Overview
- Hughes will contest all 17 rounds of the 2026 Indy NXT season with Andretti Global.
- His first IndyCar running is scheduled for October 13 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
- Andretti’s 2026 IndyCar lineup features Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson and incoming Will Power, with Hughes on standby to substitute if required.
- Team principal Rob Edwards set the expectation that Hughes will challenge for the 2026 Indy NXT championship.
- The 23-year-old finished third as a 2025 Indy NXT rookie with two wins, six further podiums and two poles, and he will share the IMS test day with Mick Schumacher, Dennis Hauger, Caio Collet and James Roe Jr.