2026 IndyCar season kicks off with 4 races in 5 weeks

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The 2026 NTT IndyCar Series schedule is out, and it’s jam-packed with multiple new events, all the glory and spectacle of the Month of May, and a return of the season finale to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna

The schedule dropped Tuesday morning and includes 17 races between March 1 and Sept. 6.

Fans who have wished for more races at the start of the season will get their wish in 2026, says NTT IndyCar Series and IMS President Doug Boles.

“We’re going to kickstart the season in fitting fashion, with four races in five weeks,” Boles said in a release Tuesday.

The season will open on March 1 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, followed by a joint weekend with NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway on March 7. A week later, the stars of IndyCar will take on the new 14-turn, 2.73 Streets of Arlington Circuit in Arlington, Texas.

The month will conclude with a return to Barber Motorsports Park on March 29.

The season will continue with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 19, a staple event entering its sixth decade. After that, it will be time to go “back home again,” with a race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on May 9. Indy 500 qualifying is set for May 16-17, with the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 24.

Summer events include the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on May 31, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 7, and the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on June 21. The Fourth of July will see racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, followed by a July 19 race at Nashville Superspeedway with the FIFA World Cup 26 Finale serving as the lead-in.

The final stretch of the season includes a stop at Portland International Raceway on Aug. 9, a trek to Ontario for the Streets of Markham on Aug. 16, and the Milwaukee Mile Doubleheader weekend Aug. 29-30.

The season finale and presentation of the Astor Challenge Cup returns to historic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey on Sept. 6.

“Once again INDYCAR will have the most challenging schedule in all of motorsports with its nearly even mix of ovals, road courses and street circuits,” Boles said. “This championship format and diverse schedule test driver and team adaptability and truly celebrate the most complete driver and team at the end of the season.”

For the second consecutive season, all NTT IndyCar Series races will be broadcast on FOX, with the IndyCar Radio Network providing audio coverage of all events on SiriusXM Channel 218 and the official IndyCar app.

Start times for 2026 events will be announced soon.

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