Arlington Circuit Dominates IndyCar: Records Set in Historic Grand Prix Victory!
For the first time since 2008, IndyCar is being watched by more than 1 million viewers through the first three races of a season as 1,336,000 watched the Arlington GP.
The details of IndyCar On FOX in 2026. FOX Sports Photo The relationship between IndyCar and FOX Sports continues to pay off for both. According to Neilsen Media Research, the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington was watched by 1,336,000 viewers.
It’s the first time since the 2008 merger between the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car Series that IndyCar has averaged more than one million viewers for the first three races of the season. Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global drove to his sixth career NTT IndyCar Series win when he passed race-leader Alex Palou in Turn 13 with 16 laps remaining. Kirkwood led the next 16 laps to win on a street course for the fifth time in his career.
The viewership was up 142 percent over last year’s third race of the season when 552,000 watched the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13, 2025. It is also up 54 percent over last year’s Sunday race average of 867,000 from 2 to 2:15 pm. Eastern Time.
Through the first three races, FOX IndyCar is averaging 1,328,000 viewers. That is up 48 percent from last year when the average was 895,000. IndyCar on FOX takes the weekend off before returning on March 27-29 for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park near Leeds, Alabama.