FOX Sports activities and IndyCar have introduced the race broadcast begin occasions for the upcoming 2026 season.
For the second consecutive yr, IndyCar can have a document 19 community home windows, with all 17 races featured on broadcast tv. Additionally it is the second time in as a few years that IndyCar would be the solely premier motorsports collection in North America with all races broadcast on community tv.
Distinctive to this upcoming season is the summer time stretch that additionally options FOX Sports activities’ protection of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The opening match on Sunday, June 21, will lead into the IndyCar Collection spherical at Street America set for two pm (all occasions Jap). That theme continues as one sport within the World Cup’s spherical of 16 follows the 12:30 pm begin time for the race at Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automobile Course on July 5.
The one broadcast time unconfirmed is the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday, July 19, with the 400-mile race instantly following the FIFA World Cup Last. A begin time will probably be confirmed at a later date.
Patricio O’ward, Arrow McLaren
Photograph by: Michael L. Levitt / Lumen by way of Getty Pictures
The 2025 season was the primary yr of IndyCar’s multi-year partnership with FOX Sports activities, with viewership growing 27% from the earlier season. It was the “quickest progress curve of any main sport,” in line with the press launch.
“As soon as once more FOX Sports activities is offering an unparalleled platform to showcase essentially the most aggressive and dynamic racing collection on the planet,” Penske Leisure Corp. president and CEO Mark Miles stated. “On the heels of serious milestones and momentum final yr, this new season will present significant alternatives to succeed in new audiences and construct upon the perfect progress trajectory in all of sports activities.”
Different notables of the published schedule embrace the second spherical of the season at Phoenix Raceway, which will probably be a singular shared weekend with NASCAR. IndyCar’s return to the 1-mile oval for the primary time since 2018 will see race protection for North America’s premier open-wheel championship start at 3 pm Sunday, March 7.
The inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington is about for Sunday, March 15, with a 30-minute prerace starting at 12:30 pm.
Protection for qualifying for the a hundred and tenth Working of the Indianapolis 500 begins at 4 pm on Saturday, Might 16 and Sunday, Might 17. Moreover, “The Biggest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday, Might 24 will characteristic an in depth six-hour broadcast for the second consecutive yr, starting at 10 am.
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Lastly, the 2026 season finale is about for Labor Day weekend in a return to Laguna Seca, with protection starting with a prerace present at 2:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 6.
“There may be a lot to sit up for on the 2026 NTT IndyCar Collection schedule, together with our first race at Arlington,” stated Pato O’Ward, driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. “As now we have already seen on this new partnership, it is among the most fun, new additions to our calendar lately, and FOX Sports activities will present the right showcase for our followers watching on TV. The brand new season can’t get right here quickly sufficient.”
Protection of all IndyCar follow and qualifying classes will probably be featured on both FS1 or FS2, FOX One and the FOX Sports activities app. The protection schedule for Indy NXT, the event class for IndyCar, will probably be introduced at a later date.
“I’m an enormous sports activities fan, so having the 2026 IndyCar schedule share the stage with FOX’s protection of the World Cup subsequent summer time goes to be thrilling,” stated Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the No. 27 Andretti International Honda. “2025 was a breakout yr for me, and it was particularly rewarding to see all of it play out on FOX of their first IndyCar season. We’re trying ahead to a different robust season for the No. 27 Andretti International Honda, and I’m desirous to see what FOX has in retailer for the upcoming season.”
FOX SPORTS’ 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES RACE COVERAGE SCHEDULE:
Date
Venue
Tv
Time (ET)
Sunday, March 1
Streets of St. Petersburg
FOX
Midday
Saturday, March 7
Phoenix Raceway
FOX
3 pm
Sunday, March 15
Streets of Arlington
FOX
12:30 pm
Sunday, March 29
Barber Motorsports Park
FOX
1 pm
Sunday, April 19
Streets of Lengthy Seaside
FOX
5:30 pm
Saturday, Might 9
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Street Course
FOX
4:30 pm
Sunday, Might 24
The a hundred and tenth Indianapolis 500
FOX
10 am
Sunday, Might 31
Streets of Detroit
FOX
12:30 pm
Sunday, June 7
World Broad Know-how Raceway
FOX
9 pm
Sunday, June 21
Street America
FOX
2 pm
Sunday, July 5
Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automobile Course
FOX
12:30 pm
Sunday, July 19
Nashville Superspeedway
FOX
TBA
Sunday, Aug. 9
Portland Worldwide Raceway
FOX
4 pm
Sunday, Aug. 16
Streets of Markham
FOX
Midday
Saturday, Aug. 29
Milwaukee Mile Race 1
FOX
2:30 pm
Sunday, Aug. 30
Milwaukee Mile Race 2
FOX
1 pm
Sunday, Sept. 6
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
FOX
2:30 pm
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