The 2026 schedule is not yet complete, but last night some information surfaced about certain parts of it. According to Nathan Brown of The Indianapolis Star, Phoenix will return to the schedule once again in a shared weekend with NASCAR.

Phoenix will replace Iowa, keeping the series at five oval venues, but one oval race less than this year.

As the schedule stands now, March will have four races in five weeks, starting with St. Pete March 1, Phoeni9x the following weekend, then the new race at Arlington, Texas, a week off, then Barber the last Sunday of the month. The March date will be the earliest in Barber’s history.

Long Beach will be the only race in April on the 19th, then the two IMD races and Detroit in May.

World Wide Technology Raceway is likely to fall on June 7, and Road America on June 21.

After that dates are not entirely clear, but tracks slated for July and August are Mid Ohio, Laguna Seca, Toronto, Mexico City, Portland, Milwaukee, and Nashville. The finale is September 6, and Milwaukee will likely be the week bfefore.

Laguna Seca and Mexico City will take place on successive weekends, and there will be a week off after Mexico City.

While I will comment on the schedule in detail after if is oficial, my first thought is that the Southwest is overloaded with races while the eastern part of the country is completely shut out. Mid Ohio is the furthest east in the United States the series goes. I’m hearing of a possible remedy for this situation in 2027, but not one that really satisfies me.

I will be back later today with a preview of Nashville. This weekend promises to be loaded with news,