IndyCar race at St. Petersburg: TV, radio, practice, qualifying
The IndyCar Series begins its 2024 season on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., a 1.8-mile, 14-turn course. Marcus Ericsson won last year's race, in which a dozen cars suffered damage, with a Lap 1 crash eliminating five.
All times are ET
When is the IndyCar race?
Green flag is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 10
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How long is the IndyCar race?
It is scheduled for 100 laps and 180 miles.
Push-to-pass: Drivers are allowed 150 seconds, with a maximum of 15 seconds for each use. Tires: Six sets of primary tires and four sets of alternate tires are available for the weekend. (Rookie drivers are allowed one extra set of primary tires.)
What channel is the IndyCar race on?
Race: Noon-2:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock, with Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe (analysis), and Marty Snider, Kevin Lee and Georgia Henneberry (pit reporting)
Radio: SiriusXM Channels 85 and 218, with Mark Jaynes (anchor), Davey Hamilton (driver analyst), Nick Yeoman and Jake Query (turns), and Michael Young, Ryan Myrehn and Jonathan Grace (pit reporting); key affiliates: 93.5 and 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, 820 AM, 96.7 and 98.3 FM in Tampa/St. Petersburg.
Practice: 2:45-4 p.m. Friday, Peacock
Practice: 9:35-10:35 a.m. Saturday, Peacock
Qualifying: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Peacock
Warm-up: 9:10-9:40 a.m. Sunday, Peacock
2024 IndyCar Series schedule
Times are ET for race TV coverage
Date, time | Location | TV/winner |
March 10, noon | St. Petersburg, Fla.% | NBC |
March 24, 12:30 p.m. | Thermal, Calif.*# | NBC |
April 21, 3 p.m. | Long Beach, Calif.% | USA |
April 28, 1 p.m. | Leeds, Ala.# | NBC |
May 11, 3 p.m. | Indianapolis# | NBC |
May 26, 11 a.m. | Indianapolis@ | NBC |
June 2, noon | Detroit% | USA |
June 9, 3:30 p.m. | Elkhart Lake, Wis.# | NBC |
June 23, 6 p.m. | Monterey, Calif.# | USA |
July 7, 1:30 p.m. | Lexington, Ohio# | NBC |
July 13, 8 p.m. | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 14, noon | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 21, 1 p.m. | Toronto% | Peacock |
Aug. 17, 6 p.m. | Gateway, Ill.@ | USA |
Aug. 25, 3 p.m. | Portland# | USA |
Aug. 31, 6 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | Peacock |
Sept. 1, 2:30 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | USA |
Sept. 15, 3 p.m. | Nashville@ | NBC |
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