AJ Foyt Enterprises (Chevy)
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#14 - Santino Ferrucci - Full-time
#41 - Sting Ray Robb - Full-time

Abel Motorsports (Chevy)
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#50 - R.C. Enerson - Indy 500-only

Andretti Global (Honda)
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#26 - Colton Herta - Full-time - [Team with support from Curb-Agajanian]
#27 - Kyle Kirkwood - Full-time
#28 - Marcus Ericsson - Full-time
#98 - Marco Andretti - Indy 500-only - [Team with support from Herta Autosport and Curb-Agajanian]

Arrow McLaren SP (Chevy)
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#5 - Patricio 'Pato' O'Ward - Full-time
#6 - Callum Illott - St. Pete, Thermal Club
#6 - Theo Pourchaire - Long Beach, Barber
#6 - TBA - Full-time [Malukas dropped after mountain biking accident]
#7 - Alexander Rossi - Full-time
#17 - Kyle Larson - Indy 500-only [Team with support from Hendrick Motorsports]

Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
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#4 - Kyffin Simpson - Full-time
#8 - Linus Lundqvist - Full-time
#9 - Scott Dixon - Full-time
#10 - Alex Palou - Full-time
#11 - Marcus Armstrong - Full-time

Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
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#18 - Jack Harvey - 14 races
#18 - Nolan Siegel - 4 races
#51 - Colin Braun - St. Pete, Thermal Club
#51 - Nolan Siegel - Long Beach
#51 - Luca Ghiotto - Barber, Indy RC #1
#51 - Katherine Legge - Indy 500-only
#51 - TBA - Full-time

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing with Cusick Motorsports (Chevy)
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#23 - Ryan Hunter-Reay - Indy 500-only
#24 - Conor Daly - Indy 500-only

Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevy)
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#TBA - Christian Rasmussen - Indy 500-only
#20 - Christian Rasmussen - Road Courses and Street Circuits-only
#20 - Ed Carpenter - Ovals-only
#21 - Rinus VeeKay - Full-time

Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevy)
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#77 - Romain Grosjean - Full-time
#78 - Agustin Canapino - Full-time

Meyer-Shank Racing (Honda)
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#06 - Hlio Castroneves - Indy 500-only
#60 - Felix Rosenqvist - Full-time
#66 - Tom Blomqvist - Full-time

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
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#15 - Graham Rahal - Full-time
#30 - Pietro Fittipaldi - Full-time
#45 - Christian Lundgaard - Full-time
#51 - Katherine Legge - Indy 500-only
#75 - Takuma Sato - Indy 500-only

Team Penske (Chevy)
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#2 - Josef Newgarden - Full-time
#3 - Scott McLaughlin - Full-time
#12 - Will Power - Full-time

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Schedule
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#1 - Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - 3/10 - NBC - 11 AM CST

#NC - The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge - 3/24 - NBC - 11:30 CST

#2 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach - 4/21 - USA - 2 PM CST

#3 - Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix - 4/28 - NBC - 12 PM CST

#4 - Sonsio Grand Prix - 5/11 - NBC - 2 PM CST
#5 - 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - 5/26 - NBC - 10:00 AM CST
#6 - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix - 6/2 - USA - 11 AM CST
#7 - Grand Prix of Road America - 6/9 - NBC - 2:30 PM CST
#8 - Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey - 6/23 - USA - 5 PM CST
#9 - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - 7/7 - NBC - 12:30 PM CST
#10 - Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend Race 1 - 7/13 - NBC - 7:00 PM CST
#11 - Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend Race 2 - 7/14 - NBC - 11 AM CST
#12 - Honda Indy Toronto - 7/21 - Peacock Only - 12:00 PM CST
#13 - Bommarito Automotive Group 500 - 8/17 - USA - 5:00 PM CST
#14 - BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland - 8/25 - USA - 2:00 PM CST
#15 - Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 1 - 8/31 - Peacock Only - 5:00 PM CST
#16 - Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 2 - 9/1 - USA - 1:30 PM CST
#17 - Big Machine Music City Grand Prix - 9/15 - NBC - 2 PM CST

David Malukas broke his wrist mountain biking and is questionable to make St. Petersburg. (Edit: Confirmed he won't make St. Pete. Team will announce replacement later.)

Also, Nashville is back on the oval.

FOX Sports making serious play for IndyCar TV rights

Quote:

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The FOX Broadcasting Company has emerged as a serious contender for the NTT IndyCar Series' broadcast rights. NBC, the series' current TV and streaming partner which has held its exclusive rights since 2019, is entering the final year of its broadcast arrangement with IndyCar.

Multiple sources have told RACER that FOX the network and cable giant which holds major contracts with the NFL, MLB, FIFA's World Cup, NCAA football and basketball, and NASCAR is taking a hard look at IndyCar as a high-value property to add to its limited roster of motor racing offerings. RACER also understands Indiana-born FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks attended at least one IndyCar race last year as a guest of the series and was visited by the series on a recent trip to Los Angeles.

