How to watch the 2024 INDYCAR season opener at St. Petersburg
After a long winter of waiting, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES finally returns to the track in sunny Florida, as the 2024 season gets underway with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Alex Palou, now a two-time champion, will begin his title defense in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing machine, though he’s never won a race at St. Petersburg in four starts.
There have been big changes to the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule in the offseason. The 2023 season wrapped up at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which will now feature earlier in the 2024 season (in June).
INDYCAR originally planned to host the 2024 season finale on the Nashville Street Circuit, but due to ongoing construction projects in the area, the finale has been moved to Nashville Superspeedway – meaning the season will end on an oval for the first time since 2014.
Here’s all you need to know about Sunday’s season opener.
Sunday, March 10th: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will begin at 12:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
2024 NTT INDYCAR Series Schedule:
March 10th: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Streets of St. Petersburg)
March 24th: $1 Million Challenge (The Thermal Club)
April 21st: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Streets of Long Beach)
April 28th: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix (Barber Motorsports Park)
May 11th: Sonsio Grand Prix (Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course)
May 26th: The 108th Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
June 2nd: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (Streets of Detroit)
June 9th: XPEL Grand Prix at Road America (Road America)
June 23rd: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
July 7th: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
July 13th: Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend Race 1 (Iowa Speedway)
July 14th: Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend Race 2 (Iowa Speedway)
July 21st: Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place)
August 17th: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (World Wide Technology Raceway)
August 25th: BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland (Portland International Raceway)
August 31st: Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s – Race 1 (Milwaukee Mile)
September 1st: Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s – Race 2 (Milwaukee Mile)
September 15th: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway)