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FOX Sports And INDYCAR Announce INDY NXT By Firestone Schedule On FS1, FS2
The Indy NXT Series will make it's debut on Fox Sports in 2025.
By: IndyCar
December 19, 2024

Indianapolis, Indiana – FOX Sports and INDYCAR have revealed the television schedule for the 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone season. As part of the new media rights deal between FOX Sports and INDYCAR announced in June, the entire INDY NXT season will be available live on television for the first time. Twelve INDY NXT races will appear live on FOX Sports’ FS1 with two airing on FS2.
 
Additionally, all practice and qualifying sessions for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ developmental series will air on a combination of FS1 and FS2. All INDYCAR programming also streams live on the FOX Sports app.
 
“As part of INDYCAR’s exceptional partnership with FOX Sports, INDY NXT by Firestone will receive unprecedented exposure,” Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles said. “As we have seen, the competition in INDYCAR’s developmental series is fierce and intense. A full season of live races on network television via FS1 and FS2 will prove to be a significant showcase for INDY NXT and the drivers vying to advance to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.”
 
In 2024, INDY NXT averaged the most starters (19.5) since 2009 and is on pace to see a record 24 full-time starters in 2025.
 
The battle for the 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone championship begins on the palm tree-lined streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m. (All times Eastern). The 2025 champion will once again be crowned at the season finale at the thrilling Nashville Superspeedway Sunday, Aug. 31 at 11:30 a.m.
 
The schedule also includes a return to several venues where on-track passing records were broken in 2024:
  • Barber Motorsports Park
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
  • World Wide Technology Raceway
  • WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
 
INDY NXT drivers and teams also look to extend 2024 qualifying records at:
  • Streets of St. Petersburg
  • Streets of Detroit
  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  • Iowa Speedway
  • World Wide Technology Raceway
  • Portland International Raceway
  • Milwaukee Mile
 
Except for the United States, the INDYCAR LIVE streaming service will continue to provide live coverage of 14 INDY NXT races along with all practice and qualifying sessions. Click here for pricing and more information on INDYCAR LIVE.
 
In Canada, over the past few years, the Indy NXT Series (and Indy Lights before that) has been available live on Rev TV. We've reached out to Rev to confirm that the series will be available again this year, and will update this upon confirmation. 
 

2025 INDY NXT BY FIRESTONE TELEVISION SCHEDULE:

Date

Venue

Television

Time (ET)

Sunday, March 2

Streets of St. Petersburg

FS1

10 a.m.

Sunday, May 4

Barber Motorsports Park

FS1

11:30 a.m.

Friday, May 9

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Race 1

FS1

7 p.m.

Saturday, May 10

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Race 2

FS1

1 p.m.

Sunday, June 1

Streets of Detroit

FS1

10:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 15

World Wide Technology Raceway

FS1

Noon

Sunday, June 22

Road America

FS1

1 p.m.

Sunday, July 6

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

FS2

11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 12

Iowa Speedway

FS1

1:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 26

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Race 1

FS2

4:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 27

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Race 2

FS1

1 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 10

Portland International Raceway

FS1

1 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 24

Milwaukee Mile

FS1

11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 31

Nashville Superspeedway

FS1

11:30 a.m.