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IndyCar: TV schedule for 2018 season officially released

By Asher Fair

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 10: Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 Tresiba Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Honda, leads the field at the start of the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 10, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 10: Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 Tresiba Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Honda, leads the field at the start of the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 10, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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The TV schedule for the 2018 IndyCar season has been officially released after a few race telecasts were recently leaked.

In the middle of October, IndyCar released their 2018 schedule, which is set to feature 17 races, although that total could increase if they are able to add another international event in February, which is still a goal that they have.

The TV schedule for the 17 races currently on the 2018 IndyCar schedule has now also been officially released after a few race telecasts were leaked in the middle of December.

There are no huge changes to the schedule from last year’s schedule as far as times go, with the only huge change on the schedule to begin with being that Portland is set to replace Watkins Glen.

Phoenix is also back to its original date on the first Saturday in April thanks to the fact that NCAA basketball’s Final Four, which also takes place that weekend, will not be held in Phoenix this year.

Here is the TV schedule for the 2018 IndyCar season, according to IndyCar.com.

 #DateRaceTrackChannelTime
1Sunday, March 11thStreets of St. PetersburgStreetABC12:30 PM
2Saturday, April 7thPhoenix International RacewayOvalNBCSN9:00 PM
3Sunday, April 15thStreets of Long BeachStreetNBCSN4:00 PM
4Sunday, April 22ndBarber Motorsports ParkRoadNBCSN3:00 PM
5Saturday, May 12thIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayRoadABC3:30 PM
6Saturday, May 19thIndianapolis 500 qualifyingOvalABC4:00 PM
6Sunday, May 20thIndianapolis 500 qualifyingOvalABC4:00 PM
6Sunday, May 27thIndianapolis 500OvalABC11:00 AM
7Saturday, June 2ndThe Raceway at Belle Isle ParkStreetABC3:30 PM
8Sunday, June 3rdThe Raceway at Belle Isle ParkStreetABC3:30 PM
9Saturday, June 9thTexas Motor SpeedwayOvalNBCSN8:00 PM
10Sunday, June 24thRoad AmericaRoadNBCSN12:30 PM
11Sunday, July 8thIowa SpeedwayOvalNBCSN2:00 PM
12Sunday, July 15thStreets of TorontoStreetNBCSN3:00 PM
13Sunday, July 29thMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseRoadNBCSN3:00 PM
14Sunday, August 19thPocono RacewayOvalNBCSN1:30 PM
15Saturday, August 25thGateway Motorsports ParkOvalNBCSN8:00 PM
16Sunday, September 2ndPortland International RacewayRoadNBCSN2:30 PM
17Sunday, September 16thSonoma RacewayRoadNBCSN6:30 PM

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Note that all times are listed in Eastern time.

One time change that is somewhat notable is the time for the Iowa race on Sunday, July 8th. That race had been a Sunday evening race that started at around 5:30 or 5:40 PM in each of the last two seasons.

This season, the race broadcast will start at 2:00 PM ET, which is similar to the time it began back in the 2013 season, which was 2:30 PM ET. In 2014 and 2015, the race was a Saturday night race like it was in 2011 and 2012. Every other season since 2007, the year in which the race was introduced, the race has been held in the daytime.

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Which races will you be tuning in to or attending on the 2018 IndyCar schedule? Are there any tracks that you would like to see added to the calendar in the near future? The season is set to get underway in just over two months with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 11th.