Draft:IndyCar Series on FOX
IndyCar Series on Fox is the blanket title for IndyCar Series broadcasts produced by FOX Sports.
Starting in 2025, all IndyCar races (including the series' premier event, the Indy 500) will be televised on Fox.
| IndyCar Series on FOX | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Auto racing telecast |
| Directed by | Mitch Riggin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Pam Miller[1] |
| Production company | FOX Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | March 2, 2025 |
| Related | |
Overview
Background
History
Fox first started broadcasting IndyCar in 1999, when the series was called the Indy Racing League, under their Fox Sports Net and SPEED branding, Fox televised seven races of the 1999 Indy Racing League season.
Fox's first IndyCar telecast was the 1999 MCI WorldCom 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, and the network wrapped up their season coverage at the Colorado Indy 200.
Fox's most recent American open-wheel race televised was the 2002 Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Full-Season Coverage
On June 13, 2024, IndyCar announced that they reached an agreement with FOX Sports to broadcast the series beginning in 2025 for a undisclosed amount. The announcement revealed that FOX Sports would carry all 17 races on network FOX, with a further two Indianapolis 500 qualifying windows, making 19 broadcast windows for the series.
On January 12, 2025, FOX Sports released their first promo for IndyCar on FOX, a 45 second spot profiling 2-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2-time series champion Josef Newgarden. Fans, pundits, drivers and media personnel all praised the network for their effort.
On January 14, 2025, FOX Sports unveiled their on-air broadcast talent, consisting of F1TV commentator Will Buxton who previously worked for FOX Sports under SPEED, and driver-analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell, who both moved over from NBC.
Commentators
English-language commentators
Lap-by-Lap anchors
Will Buxton (2025)[2]
Color commentators
James Hinchcliffe (2025)[2][3]
Townsend Bell (2025)[2]
Pit Reporters
TBA (2025)
TBA (2025)
TBA (2025)
Pre-Race Analysts/Presenters
Rob Stone (2025)
References
- ^ Brown, Nathan. "Pam Miller will be the lead producer & Mitch Riggin will serve as the broadcast's director". x.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Buxton, Hinchcliffe, Bell To Serve as FOX Booth Team in 2025". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Brown, Nathan. "James Hinchcliffe lands analyst role in Fox's IndyCar booth per source". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2025-01-13.