Taylor Ferns
USA

Taylor  Ferns

Abel Motorsports |

2024 INDY NXT by Firestone - Default Livery

Taylor Ferns, at 27 years old, is an accomplished racecar driver, third-year law student, and Operations Manager at The Sam Bernstein Law Firm. Throughout her 21-year racing tenure, she has won numerous races, championships, awards, and set records that do not only pertain to her gender, in a diverse portfolio of racecars, and on varying race surfaces. As a United States Auto Club (USAC) champion, Taylor has carved a name for herself within the open-wheel ranks including, but not limited to, being the youngest female driver to win a sprint car race, becoming the first female to win USAC midget and sprint car races at a multitude of racetracks, being the second female to ever win a USAC championship, having the most USAC Silver Crown starts by a female, and having the highest finish by a female in USAC’s 51-year Silver Crown history. The latter record she intends to break by winning.

Taylor will be expanding her motorsports portfolio by driving the three oval races in the INDY NXT by Firestone series for Abel Motorsports in 2024.

STATS

Current Standing
Current
Standing
22
Season Race Wins
Race
Wins
0
Season Poles
Poles
0
Season Championship Points
Points
0
Season Top 5 Finishes
Top 5s
0
Season Top 10 Finishes
Top 10s
0

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TEAM INFO

Team principal Bill Abel began racing motocross in 1972, earning numerous championship titles as he continued the family tradition. In 2015, ABEL Motorsports was launched, starting in the USF2000 series and building up the junior open wheel ladder. The team captured the inaugural Formula Regional Americas Championship with driver Kyle Kirkwood in 2018.

ABEL Motorsports currently competes in the INDY NXT by Firestone series, the official development series for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, led by third-generation driver Jacob Abel. The team made its INDYCAR debut in 2023 with driver RC Enerson in the Indianapolis 500. For more information visit the official team website at AbelMotorsports.com.