IndyCar enters a new era with broadcast partner Fox Sports, which takes over the television rights after the series spent 16 years with NBC Sports. The season starts Sunday in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Fox has heavily promoted the season in a marketing boost IndyCar feels that it needs.
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You can watch qualifying for the Indy race at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports 1, and live stream it on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount). The NXT series race is at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and will air on FS1 and live stream on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
The St. Petersburg race will begin at noon Sunday and you can view it on Fox and live stream it on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
The race will take place on a temporary course in downtown St. Petersburg. The circuit is 1.8 miles long and has 14 turns.
Fox Sports acquired IndyCar’s broadcast rights last June after the series spent 16 seasons with NBC Sports. Fox promised all 17 races would receive network broadcasts — as well as the two days of qualifying for the Indy 500 — throughout the multiyear deal, the exact length of which has not been disclosed.
Fox Sports has also promised all races will be on Fox and the Fox Sports app, while Fox Deportes will carry Spanish-language coverage. All practice and qualifying sessions will be aired on either FS1 or FS2.
Alex Palou is the two-time reigning IndyCar champion and Josef Newgarden is the defending two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward are among the many drivers trying to dethrone them.
WHAT: IndyCar race at St. Petersburg, Fla.
WHEN: Noon Sunday
TV: Fox
LIVE STREAM: fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
Palou has dominated the series since his move to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021. The Spaniard has won 11 races and three of the last four championships, the last two while locked into a $30 million lawsuit with McLaren over a breach of contract claim. The two sides met for mediation last month with another session set for October.
McLaren has a new lineup as O’Ward has two new teammates in Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, but most of its title hopes are tied to O’Ward, the popular Mexican driver who is also McLaren’s reserve driver in F1. O’Ward was in tears after finishing second to Newgarden in last year’s Indy 500 and has made winning that race and the series title his 2025 priorities.
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FILE - Colton Herta, of the United States, drives during an IndyCar auto race in Toronto, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File)AP
Newgarden is seeking a third consecutive Indy 500 victory, a feat that has never been done. He led a combined 22 laps in his two victories, which is far from the dominance needed to continue the streak.
“We have figured out how to win the race twice so far. I like our process,” Newgarden told The Associated Press. “We’ll see if it keeps working. If it doesn’t, we’ll change the formula. But I think we’ve got a good process.”
Will Power, his Penske teammate, is in a contract year and has hired Fernando Alonso’s management group to represent him in negotiations. It is the first time Power, a two-time series champion and Indy 500 winner, has used an agent.
Finally, all eyes will be on Andretti driver Colton Herta, who is among the candidates for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team that is set to debut in 2026. Herta, who finished second to Palou in last year’s standings, believes landing that job will require him to win the Indy 500 and the championship.
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You can watch qualifying for the Indy race at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports 1, and live stream it on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount). The NXT series race is at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and will air on FS1 and live stream on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
The St. Petersburg race will begin at noon Sunday and you can view it on Fox and live stream it on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
The race will take place on a temporary course in downtown St. Petersburg. The circuit is 1.8 miles long and has 14 turns.
Fox Sports acquired IndyCar’s broadcast rights last June after the series spent 16 seasons with NBC Sports. Fox promised all 17 races would receive network broadcasts — as well as the two days of qualifying for the Indy 500 — throughout the multiyear deal, the exact length of which has not been disclosed.
Fox Sports has also promised all races will be on Fox and the Fox Sports app, while Fox Deportes will carry Spanish-language coverage. All practice and qualifying sessions will be aired on either FS1 or FS2.
Alex Palou is the two-time reigning IndyCar champion and Josef Newgarden is the defending two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward are among the many drivers trying to dethrone them.
WHAT: IndyCar race at St. Petersburg, Fla.
WHEN: Noon Sunday
TV: Fox
LIVE STREAM: fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) or DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
Palou has dominated the series since his move to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021. The Spaniard has won 11 races and three of the last four championships, the last two while locked into a $30 million lawsuit with McLaren over a breach of contract claim. The two sides met for mediation last month with another session set for October.
McLaren has a new lineup as O’Ward has two new teammates in Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, but most of its title hopes are tied to O’Ward, the popular Mexican driver who is also McLaren’s reserve driver in F1. O’Ward was in tears after finishing second to Newgarden in last year’s Indy 500 and has made winning that race and the series title his 2025 priorities.
IndyCar Season Preview Auto Racing
FILE - Colton Herta, of the United States, drives during an IndyCar auto race in Toronto, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File)AP
Newgarden is seeking a third consecutive Indy 500 victory, a feat that has never been done. He led a combined 22 laps in his two victories, which is far from the dominance needed to continue the streak.
“We have figured out how to win the race twice so far. I like our process,” Newgarden told The Associated Press. “We’ll see if it keeps working. If it doesn’t, we’ll change the formula. But I think we’ve got a good process.”
Will Power, his Penske teammate, is in a contract year and has hired Fernando Alonso’s management group to represent him in negotiations. It is the first time Power, a two-time series champion and Indy 500 winner, has used an agent.
Finally, all eyes will be on Andretti driver Colton Herta, who is among the candidates for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team that is set to debut in 2026. Herta, who finished second to Palou in last year’s standings, believes landing that job will require him to win the Indy 500 and the championship.