{"id":4092,"date":"2025-10-15T05:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/4092\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T05:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:26:19","slug":"nascar-to-make-debut-at-the-grand-prix-of-st-petersburg-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/4092\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR to make debut at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has become one of the most prominent annual sporting events in Florida since its debut in 2005. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Originally inspired by the success of the Long Beach Grand Prix in California, the St. Pete event quickly earned a reputation as IndyCar\u2019s \u201cspring break\u201d opener thanks to its scenic waterfront setting, challenging street layout, and festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Over the years, the Grand Prix has grown into a multi-day celebration that combines world-class racing with a family-friendly festival environment. Fans line Bayshore Drive, Albert Whitted Airport, and the downtown waterfront to watch some of the biggest names in motorsports compete. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Adding NASCAR\u2019s Truck Series to the mix represents the next chapter in the event\u2019s evolution, bringing truck-series professional racing to city streets in St. Pete for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The move elevates the city\u2019s Grand Prix weekend into one of the most diverse motorsports events in the country, pairing open-wheel racing with NASCAR trucks on the same track. It further cements St. Petersburg\u2019s status as a destination for high-profile sports events, alongside its thriving downtown and waterfront attractions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg featuring the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is set for February 27th to March 1st, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has become one of the most prominent annual sporting events in Florida&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-4092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}