IndyCar's new Arlington street course – the details
10/09/2024 10:01 AM
The upcoming IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington will present the NTT IndyCar Series with a street race that features many of the same modern visuals that Formula 1 has enjoyed at the Miami Grand Prix which runs around the Miami Dolphins National Football League stadium.
The event, which launched in March of 2026, is built around the Dallas Cowboy's NFL stadium and the Texas Rangers' Major League Baseball stadium in a 14-turn, 2.73-mile long course designed by Tony Cotman of NZ Consulting, the New Zealander responsible for many of Champ Car and IndyCar's street course configurations.
From the formal unveiling of the circuit on Tuesday in Arlington, the series revealed a number of items of interest about the track:
The Streets of Arlington circuit is the longest street course on the schedule featuring the longest straightaway (.9-mile) of the season. Speeds are expected to reach over 180+ mph before testing the drivers into the right-hander of Turn 10. The 2.73-mile, 14-turn layout also features sweeping curves and technically challenging sectors that are both aesthetically pleasing and uniquely demanding. Other highlights of the innovative design include: Two areas where the track goes underneath circuit hospitality and suites Two coliseum-like atmospheres featuring a double-sided pit lane and a "horseshoe" like carousel of Turn 6 There are four enticing passing zones: Turn 1, Turn 10, Turn 12 and Turn 14. As the race date approaches, additional city improvements are coming to the circuit."I have to pinch myself," said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. "I must tell you, this is almost a dream come true. Roger (Penske), to be sitting there with you. We, the Dallas Cowboys, jumped to be part of this great event.
"The Dallas Cowboys are honored to join Roger Penske, the great FOX Network, and join the Rangers in the city of Arlington to bring open-wheel racing around these streets out here and going to town around this great sports capitol."
