In what will be just his third open-wheel racing season, Niels Koolen joins Chip Ganassi Racing for its 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone program.

Koolen’s 2024 season included nine INDY NXT starts, appearances in Formula 2 and the European Le Mans Series. That followed Formula 4 starts across the world in 2023 and 2022.

He began his karting career in 2016 competing over the next four years across Europe and the world.