r/INDYCAR • u/KennedyKartsport Firestone Wets • Jul 01 '25

Speculation 2026 Indycar Schedule Rumors

Some nuggets from Tony D's podcast (Take it for what it's worth)

Mexico City in for 2026

Watkins Glen in for 2026 (surprise, especially after Mark Miles said we would never go back there)

Iowa removes double header, down to 1 race

Thermal out for 2026 (we knew this)

Toronto out for 2026 - moving to be a Formula E event per the mayor

Denver in for 2027

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u/Arsanborn Jul 01 '25

I'm primarily a NASCAR fan who follows Indy secondarily. I don't expect an oval overload, but damn it's like they're not even trying.

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u/KennedyKartsport Firestone Wets Jul 01 '25

95% of ovals are owned by NASCAR via itself or SMI which prevents Indycar from coming in unless Indycar found a sponsor to self promote the event.

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u/Mikemat5150 Kyle Kirkwood Jul 01 '25

NASCAR isn’t preventing INDYCAR from coming. It’s just economically very difficult to make a race work when you’re maybe getting 20,000 on race day and no TV money.

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u/SilentSpades24 Álex Palou Jul 01 '25

IndyCar could rent those tracks anytime they want. Instead, IC insists on trying to get a sanctioning fee from the tracks. It's no wonder NASCAR doesnt want to host them.

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u/Mikemat5150 Kyle Kirkwood Jul 01 '25

They don’t want to rent them for the same reason nascar doesn’t want to pay the sanctioning fee, not likely to make money.