FOX Sports CEO on full IndyCar slate on FOX: ’Great halo effect for all motorsports'

When the NTT IndyCar Series races next season, it should be easy to find.

While other sports properties have preferred to have a mix of partners and platforms, the 17 races of the 2025 season will all be on FOX. That includes the Indianapolis 500, which has been telecast by NBC for the last 16 years.

The 17 races roll over 16 weekends (there is a doubleheader weekend at Iowa) and with both Indy 500 qualifying days on FOX, that makes 19 windows on network television for the open-wheel racing series.

IndyCar CEO Miles said the ability to have the entire season on network made the difference to move from NBC (which currently splits the IndyCar package among NBC, USA and Peacock) to FOX. 

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"Strategically, ... 19 windows is compelling," Miles said. "For us to cut that in a third or in half, it just doesn't make any sense. We love that fans will know where to go. We love that there's a great deal of consistency. And we think this maximizes the audience.

"I don't know if I’d think about it differently if we had two or three times the number of races. But for what we have, as the IndyCar Series, to us to have one powerful, committed partner will maximize our fan base and our audience."

The races also would be available to those who can stream on the FOX Sports App.

"One of our mantras at FOX Sports is simple wins," FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks said. "And it's just a fact that the biggest events and the broadest audiences are on broadcast television. FOX is distributed not only over the air but also on every streaming platform that’s out there.

"So we're reaching audiences no matter demographic, no matter age."

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