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IndyCar has announced a 17–race schedule for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, with the season opening at the now-traditional spot in St. Petersburg, Florida, and highlighted by an early-weekend doubleheader with NASCAR’s Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway. IndyCar will compete on four dates in March for the first time. After St. Petersburg and Phoenix, […]
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Doug Boles has been promoted to president of both the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, succeeding Jay Frye, Penske Entertainment announced ahead of the race circuit’s 2025 season, which begins next month. Boles has been president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2013, including the sellout of the 100th Indianapolis 500, the first full-capacity crowd […]
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Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach from Gerald R. Forsythe. Penske Entertainment bought the race from Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe bought Kalkhoven’s shares earlier this year amid […]
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The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule will be almost the same as this year’s racing calendar with a few minor changes, including the previous All-Star Race at The Thermal Club in California becoming a points race. The season begins March 2 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and concludes August 31 in Nashville. Milwaukee will have one race […]
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IndyCar has announced a 17-race schedule for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season, which will be highlighted by a return to the Milwaukee Mile after nearly a decade. The schedule also features Saturday night races in St. Louis and Iowa, a new made-for-TV exhibition — The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge — and 12 NBC […]
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The NTT IndyCar Series will host a made-for-TV racing exhibition at The Thermal Club outside of Palm Springs, California, during the 2024 season with a $1 million prize to the winner. The $1 Million Challenge is set for March 24, 2024, on NBC with an IndyCar Series Open Test and qualifications to take place March […]
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IndyCar and the Music City Grand Prix have announced the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series finale is moving to Nashville on September 13–15, 2024, and that the 2024 season awards ceremony will also take place in Music City, on September 16 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. More than 250,000 fans are expected in downtown Nashville for […]
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IndyCar has announced the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix has been extended through the 2027 race season. IndyCar made the announcement April 30 at Barber Motorsports Park, which has hosted the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix each year since 2010. This extension allows the race to continue its mission of raising funds for […]
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The 2023 IndyCar Series will have 17 races throughout the United States, 13 on NBC, with the circuit starting in Florida and finishing in California. The 2023 season opens March 5 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. The 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will take place on May 28 and the season ends […]
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The Indianapolis 500 and Gainbridge have announced a multiyear agreement to continue the company’s role as the presenting sponsor of the race. The sponsorship began in 2019, and ahead of this Sunday’s race – the 106th edition of the Indianapolis 500 – Gainbridge, an online digital platform offering financial products, has inked an extension. “Gainbridge is […]
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