Colin Kaminsky


Colin Kaminsky is an American racing driver set to drive in the Indy NXT for Abel Motorsports. He previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing before his Indy NXT debut. He has also previously competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.

Career

U.S. F2000 National Championship

In 2017, Kaminsky made his open-wheel racing debut in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, driving for Kaminsky Racing. He finished 18th in the final points standings with a best finish of eighth at Road America. He returned to the series the following year, this time driving a full season for DEForce Racing, where he finished tenth in the points after getting a best finish of fourth, once again at Road America. In 2019, Kaminsky switched to Pabst Racing, where he won three poles and earned seven podiums to finish fourth in the final points standings.

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

In 2020, Kaminsky moved over to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, remaining with Pabst Racing. He finished eighth in the standings with one pole and three podium finishes. He remained with the team the following season, but only ran the first seven races of the year and finished 13th in the points. Regardless, Kaminsky was once again retained by the team in 2022, where he ran in the first ten races before being released. He finished 14th in the standings with three podium finishes.

Indy NXT

2023 season

In 2023, it was announced that Kaminsky would drive for Abel Motorsports for the 2023 season. He ran the first six races, getting a best finish of sixth at Barber Motorsports Park, before skipping the next three races. He would make two more starts with the team at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and World Wide Technology Raceway, and finished 17th in the final points standings.

2026 season

After a year away from racing, Kaminsky returned to the Indy NXT for the 2026 season, once again with Abel Motorsports.

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

SCCA National Championship Runoffs results

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2016Mid-OhioSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 33925Running
2017Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 357Running
2021Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 36414Retired

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam123456789101112131415RankPoints
2017Kaminsky RacingSTP
1
16
STP
2
14
BAR
1
19
BAR
2
15
IMS
1
12
IMS
2
22
ROA
1
9
ROA
2
8
IOW
TOR
1
TOR
2
MOH
1
13
MOH
2
17
WGL
18th68
2018DEForce RacingSTP
1
6
STP
2
22
IMS
1
9
IMS
2
16
LOR
13
ROA
1
12
ROA
2
4
TOR
1
12
TOR
2
18
MOH
1
12
MOH
2
7
POR
1
12
POR
2
17
LAG
1
8
10th134
2019Pabst RacingSTP
1
16
STP
2
5
IMS
1
4
IMS
2
10
LOR
3
ROA
1

2
ROA
2
4
TOR
1
6
TOR
2
12
MOH
1
3
MOH
2
3
POR
1
4
POR
2
4
LAG
1
3
LAG
2

3
4th282

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2020Pabst RacingROA
1
3
ROA
2
6
MOH
1
6
MOH
2
15
MOH
3
16
LOR
8
GMP
13
IMS
1
6
IMS
2
11
IMS
3
10
MOH
1
6
MOH
2
6
NJM
1
7
NJM
2

8
NJM
3

2
STP
1
9
STP
2
2
8th252
2021Pabst RacingALA
1
7
ALA
2
7
STP
1
9
STP
2
5
IMS
1
7
IMS
2
12
IMS
3
10
LOR
ROA
1
ROA
2
MOH
1
MOH
2
GMP
NJM
1
NJM
2
NJM
3
MOH
1
MOH
2
13th91
2022Pabst RacingSTP
1
14
STP
2
12
ALA
1
2
ALA
2
12
IMS
1
3
IMS
2
2
IMS
3
10
IRP
14
ROA
1
7
ROA
2
10
MOH
1
MOH
2
TOR
1
TOR
2
GMP
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
14th144

Indy NXT