The Verizon IndyCar 2014 TV schedule on ABC and NBCSN begins March 30 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The Verizon IndyCar Series season revs up in Florida for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on ABC Sunday, March 30, at 3:27pm ET. Prerace coverage begins at 3pm ET. Will Power, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Simon Pagenaud, Tony Kanaan, and last season’s IndyCar champion Scott Dixon take on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn course through downtown St. Petersburg and Albert Whitted Airport. After a stint in NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya returns to IndyCar racing this year. Noticeably absent is four-time IndyCar Series champion and three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti, who retired after a horrific crash in Houston last fall. ABC and NBCSN combine to televise every 2014 IndyCar Series race.
Verizon IndyCar 2014 TV schedule on ABC and NBCSN
March 30: Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, Streets of St. Petersburg, ABC, 3pm ET
April 13: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Streets of Long Beach, NBCSN, 4pm ET
April 27: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Barber Motorsports Park, NBCSN, 2:30pm ET
May 10: Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABC, 3:30pm ET
May 17: Indy 500 Qualifying, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABC, 4pm ET
May 18: Indy 500 Qualifying, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABC, 1pm ET
May 25: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABC, 11am ET
May 31-June 1: Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit Races 1 & 2, The Raceway at Belle Isle Park (Detroit), ABC, 3:30pm ET
June 7: Firestone 600, Texas Motor Speedway, NBCSN, 8pm ET
June 28-29: The Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Races 1 & 2, Reliant Park (Houston), NBCSN, 3pm ET
July 6: Pocono IndyCar 500, Pocono Raceway, NBCSN, 12pm ET
July 12: Iowa Corn Indy 300, Iowa Speedway, NBCSN, 8pm ET
July 19-20: Honda Indy Toronto Races 1 & 2, Streets of Toronto, NBCSN, 3pm ET
Aug. 3: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, NBCSN, 3pm ET
Aug. 17: ABC Supply Wisconsin 250, The Milwaukee Mile, NBCSN, 3pm ET
Aug. 24: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway, NBCSN, 4pm ET
Aug. 30: MAVTV 500, Auto Club Speedway (Fontana), NBCSN, 9pm ET
Gee whiz…. What brain dead exec forgot to schedule IndyCar series after the Indy 500 !? Back to FOX for me…. see ya !
So, only 1/3 of the reaces will be on broadcast TV? Sorry indy car, I’m not investing the time in your series if that is all I get. You need to figure out a way to get your races to everyone, and free, if you want to see an increase in viewers. Else, NASCAR will dominate you completely.