Overview
- INDYCAR published the 2027 INDY NXT by Firestone calendar on Nov. 13, 2026, mapping a 15-race season across 11 North American venues with four doubleheader weekends and a March-to-September timetable.
- The series announced a structured testing program that includes preseason group tests at Barber and Sebring, in-season group tests at Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca, and open-oval sessions at World Wide Technology Raceway and the Milwaukee Mile.
- FOX Sports committed to televising every INDY NXT race in 2027, with specific network assignments and start times to be released by the broadcaster at a later date.
- INDY NXT enters 2027 after a breakout 2026 season that produced a record-tying 10 different winners, new passing records at nine tracks, an average field of 24 starters, and a 14% rise in FOX viewership.
- The announcement underlines INDY NXT’s role as the primary feeder to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, a fact reinforced by Dale Coyne Racing confirming Nikita Johnson’s promotion to IndyCar for 2027 and by multiple recent champions securing top-level rides.