NASCAR and IndyCar will be racing at Phoenix Raceway on the same weekend as part of an iconic collaboration between the two forms of motorsports. This unique form of partnership arrives for the first time after 2023, when NASCAR raced on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road-course layout.
The partnership was revealed after IndyCar released its 2026 schedule. Set to take place from March 6-8 in Phoenix, the open-wheel series will hit the track on Saturday, the same day as NASCAR's Xfinity Series race (to be called the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026). On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series and ARCA Menards Series will keep the track busy.
Notably, the Phoenix race marks IndyCar's first event at the venue since 2018. Speaking on the coming together of two popular forms of motorsports, Phoe