(ARLINGTON, TX.) – For the 3rd round of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES, they roll into “Big D” for the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington.

Race weekend: Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15

Track: Streets of Arlington, a 2.73-mile, 14-turn, temporary street course (counterclockwise) in Arlington, Texas

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Entry List (PDF) | Color Event Schedule (PDF)

Race distance: 70 laps / 191.1 miles

Push-to-pass parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation

Hybrid energy deployment parameters: Unlimited activation with a maximum deployment of 530 kilojoules (kj) per lap

Firestone tire allotment: Five sets primary, five sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and two sets of alternate tires for at least two laps in the race

Schedule (All Times Local/Central Time):

Friday, March 13
3:05-4:25 p.m. – Practice 1

Saturday, March 14
8:35-9:55 a.m. – Practice 2
1:35-3:10 p.m. – NTT P1 Award qualifying

Sunday, March 15
9:05-9:35 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warmup, FS1
12:17 p.m. – Java House Grand Prix of Arlington

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT ARLINGTON:

New points leader Newgarden aims to continue Texas win streak: One week after taking the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points lead with his thrilling win at Phoenix Raceway, Josef Newgarden heads to Texas in hopes of keeping his dominance in the state. Newgarden won the last two INDYCAR SERIES races in the state – claiming oval wins at Texas Motor Speedway in 2022 and 2023.

Pole Showdown debuts in Texas: INDYCAR will use an updated race qualifying format on the streets of Arlington, Texas. For NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying, while the “knockout” format of Segments 1 and 2 will remain unchanged, the Firestone Fast Six segment will be adjusted to single-car, single-lap qualifying beginning with the sixth-fastest qualifier from Segment 2 and working toward the fastest from the previous round. During the Firestone Fast Six at Arlington, drivers will leave pit lane and get an opportunity for one lap – starting and ending at the alternate start/finish line. Once the car enters pit lane following that driver’s attempt, the next car will be released for its attempt. Tire allotments and tire rules will remain unchanged throughout the event.

Lone Star Links: Even though there aren’t any native Texans in the field for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, there are several ties to Texas throughout the NTT INDYCAR SERIES field.

  • Santino Ferrucci lives in Dallas and races for Lone Star State legend A.J. Foyt.
  • Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward and his family moved to San Antonio when he was a boy, and he lived there through high school, attending Texas Military Institute in San Antonio.
  • Will Power is a Texan by marriage, as his wife, Liz, hails from Plano.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Notes:

  • The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington will be the 1st NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the streets of Arlington. However, it’s not the 1st time that INDYCAR SERIES cars have raced in Arlington, Texas. Arlington Downs Racetrack, a 1-mile dirt oval whose site is less than a half-mile from the current racetrack, held 3 points-paying races and two non-championship sweepstakes races from 1947 to 1950.
  • The Streets of Arlington is the 4th road or street circuit to debut on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar since 2021. Chip Ganassi Racing drivers won the previous 3 debut races. Marcus Ericsson won the inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on the streets of Nashville in 2021. Alex Palou won the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear when it debuted its new course in downtown Detroit in 2023 and at The Thermal Club in 2025.
  • The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington is the 2nd of 6 temporary street course races on the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule. Alex Palou won the 1st street race of the season at St. Petersburg on March 1. The other street course events are scheduled for the Streets of Long Beach on April 19, Streets of Detroit on May 31, the Streets of Markham, Ontario, on Aug. 16 and the Streets of Washington, D.C., on Aug. 23.
  • Milestones:
    Scott Dixon     is expected to make his 422nd INDYCAR SERIES start, extending his INDYCAR SERIES record. Dixon has made 358 consecutive starts heading into the weekend, which is the longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history.Rinus VeeKay is scheduled to make his 100th INDYCAR SERIES start in Arlington.
    Josef Newgarden needs to lead 58 laps to pass Dario Franchitti for 9th on the INDYCAR SERIES all-time laps led list.
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