IndyCar News: Fox Unleashes New Era of Growth for Series

IndyCar’s end-of-season press release reads like a victory lap, and the numbers justify the tone. Average viewership of 1.68 million. Nine races over a million. Attendance up about 20 percent. A new race in Washington that peaked at 3.5 million viewers. Merchandise up nearly 40 percent. A digital day at the Indianapolis 500 with more than 1.5 million engagements. Alex Palou, at 29, the youngest five-time champion in series history. –by Mark Cipolloni– That is the official story. The more useful story is how it happened. FOX did not merely televise the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES. In July 2025 it…