One week after visiting Phoenix Raceway, where the NTT IndyCar Series had not competed since 2018, the series is set to race on a completely new circuit, one of three on this year's 18-race schedule, this Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.
The 14-turn, 2.73-mile (4.394-kilometer) temporary street circuit winds around both AT&T Stadium, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and Globe Life Field, home of MLB's Texas Rangers. Although it's not the series' longest track, it is the new longest street course on the calendar.
IndyCar has also modified the qualifying session for Sunday's 70-lap race, and with a change that some fans are hoping will be implemented for the remainder of road and street course races on the 2026 calendar, and perhaps even beyond.
Drivers are still split up into two groups for the opening round of qualifying, and the second round is still set to consist of the top six drivers from each of those two groups. But the Firestone Fast Six, the third round featuring the fastest six drivers from the second round, is now set to be a single-car, single-lap session.
It is basically set to be conducted in the same manner as an oval qualifying session, with one driver on the track at a time, but with only one lap of qualifying, rather than two (or four at Indy).
Who will prevail in Arlington's first ever IndyCar qualifying session? Follow along with our live qualifying updates.
Arlington IndyCar qualifying: Round 1, Group 1 results
1 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
2 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
3 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
4 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
5 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
6 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
7 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
8 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
9 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
10 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
11 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
12 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Arlington IndyCar qualifying: Round 1, Group 2 results
Arlington IndyCar qualifying: Round 2 results
Arlington IndyCar qualifying: Firestone Fast Six results
Full Arlington IndyCar starting lineup
13 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
15 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
17 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
19 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
21 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
23 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Fox is set to broadcast the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington live from the streets of Arlington beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15. Start a free trial of FuboTV today if you have not already had the chance to do so, and don’t miss IndyCar’s newest event!