IndyCar releases 2026 NTT IndyCar Series calendar, full schedule, dates, tv channel, venues, notable changes
The NTT IndyCar Series has officially released the 2026 IndyCar Calendar after the season. The schedule includes several changes, from a new championship location to a street race in Texas.
The 17-race season — with each race televised on FOX — begins March 1 on the streets of St. Petersburg and then goes to Phoenix Raceway on March 7, which will be a Saturday race the day before the NASCAR Cup Series event on the same 1-mile oval.
Phoenix is one of three new venues. The other two — a race on the streets of Arlington (March 15) around the complex that includes the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers stadiums and a race on the streets of the Toronto suburb Markham (Aug. 17) to replace the event at Toronto’s Exhibition Centre — already had been announced.
Over the course of the year, the 2025 season became IndyCar’s most-watched campaign in 17 years. But after a bumper 1.412-million viewers for St. Pete, there was a dip to little over 700,000 for Thermal and, albeit not aided by clashes with The Masters golf and NASCAR, 552,000 for Long Beach. This was undoubtedly partially a product of the stuttered start.
The INDYCAR Radio Network again will provide audio coverage of all NTT INDYCAR SERIES sessions via SiriusXM Channel 218 and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA.
Start times for the 2026 events will be announced at a later date. The 2026 schedule for INDY NXT by Firestone.
2026 NTT IndyCar Series schedule, dates, where to watch, TV channel info
Date - Venue - Television
Sunday, March 1 - Streets of St. Petersburg - FOX
Saturday, March 7 - Phoenix Raceway, Oval - FOX -
Sunday, March 15 - Streets of Arlington - FOX
Sunday, March 29 - Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham - FOX
Sunday, April 19 - Streets of Long Beach - FOX
Saturday, May 9 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course - FOX
Sunday, May 24 - The 110th Indianapolis 500 - FOX
Sunday, May 31 - Streets of Detroit - FOX
Sunday, June 7 - World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Luis - FOX
Sunday, June 21 - Road America - FOX
Sunday, July 5 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - FOX
Sunday, July 19 - Nashville Superspeedway, Oval - FOX
Sunday, Aug. 9 - Portland International Raceway - FOX
Sunday, Aug. 16 - Streets of Markham, Toronto Streets - FOX
Saturday, Aug. 29 - Milwaukee Mile Race 1 - FOX
Sunday, Aug. 30 - Milwaukee Mile Race 2 - FOX
Sunday, Sept. 6 - WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca - FOX
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