March of 2026, the IndyCar Series is about to return to Texas with a race contested on the streets of Arlington wrapping round AT&T Stadium — house of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and Globe Life Area, house to Main League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
The 2.73-mile monitor will take drivers by means of town’s middle of its sports activities and leisure district, which sells greater than 1.6 million tickets to spectators for varied occasions yearly. The IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington can be a part of a first-of-its variety joint effort between Penske Leisure, the Dallas Cowboys and REV Leisure, the official occasions companion of the Texas Rangers.
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“By means of a really exceptional and modern partnership, we’re going to construct racing’s subsequent international spectacle,” stated Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Company.
“Everybody concerned is totally dedicated to delivering an unimaginable and distinctive occasion weekend for town of Arlington, anchored by the celebs of the NTT IndyCar Sequence,” Penske stated. “We’re grateful to the Cowboys, Rangers and REV Leisure for getting into into this partnership with us, and, after all, to Arlington’s management group for his or her pleasure and ongoing help.”
The complete unveiling of the monitor structure, together with extra particulars, will happen on Tuesday at Texas Stay!, an leisure middle situated between AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Area. The brand new racing occasion will present town of Arlington and its organizers a nationwide community tv showcase, with FOX set to supply stay protection by means of its lately unveiled partnership with IndyCar.
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“We’re thrilled to hitch forces with the Texas Rangers, Penske Leisure, and the Metropolis of Arlington to deliver Grand Prix racing to the streets of the Arlington Leisure District,” stated Jerry Jones, the proprietor, president and common supervisor of the Dallas Cowboys.
“The collaboration between our organizations will make the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington particular, offering a novel NTT IndyCar Sequence race expertise for followers attending, whereas additionally making a showcase with our mates at FOX and people watching world wide. An occasion of this magnitude is one other nice reflection of what we imagined over 15 years in the past that AT&T Stadium may very well be part of.”
IndyCar hasn’t raced within the Lone Star State since 2023 at Texas Motor Speedway. Previous to that, Texas Motor Speedway performed host to IndyCar yearly since 1997, together with two occasions per yr from 1998-2004 that additionally featured season finales. Nonetheless, a wide range of conflicts, together with the Summer time Olympics impacting NBC’s broadcast plans and NASCAR pushing for the spring date IndyCar held in 2023, noticed the monitor dropped from the calendar regardless of being within the midst of a multi-year deal.
“We’re really grateful to our companions for his or her imaginative and prescient and dedication to bringing the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington right here to The American Dream Metropolis, stated Arlington Mayor Jim Ross.
“I can’t consider a extra lovely and vibrant backdrop for this competitors than Arlington’s world-class Leisure District, which has confirmed time and again to be a premier vacation spot for sports activities and leisure. This announcement is an financial win for North Texas, and we’re wanting ahead to welcoming this unimaginable racing collection and its followers for an unforgettable expertise.”
Invoice Miller, who has greater than three a long time of expertise within the motorsport’s trade, will function the occasion’s president. Miller beforehand served the function of president at California Speedway and was the senior vice chairman of operations the Specialty Tools Market Affiliation (SEMA), a number one worldwide voice for greater than 7,000 firms within the automotive aftermarket.
“Right now is a historic day for the Texas Rangers and REV Leisure,” stated Neil Leibman, COO of the Texas Rangers.
“We’re proud to be on the forefront of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington alongside such esteemed organizations in Penske Leisure and the Dallas Cowboys. This occasion will set a brand new commonplace for the Arlington Leisure District, and we look ahead to welcoming followers from world wide to expertise what Arlington has to supply.”
