The 1.5-mile oval’s omission from the 2024 schedule was thought to be a brief hiatus, and still could be, but there is a possibility North America’s premier open-wheel championship won’t return to race there in the near future.
Texas Motor Speedway played host to IndyCar every year since 1997, including two events per year from 1998-2004 that also featured season finales. However, a variety of conflicts, including the Summer Olympics impacting NBC’s broadcast plans and NASCAR pushing for the spring date IndyCar held in 2023, saw the track dropped from the calendar despite being in the midst of a multi-year deal.
