IndyCar’s 2027 Schedule Announced In Phases With Phase 1 Released

David Malukas, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet, lead the section during the NTT INDYCAR Series Good Ranchers 250 astatine Phoenix Raceway connected March 07, 2026 successful Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

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The 2027 NTT IndyCar Series schedule will beryllium released successful 2 phases this twelvemonth and Phase 1 was announced connected August 12 that covers the first half of the season.

There are nary awesome changes for the first half of the play and will statesman pinch 3 title weekends successful a statement for the 2nd consecutive season.

Those see the Streets of St. Petersburg, Sunday, March 7; Phoenix Raceway, Saturday, March 13; Streets of Arlington, Sunday, March 21.

For the 3rd consecutive season, each NTT IndyCar Series races will beryllium broadcast connected FOX, pinch 3 further appearances scheduled during the 2 days of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and sum of Miller Lite Carb Day astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The NTT IndyCar Series is erstwhile again the only premier motorsport bid successful North America pinch each races broadcast connected web television.

During the existent IndyCar Series season, viewership is up 16 percent from the erstwhile season, creating the highest viewership of the title since 2008.

“It has been different singular twelvemonth of maturation done our powerful business pinch FOX Sports, and we look guardant to focusing connected moreover greater opportunities done the 2027 NTT IndyCar Series schedule,” Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles said. “We are pleased to corroborate Phase One of adjacent year’s title alongside different accelerated commencement pinch races successful St. Petersburg, Phoenix and Arlington. 2026 has been impervious of conception that our athletics is fueled by an expanding beingness crossed marquee events and destinations, and we look guardant to carrying that momentum into 2027.”

IndyCar Gets Another Fast Start To The Season With Three-Straight Weekend Events

The 2027 play will people the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth – and conscionable the 5th clip successful the 118-year history of the IndyCar Series – that a play originates connected 3 consecutive weekends.

The Sunday, March 7 title connected the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, will beryllium the 17th clip the title will unfastened successful the Sunshine City. Following the play debut astatine the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar returns for different associated showcase play pinch NASCAR successful business pinch FOX Sports astatine Phoenix Raceway. The Saturday, March 13 title will beryllium the 66th clip the IndyCar Series has raced connected the historical 1-mile godforsaken oval.

The 2026 title featured 565 on-track passes – the astir connected grounds for IndyCar astatine Phoenix Raceway.

A week later, the IndyCar returns to the 14-turn, 2.73-mile Streets of Arlington circuit for the 2nd Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. The tentpole arena unites 3 title organizations: IndyCar, the Dallas Cowboys and REV Entertainment, the charismatic events partner of the Texas Rangers. The sold-out inaugural title featured the season’s fastest trap velocity connected a thoroughfare circuit astatine 192.298 mph by Kyle Kirkwood earlier being won by the Andretti Global driver.

“The commencement to this year’s 2026 play was action-packed, and it’s gratifying to cognize the shape is group for a return to that frantic gait successful 2027,” IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles said. “St. Pete has go an perfect big to statesman our season, and the guidance to the series’ return to historical Phoenix Raceway made our business pinch NASCAR and FOX each the much special.

“To decorativeness that agelong pinch a marquee arena connected the Streets of Arlington will beryllium a fitting measurement to lead into different heated season-long conflict for the NTT IndyCar Series championship.”

The outpouring information of the 2027 schedule continues Sunday, April 4 connected the series’ first earthy terrain roadworthy people of the play and a return to the “Augusta National” of racetracks astatine Barber Motorsports Park successful Birmingham, Alabama. It is the 17th IndyCar play astatine the picturesque, move and physically demanding track.

Two weeks later, the play returns to the thenar tree-lined Streets of Long Beach for the iconic Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach connected Sunday, April 18. The legendary arena group a modern-day grounds pinch complete 200,000 successful attendance for the three-day title play successful 2026. The 2027 version will widen the longest-running thoroughfare circuit arena connected the calendar, arsenic this will beryllium the 43rd clip IndyCar has raced connected the sunny Southern California streets.

Busy Month of May At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Another thrilling Month of May astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway follows the Streets of Long Beach and originates connected the challenging roadworthy people for the Sonsio Grand Prix, Saturday, May 15. It is the 13th clip the 2.439-mile circuit has group the shape for the month’s remaining events.

Attention past turns toward the famed 2.5-mile oval the pursuing week starring to PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying Weekend connected Saturday-Sunday, May 22-23. A week later, the 111th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is group for Sunday, May 30. The 2026 version of “The Greatest Spectacle successful Racing” featured a race-record 70 lead changes and the closest decorativeness successful title history erstwhile Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian edged David Malukas of Team Penske by conscionable .0233 of a second.

The 2027 schedule continues pinch the accepted post-May sojourn to the Streets of Detroit for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear connected Sunday, June 6. The 2026 race, won by Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing, featured the astir on-track passes connected a thoroughfare circuit this season.

Two IndyCar Open Tests Also Scheduled

For the 2nd year, the 2027 NTT IndyCar Series play almanac will statesman pinch the Unser IndyCar Open Test connected Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 23-24 astatine Phoenix Raceway. The two-day trial will not only hole each teams for the play up but besides the series’ title astatine the godforsaken oval the pursuing month. Additional specifications of the test, named successful grant of the Unser family and their accomplishments astatine their location track, will beryllium announced astatine a later date.

In mentation for the 111th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, the Indy 500 Open Test is group for Tuesday-Wednesday, May 4-5 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway – betwixt NTT IndyCar Series races connected the Streets of Long Beach and the IMS roadworthy course. The two-day trial allows further way clip for each teams, including rookies looking to complete the Rookie Orientation Program. Testing hours will beryllium shared later.

Phase Two of the IndyCar schedule, featuring the remaining 2027 title dates, will beryllium released successful the coming weeks. Tune-in times for adjacent season’s events will beryllium announced astatine a later date. The 2027 schedule for INDY NXT by Firestone, IndyCar’s developmental series, besides will beryllium announced astatine a later date.

2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES SCHEDULE – PHASE ONE

Date Venue Television

Sunday, March 7 -- Streets of St. Petersburg, FOX

Saturday, March 13 -- Phoenix Raceway, FOX

Sunday, March 21 -- Streets of Arlington, FOX

Sunday, April 4 -- Barber Motorsports Park, FOX

Sunday, April 18 -- Streets of Long Beach, FOX

Saturday, May 15 -- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, FOX

Sunday, May 30 -- The 111th Indianapolis 500, FOX

Sunday, June 6 -- Streets of Detroit, FOX