2026 Indy NXT Series Schedule, Results, Race Start-times, Drivers, How to watch

2026 Indy NXT Series Schedule Dates, Locations, Teams & Drivers Lineup, Winners, How to Watch on TV, results

The 2026 Firestone Indy NXT Series season is the 24th season of the primary support series for the IndyCar Series, sanctioned by IndyCar. Known as Indy Lights before 2023, the championship was rebranded following its acquisition by Penske Entertainment, the owner of INDYCAR, in 2022.\

This rebrand coincided with the three lower support series, still run by Anderson Promotions, also changing their branding.

The battle for the 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone championship begins at 10 a.m. (all times Eastern) Sunday, March 1 on FS1 from the sunny streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. 

Round two of the championship takes the series to the much-anticipated inaugural race on the 14-turn, 2.73-mile Streets of Arlington circuit and the Grand Prix of Arlington at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 15, also on FS1.

2026 Indy NXT TV Schedule, Dates, Start-times of every race, broadcast, Winners, Results.

Date  Venue TV Time (ET)  WINNER

Sunday, March 1 Streets of St. Petersburg FS1 10 a.m.  — Nikita Johnson 

Sunday, March 15 Streets of Arlington FS1 11 a.m. — Max Taylor

Saturday, March 28 Barber Motorsports Park Race 1 FS1 1 p.m. — Nikita Johnson

Sunday, March 29 Barber Motorsports Park Race 2 FS1 11 a.m. — Alessandro de Tullio 

Friday, May 8 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Race 1 FS2 4 p.m. — TBD

Saturday, May 9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Race 2 FS1 2:30 p.m. — TBD

Sunday, May 31 Streets of Detroit FS1 10:30 a.m. — TBD

Sunday, June 7 World Wide Technology Raceway FS1 5:30 p.m. — TBD

Saturday, June 20 Road America Race 1 FS1 12:30 p.m. — TBD

Sunday, June 21 Road America Race 2 FS1 Noon — TBD

Saturday, July 4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Race 1 FS1 1 p.m. — TBD

Sunday, July 5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Race 2 FS1 10 a.m. — TBD

Sunday, July 19 Nashville Superspeedway FS1 TBA — TBD

Sunday, Aug. 9 Portland International Raceway FS1 2 p.m. — TBD

Sunday, Aug. 30 Milwaukee Mile FS1 11 a.m. — TBD

Saturday, Sept. 5 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Race 1 FS2 6:30 p.m. — TBD

Sunday, Sept. 6 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Race 2 FS1 12:30 p.m. — TBD

Note: Dates and times are subject to change.

2026 Indy NXT Schedule and How to Watch, TV Channel

All Indy NXT races will be available live stream and on-demand on FOX streaming service, all airing on a combination of FS1, FS2, the FOX Sports App and FOX One.

If you don’t have FOX, the races will also be broadcast on IndyCar Radio.

When is the season finale of Indy NXT in 2026?

The championship concludes with the final doubleheader of 2026 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a race at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 on FS2 followed by the season finale and the crowning of the INDY NXT champion at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6 on FS1. It is the 15th time in series history that the legendary and historic track on California’s central coast will play host to the title celebration.

2026 Indy NXT Series Grid: Teams, Drivers Line-Up, Full List of Riders.

Abel Motorsports

Max Garcia

Jordan Missig

Colin Kaminsky

Abel Motorsports with Force Indy

Myles Rowe

Andretti Global

Lochie Hughes

Sebastian Murray

Max Taylor

Josh Pierson

A. J. Foyt Racing

Nicholas Monteiro

Alessandro de Tullio

Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR

Nikita Johnson

TBA

Chip Ganassi Racing

James Roe

Bryce Aron

Niels Koolen

Carson Etter

Cusick Morgan Motorsports

Nicolas Stati

Juan Manuel Correa

HMD Motorsports

Jack Beeton

Enzo Fittipaldi

TBA

TBA

Juncos Hollinger Racing

TBA

TBA 

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