INDYCAR reveals 17-race schedule for 2024 season

INDIANAPOLIS - - INDYCAR revealed a 17-race schedule for the 2024 INDYCAR SERIES season, which will take the world's most competitive motorsport series into numerous fan-favorite markets, consisting of a return to the Milwaukee Mile.

The 108th running for the Indy 500 will be on Sunday, May 26, 2024, with qualifiers being the weekend before.

The 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season opens Saturday, March 10, 2024, on the streets of St. Petersburgh, Florida for the 20th Firestone Grand Prix. The open-wheel series will crisscross the U.S., consisting of a stop for the Indianapolis 500 before heading to Nashville for a championship finale on Sept. 15, 2024.

Much of the races will be mainly carried on NBC and Peacock.

" The upward trajectory of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is shown through the 2024 schedule," Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles said. "With stops at premier and worldwide home entertainment districts, classic American road courses and thrilling, high-speed ovals, the 2024 season will be extremely competitive and thrilling from starting to end.

2 street circuits and two road courses will amuse INDYCAR fans and set the phase for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," according to Monday's release. After the 2024 season opens on March 10 for the 14th time, the series go back to The Thermal Club for the first $1 Million Challenge on Sunday, March 24.

The $1 Million Challenge weekend format will consist of a certifying session and two heat races. With members of The Thermal Club embedded with race groups and drivers, the leading six finishers from the two heat races will advance to a showcase of stars, where they'll contend for a $1 million prize.

Barber Motorsports Park will host the INDYCAR SERIES for the 14th time, with the April 28 race marking the final NTT INDYCAR SERIES event prior to moving into the conventional Month of May calendar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ticket sales for the "500" are at a pace exceeding 2023 when well over 300,000 fans went to the biggest single-day sporting event on the planet. It was the second-largest crowd in over twenty years.

You can start a ticket application for tickets to the "500" on their site.

" 2023 was a record-breaking season for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES," INDYCAR President Jay Frye said. INDYCAR stays the most diverse and competitive championship in motorsports.

2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES SCHEDULE

DateVenueTelevisionSunday, March 10Streets of St. PetersburgNBC, PeacockSunday, March 24The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge * NBC, PeacockSunday, April 21Streets of Long BeachUSA Network, PeacockSunday, April 28Barber Motorsports ParkNBC, PeacockSaturday, May 11Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course) NBC, PeacockSaturday, May 18Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 1NBC, PeacockSunday, May 19Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 2NBC, PeacockSunday, May 26Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval) NBC, PeacockSunday, June 2Streets of DetroitUSA Network, PeacockSunday, June 9Road AmericaNBC, PeacockSunday, June 23WeatherTech Raceway Laguna SecaUSA Network, PeacockSunday, July 7Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseNBC, PeacockSaturday, July 13Iowa Speedway Race 1NBC, PeacockSunday, July 14Iowa Speedway Race 2NBC, PeacockSunday, July 21Streets of TorontoPeacockSaturday, Aug. 17World Wide Technology RacewayUSA Network, PeacockSunday, Aug. 25Portland International RacewayUSA Network, PeacockSaturday, Aug. 31Milwaukee Mile Race 1PeacockSunday, Sept. 1Milwaukee Mile Race 2USA Network, PeacockSunday, Sept. 15Streets of NashvilleNBC, Peacockindycar.com// * Non-points occasion