{"id":206034,"date":"2026-03-15T21:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206034\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T21:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:29:07","slug":"theres-room-to-miss-texas-motor-speedway-despite-rave-reviews-for-grand-prix-of-arlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206034\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s room to miss Texas Motor Speedway despite rave reviews for Grand Prix of Arlington"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON \u2014 Count Team Penske\u2019s Josef Newgarden among the drivers lamenting the fact the NTT IndyCar Series no longer races at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.<\/a><\/p>\n

A number of issues prompted sanctioning body IndyCar to drop TMS\u2019 high-banked, 1.5-mile oval from the 2024 schedule in September 2023, five months after Newgarden\u2019s second consecutive victory at \u201cThe Great American Speedway\u201d in Cowtown.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI love the Texas Motor Speedway. I miss the Texas Motor Speedway in a lot of ways,\u201d said Newgarden, a two-time series and Indianapolis 500 champion. \u201cSelfishly, as a driver I wish we could go everywhere. I would love to race there and here. But if we\u2019re not going to be there, I\u2019m happy we have this event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington<\/a> street race in the Arlington Entertainment District has replaced TMS in the key D-FW market, which is ranked fifth nationally in gross domestic product.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou know, I miss going to TMS \u2026 but this is a great replacement,\u201d said TCU graduate Larry Foyt, president of Waller-based A.J. Foyt Racing and son of the team\u2019s 91-year-old namesake. \u201cI\u2019m obviously a little biased being a Texan, so I\u2019m very happy to be racing back in Texas. Of course, we\u2019d love to have another oval or two, but this is where the schedule fits right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles said event partners Penske Entertainment, Fox Sports, the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers via REV Entertainment are working under a \u201cmultiyear\u201d contract ranging from 3-to-5 years.<\/p>\n

Boles noted that recent series schedules have trended toward shorter, flatter ovals such as The Milwaukee Mile, Phoenix Raceway and Nashville Superspeedway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe find that our racing tends to be much better on those mile-long tracks, especially when it\u2019s under the lights,\u201d Boles said. \u201cSo, we sort of have our niche in oval racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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