What Time Does the IndyCar Race Start at Iowa Speedway?

On Saturday and Sunday, the IndyCar Series will compete in two races on the 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway oval: a 275-lap race on Saturday and another on Sunday.

Having won eight of the last 9 races and the last 4 this weekend has been a Penske haven in recent years. This track has seen six wins for Josef Newgarden. But Team Penske has had a particularly difficult season. Recently, the team’s three cars finished among the final five in a field of 27 cars over the Mid-Ohio weekend.

There will be thirteen pairs of tires available for usage over the doubleheader weekend. There will be an additional set available for the high-line session on Friday.

Who is the IndyCar leader? IndyCar 2025 results

Six-time winner Alex Palou is now two races ahead of Kyle Kirkwood, who has three race victories. At Mid-Ohio, Scott Dixon managed to sneak a victory last weekend.

At Iowa Speedway in 2024, who prevailed? Results of the Iowa Speedway 2024 IndyCar

Will Power, a teammate of Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske, won the second race.

IndyCar Series schedule at Iowa Speedway

(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)

IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 11

2:30-3:30 p.m.: Indy NXT practice, FS2
3:30-6 p.m.: IndyCar practice, FS2
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Indy NXT qualifying, FS2

IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 12

Noon-1 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Indy NXT race, 75 laps, FS1
5-7:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 1, 275 laps, Fox

IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Sunday, July 13

1-3:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 2, 275 laps, Fox

How Iowa Speedway works IndyCar qualifying

The 7/8-mile oval is used for two hot laps. Their starting position for the race on Saturday is determined by the first, and for the race on Sunday by the second.

Which channel is Iowa Speedway’s IndyCar racing on?

Saturday night TV: Fox will begin coverage on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET. The green flag is set at 5:20 p.m. Play-by-play reporters Will Buxton is joined by Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Pit reporters are Jack Harvey and Kevin Lee.

Sunday night TV: Fox will begin coverage on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 1 p.m. ET. The green flag is set at 1:20 p.m.

How can you stream the IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway?

FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
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How can you listen into Iowa Speedway’s IndyCar races?

IndyCar Nation may be found on the IndyCar Radio Network, IndyCar Live, and SiriusXM Channel 218 (check affiliations for each race).

Will it rain during the IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway?

Friday: Rain is possible with highs in the mid 80s.
Saturday: Rain is possible with highs in the upper 70s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 80s.

2025 IndyCar Series schedule

The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)

March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou)
June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
June 15, St. Louis * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin & (Winner: Alex Palou)
July 6, Lexington, Ohio & (Winner: Scott Dixon)
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, noon
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.

IndyCar drivers for 2025

(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)

A.J. Foyt: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
Andretti Global: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
Arrow McLaren: Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
Chip Ganassi: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
Dale Coyne: Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay
Dreyer & Reinbold: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
Ed Carpenter: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
Juncos Hollinger: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
Meyer Shank: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
Prema: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
Rahal Letterman Lanigan: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
Team Penske: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power