Overview
- The one-third acquisition gives Fox equity in Penske Entertainment, parent of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- The deal includes a multi-year extension of IndyCar’s media rights agreement with Fox Sports, locking in exclusive network coverage.
- This season’s Indianapolis 500 on Fox averaged 7.01 million viewers—a 41 percent jump—and the series is up 31 percent in season-to-date ratings.
- Fox and Penske will deploy integrated promotional campaigns and immersive digital engagement strategies to build on recent audience gains.
- IndyCar’s 2026 calendar will debut a street race in Arlington, Texas, with discussions underway for a round at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.