Salvador de Alba
Mexico

Salvador  de Alba Jr

Andretti Cape INDY NXT | Grupo Indi

2024 INDY NXT by Firestone - Default Livery

Salvador De Alba Jr. began his professional racing career in 2016 in the Super Copa Telcel series, earning Rookie of the Year Honors that season. He then continued his success racing in the Tractocamiones Freightliner and NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, winning the NASCAR Peak Mexico championship in 2021 and 2023.

The Mexican driver enters the INDY NXT by Firestone championship with a two-year agreement, making his series debut with Andretti Cape INDY NXT and transitioning to Andretti INDY NXT for the 2025 season. When asked which race event he looks forward to most, De Alba was quick to reply: “Mid-Ohio- it was my first U.S. track I ever raced.”

STATS

Current Standing
Current
Standing
5
Season Race Wins
Race
Wins
0
Season Poles
Poles
0
Season Championship Points
Points
331
Season Top 5 Finishes
Top 5s
5
Season Top 10 Finishes
Top 10s
9

PHOTO REEL

TEAM INFO

Cape Motorsports, one of the most successful teams in junior formula racing, returns to INDY NXT by Firestone in 2023 with drivers Jagger Jones and Enaam Ahmed.

The team, run by brothers Nicolas and Dominic Cape, has a storied history, capturing 14 USF2000 Championship titles in the last 21 years, including 10 of the last 12 driver titles. The team has also seen success in sports car racing, earning the IMSA Prototype Challenge championship title in 2006.

The team first competed in INDYCAR’s development series in 2007, 2008 and 2010. In 2007 and 2008, the Cape brothers managed the RLR Andersen Racing team (a partnership between Dan Andersen and Rahal Letterman Racing) with a driver lineup that included future series champion JR Hildebrand, with whom the Capes had captured the USF2000 title in 2006. The team returned to INDY NXT by Firestone in 2010 in partnership with Wayne Taylor Racing, with Gustavo Yacamán behind the wheel.