For decades, NASCAR and IndyCar have competed for American motorsport audiences. Their strategies for global reach have been starkly different. IndyCar has long experimented with races beyond U.S. borders, while NASCAR has largely kept its Cup Series confined to domestic tracks. That difference re-emerged recently as NASCAR attempted its first points-paying Cup race outside the U.S. since 1958 in Mexico City. Unfortunately, they dropped the event from its 2026 calendar due to World Cup scheduling conflicts and instead chose to revive Chicagoland, an internal solution that hinted at a hesitation to commit to global expansion. IndyCar, on the other hand, has chosen to pursue another international venue.

Roger Penske’s IndyCar reach now stretches to more than 200 countries. Networks like Sky

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