2026 IndyCar Schedule: Dates, Races, Start Times and How to Watch Every NTT IndyCar Series Event

The 2026 NTT IndyCar Series schedule features 17 races, beginning on the streets of St. Petersburg and ending with the season finale at Laguna Seca.

Along the way, the calendar mixes street circuits, road courses and ovals, highlighted by the Indianapolis 500, IndyCar’s return to Phoenix, a new street race in Arlington, a return to Canada, and a Milwaukee Mile doubleheader.

All times below are listed in ET (FOX broadcast start times), and race times/TV can change, so it’s worth bookmarking this page for updates.

Key dates on the 2026 IndyCar schedule

• Season opener (St. Petersburg): Sun., March 1 (12 p.m., FOX)
• First oval / Phoenix return: Sat., March 7 (3 p.m., FOX)
• New race (Arlington streets): Sun., March 15 (12:30 p.m., FOX)
• Long Beach: Sun., April 19 (5:30 p.m., FOX)
• Indy 500: Sun., May 24 (10 a.m., FOX)
• Prime-time oval (WWTR/Gateway): Sun., June 7 (9 p.m., FOX)
• Canada return (Streets of Markham): Sun., Aug. 16 (12 p.m., FOX)
• Milwaukee doubleheader: Sat., Aug. 29 (2:30 p.m., FOX) and Sun., Aug. 30 (1 p.m., FOX)
• Championship race (Laguna Seca): Sun., Sept. 6 (2:30 p.m., FOX)
• Off weeks (no race Sundays): March 22; April 5 & April 12; April 26 & May 3; June 28; July 26 & Aug. 2; Aug. 23

How to watch IndyCar in 2026

• All 17 races air on FOX (network TV).
• Practice and qualifying air across FS1/FS2, FOX One and the FOX Sports app.
• The Indianapolis 500 gets an extended window, with FOX’s broadcast beginning 10 a.m. ET.

What’s different (and notable) about the 2026 schedule

In addition to the usual tentpoles, 2026 brings a few standout wrinkles: IndyCar returns to Phoenix, debuts the Streets of Arlington, goes back to Canada with the Streets of Markham, and brings back the Milwaukee Mile doubleheader — all while FOX ties portions of its summer coverage to major FIFA World Cup 2026 lead-ins.

Full 2026 IndyCar schedule (ET)

• Sun., March 1 — Streets of St. Petersburg — 12 p.m. — FOX
• Sat., March 7 — Phoenix Raceway — 3 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., March 15 — Streets of Arlington — 12:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., March 29 — Barber Motorsports Park — 1 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., April 19 — Streets of Long Beach — 5:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sat., May 9 — IMS Road Course — 4:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., May 24 — Indianapolis 500 — 10 a.m. — FOX
• Sun., May 31 — Streets of Detroit — 12:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., June 7 — World Wide Technology Raceway — 9 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., June 21 — Road America — 2 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., July 5 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course — 12:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., July 19 — Nashville Superspeedway — TBA — FOX
• Sun., Aug. 9 — Portland International Raceway — 4 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., Aug. 16 — Streets of Markham — 12 p.m. — FOX
• Sat., Aug. 29 — Milwaukee Mile (Race 1) — 2:30 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., Aug. 30 — Milwaukee Mile (Race 2) — 1 p.m. — FOX
• Sun., Sept. 6 — WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca — 2:30 p.m. — FOX

All dates/times/TV listings above come from IndyCar’s published 2026 FOX broadcast start-time schedule.