series championship in 2018.[2]

Sports cars

[edit]
Missig's Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo at Watkins Glen in 2022.

Missig started his sports car racing career at Autobahn Country Club in 2017, competing in both the Spec Miata and Radical Sports Car classes. Missig was able to achieve multiple club wins and championships in his early years before moving into the Radical Cup North America in 2018. In 2019 he finished second in the Radical Cup North America with seven wins.[3]

In 2021 Jordan Missig made his sports car return with Wayne Taylor Racing by competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America.[4][5][6] He finished fourth in the Pro-Am-class standings after taking two class-wins.[7]

Formula Regional Americas

[edit]

In 2020 Missig made his debut in single-seater racing by competing in the Formula Regional Americas Championship with Newman Wachs Racing.[3] His best race result of the season was a third place finish at Virginia International Raceway.[8] He finished the season in tenth.

In 2021 he continued to compete in the series with Newman Wachs Racing.[9][10][11] He took his maiden race win in the series at Virginia International Raceway and finished the season in fifth.[12]

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

[edit]

In 2021 Missig joined Pabst Racing to compete in the season of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He finished his debut race in tenth.[13]

In 2022 he stayed with Pabst Racing to compete in the full Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[13] He finished the season in eleventh.

In 2023 he will once again compete for Pabst Racing in the renamed USF Pro 2000 Championship.[14]

Indy NXT

[edit]
Missig in his 2024 Indy NXT car

In May 2024 it was announced that Missig would make his debut in the Indy NXT championship at the Indianapolis round for Abel Motorsports, replacing Josh Mason.[15][16]

Racing record

[edit]

Career summary

[edit]
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Radical Cup North America Team Stradale 5 0 0 ? 2 ? N/A
2019 Radical Cup North America Team Stradale 18 7 10 ? 13 ? 2nd
2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship Newman Wachs Racing 16 0 0 0 1 54 10th
2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship Newman Wachs Racing 18 1 0 1 6 142 5th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 2 0 0 0 0 20 20th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am Wayne Taylor Racing 8 2 0 1 4 64 4th
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 17 0 0 0 0 199 11th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Wayne Taylor Racing 10 0 0 0 0 47 9th
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18 0 0 1 2 179 11th
2024 Indy NXT Abel Motorsports 5 0 0 0 0 74 22nd

American open–wheel racing results

[edit]

Indy NXT

[edit]

(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 Rank Points
2024 Abel Motorsports STP
BAR
IMS
18
IMS
13
DET
ROA
20
LAG
LAG
MDO
17
IOW
GTW
9
POR
MIL
NSH
22nd 74

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "CONNECT WITH JORDAN MISSIG RACING". Jordan Missig Racing. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Race Report: Margay Ignite Challenge – Autobahn Country Club". ekartingnews. May 15, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2020-03-25). "RS Fine keeps Shunsuke Kohno in SF Lights, gets Toyota engine". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ^ "2021 LST ROUNDS 1 & 2 AT COTA". Wayne Taylor Racing. May 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup North America: Round 2 Report". Radical Cup North America. May 12, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Congratulations Jordan Missig! | Autobahn Country Club - Member Site". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ^ Staff, Sportscar365 (19 July 2022). "Inside Wayne Taylor Racing's Driver Development Program – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Jordan Missig Joins Newman Wachs Racing for 2020 Season". FR Americas. March 20, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jordan Missig Rejoins Newman Wachs Racing for 2021 FR Americas Campaign". FR Americas. January 21, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-01-21). "Newman Wachs Racing retains Jordan Missig in FRegional Americas". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  11. ^ "Driver SpotLight: Jordan Missig | Autobahn Country Club - Member Site". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-09-26). "Francis takes a FRegional Americas double at Virginia". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  13. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2022-01-20). "FRegional Americas race-winner Missig switches focus to IP2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-29). "Bijoy Garg stays at DEForce Racing for full-time step up to USF Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  15. ^ "Abel To Field New Driver in No. 21 Car at Indy Doubleheader". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  16. ^ Donahue, Jacob (2024-05-03). "Jordan Missig set for ABEL Motorsports INDY NXT debut". Abel Motorsports. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
[edit]