The NTT IndyCar Series and FOX Sports have released the US broadcast start times for the 2025 season.
Defined race start times were not part of the announcement, but the green flag will likely wave for most events within 30 minutes of the broadcast start time.
Most events appear to have roughly the same start time as the previous year, with a few notably moving earlier in the afternoon.
Laguna Seca and the first race of the Iowa Speedway double-header have both shifted three hours forward.
The earlier event at Laguna Seca, starting at noon local time, could potentially give less time for the region’s famous marine layer clouds that wash over the track nearly every morning to clear away.
An earlier time for Saturday’s Iowa race is beneficial for the race teams working the event, some of which were working until the middle of the night last year making repairs to their cars ahead of Sunday’s race.
The earlier Iowa time, along with an earlier start time for World Wide Technology Raceway, does mean that there are once again no night-time or evening races scheduled unless weather pushes an event past the daylight hours.
Expanded coverage for Indy 500
A full two hours of pre-race programming will be shown for the 109th Indianapolis 500, giving fans of the most-attended motorsports event plenty of chance to prepare for the big race.
“The unrivaled exposure FOX will bring to the NTT IndyCar Series, including an additional hour of Indy 500 pre-race coverage, will prove to be a spectacular showcase for our drivers and teams,” Penske Entertainment President and CEO Mark Miles said.
“With FOX’s tremendous partnership and support, we’re going to bring the most competitive and compelling motorsport on the planet to a growing and massive audience. We cannot wait to raise the curtain on the 2025 season with FOX.”
All 17 races on the 2025 calendar will be broadcast on over-the-air FOX affiliates in the US, a major perk that helped lure the series away from its longtime television home of NBC.
Coverage of all practice and qualifying sessions will be shown on FS1 or FS2, FOX Sports’ paid television networks that are offered through cable and satellite TV packages.
Details about how FOX plans to offer streaming solutions for cord cutting fans have yet to be revealed, and the broadcast talent identified to call the races has also not been announced.
The first race of the new FOX broadcast deal takes place on March 2 from the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
| Date | Venue | US TV Network | Time (Eastern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | FOX | Noon |
| Sunday, March 23 | The Thermal Club | FOX | 3:00 PM |
| Sunday, April 13 | Streets of Long Beach | FOX | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 4 | Barber Motorsports Park | FOX | 1:30 PM |
| Saturday, May 10 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course) | FOX | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, May 25 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval) | FOX | 10:00 AM |
| Sunday, June 1 | Streets of Detroit | FOX | 12:30 PM |
| Sunday, June 15 | World Wide Technology Raceway | FOX | 3:00 PM |
| Sunday, June 22 | Road America | FOX | 3:30 PM |
| Sunday, July 6 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | FOX | 2:00 PM |
| Saturday, July 12 | Iowa Speedway Race 1 | FOX | 5:00 PM |
| Sunday, July 13 | Iowa Speedway Race 2 | FOX | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, July 20 | Streets of Toronto | FOX | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, July 27 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | FOX | 3:00 PM |
| Sunday, August 10 | Portland International Raceway | FOX | 3:00 PM |
| Sunday, August 24 | Milwaukee Mile | FOX | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, August 31 | Nashville Superspeedway | FOX | 2:30 PM |
