2026 IndyCar Schedule Released With Big Changes And Return To Phoenix Raceway
The 2026 IndyCar season will have 17 races again, but they won’t all be the same as this year.
St. Petersburg still opens the season on March 1, this time with the NASCAR Truck Series as a support race, but the Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix has been dropped in favor of a return to Phoenix Raceway on March 7 for a weekend shared with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Cup Series.
The Inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington in Texas is next on March 15 and followed by a trip to Barber Motorsports Park on March 29.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach is three weeks later on April 19 and then it’s on to the Month of May in Indianapolis with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Race on May 9 and the Indy 500 on May 24.
Read Also: F1 CAVED AND WON’T TRY TO COMPETE WITH THE INDY 500 IN 2026
The Streets of Detroit (May 31). World Wide Technology Raceway (June 7), Road America (June 21) and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course remain in the same order ahead of the rescheduled Nashville Superspeedway race on July 19. The Nashville race will have a start time after the FIFA World Cup final that will also air on Fox, as does the entire IndyCar schedule.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE AMERICAN CARS AND RACING NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATEST INDYCAR UPDATES
The series heads to Portland International Raceway next on Aug. 9 and then to the new Streets of Markham event in Canada that replaces Toronto on Aug. 16.
After holding a single race this year, the Milwaukee Mile will host a double header on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30 before the season wraps up at Laguna Seca for the first time since 2023.
The track type split is six ovals, six road courses and five street races.
Here’s the full schedule:
March 1: St. Petersburg
March 7: Phoenix Raceway
March 15: Arlington
March 29: Barber Motorsports Park
April. 19: Long Beach
May 9: Indy Road Course
May 24: Indy 500
May 31: Detroit
June 7: World Wide Technology Raceway
June 21: Road America
July 5: Mid-Ohio
July 19: Nashville Superspeedway
Aug. 9: Portland International Raceway
Aug. 16: Markham
Aug. 29 and 30: Milwaukee Mile
Sept. 6: Laguna Seca