FOX Sports announces inaugural broadcast crew for IndyCar coverage

FOX Sports has its team in place and ready to hit the track for the 2025 IndyCar season.

Veteran broadcaster Will Buxton will handle play-by-play duties while James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell will serve as analysts for the first season of IndyCar on FOX, FOX Sports announced Tuesday. 

Buxton, who was previously a part of the FOX Sports family for his work as an F1 pitlane reporter for the SPEED channel, has become one of the most renowned media figures in motorsports. He served as a pitlane reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of IndyCar and F1. He most recently worked for F1 as a digital presenter, having a notable role in each season of the hit documentary series "Drive to Survive." 

Additionally, Buxton has written multiple books (My Greatest Defeat: Stories of Hardship and Hope from Motor Racing's Finest Heroes, Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1), becoming a New York Times best-selling author in the process.

"I’m absolutely thrilled to be embarking on this new and incredibly exciting opportunity to return to FOX, exactly 15 years after SPEED Channel offered a young and very green reporter his first break on network TV," Buxton said in a statement. "I’ve been a fan of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for as long as I’ve been watching racing cars and have always marveled at the skill and bravery of its incredible drivers. To have the chance to tell their stories and call their races is a dream come true, and something I never imagined I’d have the honor of doing. It's a tremendous responsibility, and not one I take lightly."

Hinchcliffe and Bell, meanwhile, have worked together for NBC Sports' IndyCar coverage in recent years. Hinchcliffe has been a full-time IndyCar analyst since his career ended in 2022, winning