There are a few things to know about the INDYCAR street race in Arlington that is now just 90 days or so away.<\/p>\n
First, it has a title sponsor.<\/p>\n
The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington will be run March 13\u201315, marking the city\u2019s inaugural NTT INDYCAR Series race. Race promoters are promising the “next global spectacle” in racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a continuation of a budding relationship with Heartland Food Products Group Chairman and CEO Ted Gelov, who has been a co-owner of Ed Carpenter Racing since 2024. This new relationship is merely the \u201cnext step in expanding Java House\u2019s footprint in motorsports.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a great brand and a great partner of the series,\u201d said Bill Miller, president of the race, who added that the arrangement is a multi-year deal.<\/p>\n
Second, the race has an official nonprofit partner.<\/p>\n
A portion of every ticket purchased through Dec. 25 will be donated to the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. The collaboration builds on INDYCAR\u2019s support of military-focused causes, including The American Legion and Homes For Our Troops.<\/p>\n
Paddock passes will be going on sale soon, Miller said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the Museum, this partnership is a powerful opportunity to involve the INDYCAR community in our work,\u201d said Chris Cassidy, a retired Navy SEAL and president and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. \u201cAs fans secure their tickets, their participation ensures that all Americans can learn from the example set by Medal of Honor recipients and that their values will continue to guide future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hear, hear.<\/p>\n
And lastly, race organizers have a big vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we as the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, the city of Arlington, and the community partners \u2014 the hotels, the hospitality industry, the businesses that are involved, the vendors and suppliers that work together to put on a race \u2014 if we can continue to work together and make it a win-win for the guest that is coming, we\u2019ll be here 50 years from now,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n
Just like, he said, the Grand Prix of Long Beach, which this year celebrated its 50th running.<\/p>\n
Detroit has been racing in INDYCAR of some sort for 45 years. Kyle Kirkwood won this year\u2019s running of the Detroit Grand Prix. The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, won by Alex Palou in 2025, just completed its 21st year.<\/p>\n
Race leaders envision the same thing in Arlington \u2014 a race put on with what is being called a first-of-its-kind partnership between INDYCAR, Penske Entertainment, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Texas Rangers.\u00a0Roger Penske is a\u00a020-time Indy 500 winner as an owner.<\/p>\n
Drivers will take on a racecourse built on the streets of Arlington\u2019s Entertainment District and around the Rangers\u2019 and Cowboys\u2019 stadiums.<\/p>\n
Buildouts of the course will begin in mid-February with grandstands and suite structures, Miller said. Over the course of three or four weeks prior to the race, workers will begin placing barriers around the circuit.<\/p>\n
Roadways will remain accessible until race week, Miller said.<\/p>\n
INDYCAR enjoyed a long relationship with Texas Motor Speedway. The track hosted the series every year from 1997 to 2023, when the organizations couldn\u2019t agree on a date outside of the Texas heat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state of Texas \u2014 and certainly the North Texas region and the DFW Metroplex \u2014 is an important market to the series,\u201d Miller said. \u201cTo have it back on the schedule is important for the series, for the fans, for the sponsors, for everyone involved. It\u2019s a great market for IndyCar.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are a few things to know about the INDYCAR street race in Arlington that is now just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[150,102,116,118,117,1160,42527,2862,8645,16604,92],"class_list":["post-90150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-arlington","tag-dallas","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-indycar","tag-java-house-grand-prix-of-arlington","tag-john-henry","tag-motorsports","tag-sports-tourism","tag-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}