Kakunoshin Ohta aims for IndyCar opportunity amid Super Formula success
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 27, 2026, 6:22 PM
Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Kakunoshin Ohta, currently leading the Super Formula championship, is competing in the IMSA's Watkins Glen round with Acura Meyer Shank Racing. Despite Acura's impending pause in the Grand Touring Prototype program, Ohta continues to express his ambition to race in IndyCar, emphasizing his competitive speed and desire for experience on U.S. tracks. His success in Super Formula is seen as a strong foundation for a potential IndyCar future, especially with an open seat at Meyer Shank Racing due to Felix Rosenqvist's departure at season's end.
- •Ohta leads the Super Formula championship.
- •He's competing in IMSA's Watkins Glen event this weekend.
- •Acura Meyer Shank Racing has a vacant seat for the IndyCar series.
- •Ohta is focused on gaining experience on American tracks.
- •He aims to translate Super Formula success to IndyCar.
- 6:22 PMYahoo Sports — Super Formula championship leader Kakunoshin Ohta still has “big dream” of racing in IndyCar
- 6:22 PMMotorsport.com — Super Formula championship leader Kakunoshin Ohta still has “big dream” of racing in IndyCar
"With the 2026 IndyCar Series silly season in full swing, Kakunoshin ‘Kaku’ Ohta is making a push to remind everyone he wants in the conversation. The 27-year-old Japanese driver is a Honda factory standout and current championship leader in Super Formula, the same series that aided the development of reigning and four-time IndyCar titlist Alex Palou, along with newly-crowned Indianapolis ...Keep reading
"The current Honda factory standout is competing with Acura Meyer Shank Racing this weekend in IMSA’s Watkins Glen round
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 27, 2026, 6:22 PMSuper Formula championship leader Kakunoshin Ohta still has “big dream” of racing in IndyCar
The current Honda factory standout is competing with Acura Meyer Shank Racing this weekend in IMSA’s Watkins Glen round
- Motorsport.comJun 27, 2026, 6:22 PMSuper Formula championship leader Kakunoshin Ohta still has “big dream” of racing in IndyCar
With the 2026 IndyCar Series silly season in full swing, Kakunoshin ‘Kaku’ Ohta is making a push to remind everyone he wants in the conversation. The 27-year-old Japanese driver is a Honda factory standout and current championship leader in Super Formula, the same series that aided the development of reigning and four-time IndyCar titlist Alex Palou, along with newly-crowned Indianapolis ...Keep reading
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