IndyCar unveils Section Certainly one of 2027 schedule

Constructing on a 16% enhance in tv viewership this yr – its highest viewers numbers since 2008 – IndyCar introduced Section One of many 2027 IndyCar Collection schedule on Wednesday.

The preliminary eight-race lineup opens with a three-week stretch in March, shifts Barber Motorsports Park again to early April, and ensures community tv protection on FOX for each race for the third consecutive season.

For simply the fifth time within the collection’ 118-year historical past, the season will launch with races on three consecutive weekends:

March 7: The season kicks off on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, marking the seventeenth time the occasion has served because the season opener.
March 13: Groups head to the desert for a Saturday evening conflict at Phoenix Raceway in a joint showcase with NASCAR. The 1-mile oval returned to the schedule in 2026, delivering a track-record 565 on-track passes.
March 21: The opening dash wraps up on the 14-turn, 2.73-mile Streets of Arlington for the second annual Java Home Grand Prix of Arlington, a joint effort between IndyCar, the Dallas Cowboys, and REV Leisure.

“The begin to this yr’s 2026 season was action-packed, and it’s gratifying to know the stage is ready for a return to that frantic tempo in 2027,” mentioned IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles. “To complete that stretch with a marquee occasion on the Streets of Arlington might be a becoming method to lead into one other heated season-long battle.”

Following a short breather, motion resumes Sunday, April 4, with a return to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, restoring the pure terrain street course to its conventional April spot. Two weeks later, on April 18, the paddock travels west for the forty third operating of the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside, following a 2026 occasion that drew a modern-record crowd of over 200,000 spectators.

The schedule then turns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Could 15: The Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS street course kicks off the Month of Could.
Could 22–23: PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying Weekend.
Could 30: The 111th Working of the Indianapolis 500 The Section One slate concludes on Sunday, June 6, with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix alongside the downtown riverfront.

Each race on the 2027 schedule will air reside on FOX, making IndyCar the one premier motorsport collection in North America with its complete calendar on broadcast community tv. FOX may even air two days of Indy 500 qualifying and Carb Day protection.

“It has been one other outstanding yr of development by our highly effective partnership with FOX Sports activities, and we look ahead to specializing in even better alternatives by the 2027 NTT IndyCar Collection schedule,” mentioned Mark Miles, President and CEO of Penske Leisure Corp.

Groups can have two main open assessments forward of their respective occasions:

Feb. 23–24: The Unser IndyCar Open Take a look at at Phoenix Raceway.
Could 4–5: The Indy 500 Open Take a look at at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that includes the Rookie Orientation Program.

IndyCar officers said that Section Two of the 2027 schedule, detailing the summer season and season-ending races alongside broadcast begin occasions and the Indy NXT by Firestone schedule, might be launched within the coming weeks.

2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Schedule (Section One)

Date

Occasion / Venue

TV Community

Sunday, March 7

Streets of St. Petersburg

FOX

Saturday, March 13

Phoenix Raceway

FOX

Sunday, March 21

Streets of Arlington