INDYCAR signs TV rights deal with FOX Sports
INDIANAPOLIS — INDYCAR and FOX Sports have signed a TV rights deal that will see every race air on the FOX network and the FOX Sports app starting in 2025.
The move means FOX will broadcast the Indianapolis 500, ending NBC’s six-year run.
“Adding the iconic Indianapolis 500 and delivering the entire NTT INDYCAR SERIES to the FOX Sports roster fits perfectly within our model of teaming with sports’ largest events and best-in-class brands,” FOX Sports CEO and Executive Producer Eric Shanks said in a news release issued Thursday. “We’re honored to be the new broadcast home to ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,’ an incredibly special event to everyone at FOX Sports.”
FOX will also broadcast coverage of Indy 500 qualifying on both Saturday and Sunday. That means INDYCAR will have a “record” 19 network broadcasts in 2025.
“This represents unrivaled exposure and provides an unparalleled growth opportunity for the most competitive and entertaining motorsport on the planet,” INDYCAR CEO Mark Miles said in the release. “FOX Sports is a fully committed partner, ready to bring engaging and technically innovative coverage to millions of fans across the country while also promoting INDYCAR thoroughly across all its platforms.”
Each race will reportedly have a two-and-a-half-hour window on FOX. Meanwhile, the 500 will have a five-hour window.
All practice and qualifying sessions will air on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. Most INDY NXT by Firestone races will also air on FS1 with FS2 providing “supplemental coverage.”
FOX didn’t announce on-air talent. That will come at a later date.
Along with announcing the TV deal, INDYCAR also unveiled the 2025 schedule.
2025 INDYCAR Schedule
| Date | Track | Network |
| Sunday, March 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | FOX |
| Sunday, March 23 | The Thermal Club* (Nonpoints race) | FOX |
| Sunday, April 13 | Streets of Long Beach* | FOX |
| Sunday, May 4 | Barber Motorsports Park | FOX |
| Saturday, May 10 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course^ | FOX |
| Sunday, May 25 | 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge* | FOX |
| Sunday, June 1 | Streets of Detroit | FOX |
| Sunday, June 15 | World Wide Technology Raceway | FOX |
| Sunday, June 22 | Road America | FOX |
| Sunday, July 6 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | FOX |
| Saturday, July 12 | Iowa Speedway Race 1 | FOX |
| Sunday, July 13 | Iowa Speedway Race 2* | FOX |
| Sunday, July 20 | Streets of Toronto* | FOX |
| Sunday, July 27 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca+ | FOX |
| Sunday, Aug. 10 | Portland International Raceway | FOX |
| Sunday, Aug. 24 | Milwaukee Mile | FOX |
| Sunday, Aug. 31 | Nashville Superspeedway | FOX |
* — No INDY NXT by Firestone race
^ — INDY NXT by Firestone doubleheader May 9-10
+ — INDY NXT by Firestone doubleheader July 26-27
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