The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline atWorld Wide Technology Raceway will showcase the NTT INDYCAR SERIES during Sunday night prime-time television on FOX on Father’s Day.
FOX and INDYCAR announced the shift from a Sunday afternoon time slot last month as the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 becomes the first-ever scheduled primetime NTT INDYCAR SERIES race to be held on a Sunday night. It also marks the first scheduled night race at World Wide Technology Raceway since 2019.
The FOX race broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. CT with the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 scheduled for a 7:20 p.m. green flag start.
The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 also will be the first oval race since Alex Palou won the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. It is the second of six oval events on the 17-race schedule.
The two-day show opens Saturday with NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice sessions and pole qualifying to set the field. The series begins with a one-hour practice at 10:30 a.m. and follows with qualifying at 2 p.m. The on-track activities close out with a 30-minute practice at 4:45 p.m. and a final one-hour session at 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: INDY NXT by Firestone race, Round 6 in the 14-race season.
WHERE: World Wide Technology Raceway, a 1.25-mile short oval in Madison, Ill.
WHEN: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. CT.
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
- Practice | Saturday @ 12:05 p.m. | TV: FS1 | Radio – INDYCAR Radio Network, SiriusXM.
- Qualifying | Saturday @ 3:35 p.m. | TV: FS2 | Radio – INDYCAR Radio Network, SiriusXM.
- Race | Sunday, 3:30 p.m. | TV – FS1 | Radio – INDYCAR Radio Network, SiriusXM.
RACE LENGTH:
- 75 laps | 93.75 miles.
FEATURED COMPANION SERIES EVENT:
- NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline, Sunday @ 7 p.m.
2024 RACE WINNER:
- Louis Foster | Andretti Global
2024 POLE WINNER:
- Louis Foster | Andretti Global
2024 RACE RECAP:
- Andretti Global driver Louis Foster continued his dominant march toward the championship with his series-best sixth victory coming in the OUTFRONT Showdown. Foster led all 75 laps and cruised to a 3.34-second victory over Jacob Abel of Abel Motorsports for his sixth win in the last eight races. He padded his championship lead to 91 points over Abel with three races remaining. The runner-up finish by Abel was his eighth podium of the season. Abel’s teammate Yuven Sundaramoorthy rounded out the top three with his first career podium finish. Salvador de Alba Jr. of Andretti Cape INDY NXT finished fourth and Callum Hedge of HMD Motorsports took fifth.
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