This weekend would be the second time North America’s premier open-wheel championship will race on the utterly resurfaced 2.238-mile, 11-turn pure terrain street course.
Positioned in Monterey, California, the race is ready for 95 laps (212.61 miles) with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon successful final yr’s spherical when the occasion was held because the season finale in September.
There have been six completely different winners within the seven points-paying races of the 2024 season: Pato O’Ward (St. Petersburg*), Dixon (Lengthy Seashore, Detroit), Scott McLaughlin (Barber), Alex Palou (Indianapolis Street Course) and Josef Newgarden (Indianapolis 500) and Will Energy (Street America). The file for essentially the most completely different winners in a season is 11 in 2000, 2001 and 2014.
*O’Ward was awarded the win after Newgarden’s disqualification for unlawful use of overtake.
Paul Tracy, 2004
Photograph by: Adriano Manocchia
This would be the twenty seventh IndyCar race at Laguna Seca, however simply the fifth since 2004. Teo Fabi gained the primary IndyCar Collection race at Laguna Seca in 1983.
The one former winners within the present subject are Dixon, Palou and Colton Herta, who has essentially the most amongst them with two wins (2019, 2021). Moreover, the race has been gained from pole on 13 events: Fabi (1983), Bobby Rahal (1985), Danny Sullivan (1988, 1990) Rick Mears (1989), Michael Andretti (1991, 1992), Paul Tracy (1994), Alex Zanardi (1996), Bryan Herta (1998, 1999), Helio Castroneves (2000), Cristiano da Matta (2002), Patrick Carpentier (2003) and Colton Herta (2019, 2021).
When is the IndyCar race at Street America?
Date: Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23
Race begin: 6:30pm ET
Monitor: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a 2.238-mile everlasting street course in Monterey, California
Race distance: 95 laps (212.61 miles)
Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of complete time with a most time of 15 seconds per activation
Firestone tire allotment: Six units major, 4 units alternate for use through the occasion weekend. Groups should use one set of major and one new set of alternate tires until moist circumstances are declared. One further set out there to groups fielding a rookie driver is on the market for the primary session of the weekend.
Qualifying lap file: Christian Lundgaard, 1:06.4610, 121.226 mph (Sept. 9, 2023)
Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, Scott McLaughlin, Staff Penske Chevrolet, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Josef Newgarden, Staff Penske Chevrolet
Photograph by: Gavin Baker / Motorsport Pictures
How can I watch the IndyCar race at Laguna Seca on TV?
This yr’s version of IndyCar at Laguna Seca will start on Sunday at 6:30pm ET. The 2 Indy NXT races – cut up with one every Saturday and Sunday – will stream stay on Peacock.
Kevin Lee is the play-by-play announcer for USA Community’s protection of the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Georgia Henneberry and Dillon Welch are the pit reporters.
IndyCar and Indy NXT broadcast schedule (Pacific Time)
Friday, June 21
1:10-1:35 p.m. – Indy NXT Observe 1, INDYCAR LIVE
2-3:15 p.m. – IndyCar Collection Observe 1, Peacock
3:40-4:05 p.m. – Indy NXT Observe 2, INDYCAR LIVE
Saturday, June 22
9-9:30 a.m. – Indy NXT Qualifying (Two teams, 12-minutes every / Quickest lap determines the lineup for Race 1, second quickest lap determines the lineup for Race 2), INDYCAR LIVE
10-11 a.m. – IndyCar Collection Observe 2 (45 minutes restricted assure), Peacock
12:30 p.m. – Indy NXT Grand Prix of Monterey Race 1 “Drivers Begin Your Engines”
12:35 p.m. – Indy NXT Grand Prix of Monterey Race 1 (35 laps / 78.33 miles / 55 minutes), Peacock
2:15 p.m. – Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey NTT P1 Award qualifying (three rounds of knockout qualifying), Peacock
Sunday, June 23
Midday-12:30 p.m. – IndyCar Collection remaining observe, Peacock
1 p.m. – Indy NXT Grand Prix of Monterey Race 2 “Drivers Begin Your Engines”
1:05 p.m. – Indy NXT Grand Prix of Monterey Race 2 (35 laps / 78.33 miles / 55 minutes), Peacock
3 p.m. – USA Community on air
3:23 p.m. – Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey “Drivers, begin your engines”
3:30 p.m. – Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (95 laps/212.61 miles), USA Community (Stay)
How can I hearken to IndyCar at Laguna Seca on the radio?
Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside analyst Davey Hamilton. Jake Question and Nick Yeoman are the flip announcers. Michael Younger and Dan Rusanowsky are the pit reporters.
The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey race (6pm ET Sunday), Indy NXT Grand Prix of Monterey doubleheader (3:20pm ET Saturday and three:50pm ET Sunday) and all IndyCar Collection and Indy NXT by Firestone practices and qualifying periods air stay on community associates, SiriusXM 218, racecontrol.indycar.com and the IndyCar App.
