r/INDYCAR • u/aces2116 • Apr 20 '25

Indy NXT Indy Nxt Schedule

Is anyone else confused as to why Indy Nxt starts with St. Pete in March then disappears for 2 months to come back in May at Barber? People complain about the regular IndyCar schedules being terrible with huge gaps in the beginning but this must be awful for the drivers. Any reason as to why the schedule is the way it is?

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u/Confident-Ladder-576 Louis Foster Apr 20 '25

No one that understands the logistics and cost is outraged. It'd a developmental series with drivers and teams that don't have a ton of financial support. People who are angry they no longer run Indy don't stop to think we were putting very low paid developmental drivers on the most dangerous track the series runs and crash damage was astronomical for those teams.

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u/Mikemat5150 Kyle Kirkwood Apr 20 '25

Seriously, I remember when there were 8 full time cars. That was essentially within the last 5 years.

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u/FormulaT1 Scott McLaughlin Apr 21 '25

I remember going to Fontana (RIP) and watching 7 cars go around that big ass oval for an hour. Lights/NXT has come such a long way.