The inaugural operating of IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Arlington will begin a full hour than anticipated. The race was meant to begin simply after 1pm EST, however will now begin simply after 12pm EST with the FOX pre-race present starting at 11:30am EST.
The change additionally implies that the Sunday morning Indy NXT race will transfer up an hour to 10:30am EST, as will the morning warmup for IndyCar, now scheduled for 9:30am EST.
The explanation? It is a matter of security, as there may be an upcoming Excessive Wind Advisory for Arlington and the remainder of central Texas, with gusts anticipated to succeed in upwards of 50mph within the afternoon, with sustained winds round 25-35mph. The Excessive Wind Advisory is in impact from 7am Sunday to 1am Monday, native time.
Arlington is the third race of the 2026 IndyCar season and a brand-new avenue course, which has been well-received by collection drivers.
Marcus Ericsson, making his 117th profession begin this weekend, earned his first profession pole, besting Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward.
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