Fast Facts about 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone champion Nikita Johnson of Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR:

JOHNSON IN 2026

WINS: 2

PODIUMS: 9

TOP FIVES: 10

TOP 10s: 17

POLES: 0

Average Start: 5.23

Average Finish: 4.18

FAST FACTS:

  • Youngest INDY NXT by Firestone champion in series history, at 18 years, 3 months and 12 days old as of Sunday, Sept. 6. He is eight days younger than A.J. Foyt IV when he won the 2002 championship (18 years, 3 months, 20 days).
  • First series champion to win the title without earning a pole during his championship season.
  • Only driver to complete all 656 laps this season.
  • Third-youngest race winner in series history, at 17 years, 9 months when he won the season-opening race March 1, 2026, at St. Petersburg.
  • Youngest race winner in USF Pro 2000 history, at age 15.
  • Has won a race in every professional season he has competed. Johnson earned three USF Juniors victories in 2022, one USF2000 victory and two USF Pro 2000 victories in 2023, eight USF Pro 2000 victories and two GB3 Championship victories in 2024 and a Formula Regional Oceania victory last season.
  • Born May 25, 2008, the same day Scott Dixon won the Indianapolis 500.
  • Born in St. Petersburg, Florida.
  • Named after former Tampa Bay Lightning player Nikita Alexeyev.

CAPE MOTORSPORTS POWERED BY ECR FAST FACTS

  • First INDY NXT by Firestone championship. The team has won 14 USF2000 championships.
  • Becomes the 20th team in INDY NXT history to win a championship.
  • Based in Brownsburg, Indiana.
  • Established in 2007. The team first competed in the series in 2007-08 through a partnership with RLR Anderson Racing, then returned for a single season in 2010 through a partnership with Wayne Taylor Racing. It returned to INDY NXT competition in 2024 through a partnership with Andretti Global and joined forces with ECR for the 2026 season.