When INDYCAR announced the first eight races of the 2027 schedule four months ago, there weren’t many surprises.
But when it announced the other eight countries, it was a surprise.
INDYCAR revealed on October 23 that it would race on July 18 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.
However, the rest of the 17-race schedule doesn’t hold many surprises. And as expected, Nashville and Washington don’t appear on the list.
Washington it was always a possible one-year visit, with stunning views of the US Capitol.
The 2026 Freedom 250 “was an incredible event that was always intended to be a celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary,” Penske Entertainment Corp. said. in a statement following the release of the 2027 INDYCAR schedule. “We want to thank all of the wonderful fans, our event partners and the agencies and entities that helped make the 2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix possible.
While it was compelling to race on the 1.33-mile concrete oval at Nashville Superspeedway, it didn’t energize the city as much as racing on the downtown streets — a street race that isn’t ruled out to return in future seasons.
INDYCAR teams will open the season again in St. Petersburg on March 7, with NASCAR trucks also racing there that weekend. Next week there will be a trip to Phoenix for a repeat NASCAR-INDYCAR Cup Series Doubleheader weekend.
The Indianapolis 500, of course, anchors the schedule and takes place on May 30 as part of Memorial Day weekend. The series concludes Labor Day weekend at Laguna Seca, the same location as the 2026 finale.
The Indy 500, the anchor of the series schedule, will be shown on May 30. (Getty Images)
The 17-race schedule includes seven permanent road courses at Barber, Indianapolis, Road America, Mid-Ohio, Barcelona, Portland, Laguna Seca. There are five road courses; St. Petersburg, Arlington, Long Beach, Detroit, Markham. The schedule features five ovals which are in Phoenix, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Milwaukee-doubleheader.
The race schedule was not announced. All races will be on FOX.
Here is the 2027 INDYCAR Series schedule.
2027 NTT INDYCAR Series Schedule
March 7: St. Petersburg
March 13: Phoenix
March 21: Arlington
April 4: Barber
April 18: Long Beach
May 15: Indianapolis Road Course
May 30: Indianapolis
June 6: Detroit
June 13: St
June 27: Elkhart Lake
July 4: Mid-Ohio
July 18: Barcelona
August 1: Portland
August 15: Markham
August 28: Milwaukee
August 29: Milwaukee
September 5: Laguna Seca