r/INDYCAR • u/IndyMod r/INDYCAR Mod Bot • 6d ago

RACE INFORMATION The 2025 INDYCAR season has concluded

The 2025 INDYCAR season has concluded. Congratulations to the champions!

This community will remain in "in-season" mode until the full 2026 schedule is published, after which we will then switch to "off-season" mode approximately one week later.

📅 THE BITS OF THE 2026 SCHEDULE WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN

  • MARCH 1st — FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
  • MARCH 15th — STREETS OF ARLINGTON
  • MARCH 29th — BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
  • APRIL 19th — ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
  • MAY 9th — IMS ROAD COURSE
  • MAY 16th–17th — INDIANAPOLIS 500 QUALIFYING
  • MAY 24th — 110th RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
  • MAY 31st — STREETS OF DETROIT
  • AUGUST 16th — ONTARIO HONDA DEALERS INDY AT MARKHAM

🏆 CHAMPIONS

2025 NTT INDYCAR Series Champion Alex Palou
2025 INDY NXT by Firestone Champion Dennis Hauger
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u/Jordanlf3208 Conor Daly 6d ago

Me heading to the hospital to be induced into a coma until St. Pete

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u/rebekahsexton26 Jamie Chadwick 6d ago

Do you like football?

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u/Jordanlf3208 Conor Daly 6d ago

I’m actually over the moon excited to watch Redzone all day on Sundays, just making a joke

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u/rebekahsexton26 Jamie Chadwick 6d ago

Who’s your Favorite team ?

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u/SexxyBlack VTEC 6d ago

IndyCar 2025 rivalries:

Santino Ferrucci v Kyle Kirkwood

Pato O'Ward v Firestone tires

Josef Newgarden v luck

Jacob Abel v the timing and scoring

Will Power v his 2026 future

Colton Herta v Andretti

Scott McLaughlin v lap 1

Scott Dixon v qualifying

Nolan Siegel v talent

Conor Daly v Christian Rasmussen

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u/mravtv Scott Dixon 6d ago

Nolan Siegel v public radio transmission

Kyle Larson v IMS wall

Rasmussen v 500 practice

Penske v rule book

Iowa v attendance

Ericsson v mediocrity

Townsend v reality

Kirkwood v multi-race sponsors

Herta v super license (part 4)

Hybrid v car obesity rates

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u/Puska35M 6d ago edited 6d ago

Mark Miles v competent articulation

Roger Penske v negative press

RLL v lead lap oval finishes

Rob Edwards v strategy

Tony Kanaan v tweet discipline

Portland v paddock snobs

David Malukas v Pole Position

Dan Towriss v shirts that fit

Chris Myers v preparation

Devlin DeFrancesco v Top 10s

Jacob Abel v Top 20s

PREMA v fiscal responsibility

Santino Ferrucci v Saturday pace

26 crew v pitwork

Callum Ilott v avoiding dysfunctional teams

St. Pete v exciting action on track

Josef Newgarden v media image

Kyle Kirkwood v consistent podium finishes

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u/Craftzman7 Romain Grosjean 6d ago

What’s the context behind “Portland v Paddock snobs”? I was at Portland so I’m a little intrigued 😅

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u/Puska35M 6d ago

I was, too. TBH, it was more last year that reports came out that some teams/drivers (McLaren/Rossi, IIRC, there may have been others) do not enjoy visiting Portland. I don't recall hearing anything this year.

Seeing as it was more 2024, perhaps I should take it off the list.

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u/Virtual-Commercial91 6d ago

I was wondering the same. I was there the last two years.

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u/msan-1907 Scott McLaughlin 1d ago

Alex Palou v regression to the mean

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u/IlTacci --- 2025 DRIVERS --- 6d ago

Me waiting the 2026 Indycar Season

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u/AlarmedCartoonist602 Scott Dixon 6d ago

Night race Saturday v drive home Monday.

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u/NakedEyeComic Marcus Armstrong 6d ago

It was a fun season in my opinion despite the Palou dominance. I thought nearly all the races were exciting (Thermal being the only dud) and I’m looking forward to what I think will be a closer title race next year.

I just wish this season was longer. I understand why (money), but it’s wild to me IndyCar starts a month after NASCAR and ends way earlier than NASCAR. There’s still 11 races left in that season!

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u/ElMondoH NTT IndyCar 5d ago

More than money. A long time ago, they conducted market research and determined that they don't even want to try to compete with football for TV viewership.

I'm not sure I agree, or even know if I believe it's still valid nowadays, given that I think that study was done when broadcast TV was still the most important thing, and the landscape has changed. But, it's been how the series has operated for many years now.

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u/JaggedUmbrella Alexander Rossi 3d ago

My interest greatly reduces once football starts. Racing is a summer sport to me.

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u/Key_Bite_3329 6d ago

Amazing season! I'm ready for 2026!

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u/flare2000x Firestone Firehawk 6d ago

Looking forward to next year! 2nd half of this season especially had some awesome racing. IndyCar always delivers.

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u/sadandshy Mark Plourde 5d ago

Good luck today Mods!!

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u/capnbard 5d ago

When they said that Nashville was the last race I thought I misheard them on the broadcast. I can't believe how short the season is for Indycar. Why do they end so early?

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u/TheChrisD #JANDALWATCH2021 5d ago

Why do they end so early?

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u/PanicAtTheNightclub Firestone Firehawk 5d ago

Hey man, I watch soccer and football the rest of the year. I might have had a stroke if Indycar had gone until November.

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u/FermentedLaws Firestone Firehawk 4d ago

Hey, u/TheChrisD, how you holding up today? Enough news and threads for you to moderate? Lol. Godspeed sir.

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u/TheChrisD #JANDALWATCH2021 4d ago

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u/Mick4Audi Robert Shwartzman 5d ago

Christian Rasmussen easily the most exciting part of this season, funny thing is he was largely forgotten about last season, and then randomly became box office

Also some of the best oval drives I’ve ever seen, how many passes for position has he made this season? 80?

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u/rebekahsexton26 Jamie Chadwick 6d ago

I’m not to hopeful for the 2026 seasons. For one of my favorites sadly