After Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session for Sunday’s Java House Grand Prix of Arlington concluded, IndyCar announced a schedule change for Sunday’s action from the streets of Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
Due to the high winds expected to enter North Texas later in the afternoon, IndyCar has made the proactive decision to move up the start time for Sunday’s race<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunday’s 70-lap race around the 14-turn, 2.73-mile (4.394-kilometer) temporary street circuit, which winds (no pun intended) around both AT&T Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and Globe Life Field, the home of MLB’s Texas Rangers, has been moved up from 12:30 p.m. ET to 11:30 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n IndyCar changes Arlington race start time<\/p>\n The green flag has been moved up from 1:17 p.m. ET to 12:17 p.m. ET, and Fox is still set to provide live coverage.<\/p>\n Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live coverage of both the IndyCar warmup session and the Indy NXT race, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and 10:45 a.m. ET, respectively.<\/p>\n Andretti Global’s Marcus Ericsson took the pole position for the 18-race 2026 season’s third race in the debut of a new-look Firestone Fast Six qualifying session, a session which featured single-car, single-lap runs for the fastest six drivers from the second round. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou is set to join him on the front row.<\/p>\n The race is set to be IndyCar’s first race in the Lone Star State since its most recent trip to Texas Motor Speedway back in 2023.<\/p>\n A full starting lineup can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n