...

Like FOX, NBC and other network, cable, and streaming entities believed to be six or seven in total have registered a desire to earn a new deal with the series that debuted at the 1911 Indy 500.

Source

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Excited for another oval!

I thought Nashville was moving downtown. Guess they couldn't put it together.

It ran downtown the last two years, but the construction at the NFL stadium has moved it to the speedway.

Moving the Nashville race to the oval is an upgrade. Especially if they get the tires figured out there.

Callum Illott is in Indy for a seat fitting with McLaren - looks to be the favorite to fill in for Malukas.

Fox getting TV rights is interesting, as long as they leave Leigh Diffey behind

I am also interested to see how CGR handles 5 full time cars. It is going to be a big change their usual stable of 3.

https://instagr.am/p/C3YerR2PWKR

On CGR, Simpson showed little in NXT, so I don't expect much from him. Armstrong is fast but needs to put it all together other than a pole, and has yet to do any ovals. It's really still down to Dixon and Palou.

https://instagr.am/p/C3pv_UHsTxr

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C30JfasOZWd/

Blomqvist's ride

https://instagr.am/p/C30Ff6hO6B-

Really like this one.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C30DElhONgf/
https://instagr.am/p/C3vDP4ouVKk

Meh

Not happy they dropped Texas Motor Speedway from the schedule but apparently it had to do with NBC having the Olympics this summer (not sure why this would affect it).

Hopefully they bring it back next year.

https://instagr.am/p/C36F_GZP_3N

What seat does Colin Braun have? He's a sports car guy no?

Potentially races in the 51, but nothing confirmed yet.

super bummed too. they put on a heck of a show last year

Me and some buddies are going to Long Beach this year. Super pumped. All weekend passes.

https://instagr.am/p/C4G6QVzvWfp

https://instagr.am/p/C4IqLMEuANq

Colin Braun to run 14 races in the 51 and Jack Harvey will run 14 races in the 18. Both will drive at St. Pete. Nolan Siegel will run 4 races in the 18. Rumors abound that Katherine Legge will run the remaining races in the 51.

https://instagr.am/p/C4I_Y2zOUQX

Illott confirmed sub for Malukas this weekend.

https://instagr.am/p/C4ROPO3PZpJ

https://instagr.am/p/C4Lp-6YOdtC

Event: Track:
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg
Official Results of Session Qualifications
Round 1 1.8 mile(s)
NTT INDYCAR SERIES March 9, 2024
Report: Session:
Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time Speed Session
1 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F 59.5714 108.777 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
2 60 Rosenqvist, Felix D/H/F 59.5772 108.766 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
3 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F 59.6540 108.626 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
4 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F 59.8189 108.327 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
5 77 Grosjean, Romain D/C/F 01:00.0642 107.885 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
6 28 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F 01:03.5583 101.954 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
7 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F 59.5501 108.816 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
8 12 Power, Will D/C/F 59.5594 108.799 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
9 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F 59.5741 108.772 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
10 11 Armstrong, Marcus D/H/F 59.6127 108.702 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
11 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 59.8483 108.274 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
12 45 Lundgaard, Christian D/H/F 01:00.0172 107.969 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
13 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F 59.7897 108.380 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
14 14 Ferrucci, Santino D/C/F 59.8182 108.328 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
15 7 Rossi, Alexander D/C/F 59.8164 108.331 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
16 6 Ilott, Callum D/C/F 59.8911 108.196 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
17 66 Blomqvist, Tom (R) D/H/F 59.9968 108.006 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
18 27 Kirkwood, Kyle D/H/F 59.9102 108.162 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
19 8 Lundqvist, Linus (R) D/H/F 01:00.0034 107.994 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
20 78 Canapino, Agustin D/C/F 59.9308 108.125 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
21 20 Rasmussen, Christian (R) D/C/F 01:00.2021 107.637 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
22 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 01:00.0953 107.829 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
23 4 Simpson, Kyffin (R) D/H/F 01:00.2956 107.471 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
24 41 Robb, Sting Ray D/C/F 01:00.4125 107.263 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
25 51 Braun, Colin (R) D/H/F 01:01.3044 105.702 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
26 30 Fittipaldi, Pietro D/H/F 01:00.5336 107.048 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
27 18 Harvey, Jack D/H/F 01:00.5712 106.982 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
(R) Rookie
Pursuant to Rule 8.3.7.3, Car 66 lost best lap to that point in session. (C)hassis: D=Dallara | (E)ngine: C=Chevy, H=Honda | (T)ire: F=Firestone

****in Newgarden

https://instagr.am/p/C4TykRKPvmp

Getting squirrelly in morning warmup lol

Newgarden looking pretty unstoppable today.

Yep. It's been a pretty clean race and I'm interested to see if Herta can keep his wits about him and bring his car home.

Lame

Nice race for team Penske and a pretty good weekend for McLaren.

https://instagr.am/p/C4WTFLrvYtp