IndyCar's 2027 Schedule: Barcelona Debut, Laguna Seca Finale and Every Race on FOX
IndyCar heads to Spain, giving five-time champion Alex Palou a home race in Barcelona.
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IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series, officially known as the NTT IndyCar Series for sponsorship reasons, is the highest class of American open-wheel car racing in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of various sanctioning bodies since 1920. The series is self-sanctioned by its parent company, IndyCar, LLC, which began in 1996 as the Indy Racing League (IRL) and was created by then Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George as a competitor to Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with CART's successor, the Champ Car World Series, unifying the history and statistics of both series (as well as those from their predecessors).
The series' premier event is the Indianapolis 500, which was first held in 1911 (which also gives the series its name 'IndyCar').
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The 1996 Indy Racing League was the first season in the history of the series, which was created and announced on March 11, 1994, by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), as a supplementary series to the established Indy Car World Series sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) since 1979. It consisted of only three races, as the season concluded with the 80th Indianapolis 500 in May.
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