India, Jan. 29 -- The history of motorsports has shown that it's never easy for a driver from India. Indian drivers have always found it hard to establish themselves in the high-adrenaline sport due to many factors, from lack of sponsors to barely any interest from fans in the country. Yuven Sundaramoorthy is the latest in the line, and the Indian-origin American racing driver had a sensational 2024 Indy NXT season.

Driving full-time for Abel Motorsports, he became the first Indian-origin racing driver to grab a podium finish at the Indy NXT series last season. During the 2024 season, the 21-year-old had two podium finishes, coming third at Gateway Motorsports Park and second at the Music City Grand Prix. Sundaramoorthy had a slow start,...