IndyCar St Louis: Updated start times, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the World Wide Technology Raceway oval – formerly known as Gateway – will comprise 260 laps (325 miles) around the 1.25-mile short track.

There have been seven different winners in 14 IndyCar Series races this season: Marcus Ericsson (St Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 500 and Iowa Speedway), Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach), Scott McLaughlin (Barber Motorsports Park), Alex Palou (Indianapolis Road Course, Detroit, Road America and Mid-Ohio), Christian Lundgaard (Toronto) and Scott Dixon (Indy Road Course 2).

This will be the 15th IndyCar race at the track. It will mark the first time that Firestone’s alternate tire will be used on an oval track in a race.

Teams will be required to start the race on primary tires, and alternates will not be allowed to be used in qualifying. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.

Alex Palou leads the standings by 101 points. If he leaves with a lead of 108, he becomes the 2023 champion. Dixon, Newgarden, McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward and Ericsson are the only drivers who can beat him.

When is the IndyCar race at St Louis?

Date: Saturday, 26 August – Sunday, 27 August

Race start: 2:36pm CDT/3:36pm ET

Track: 1.25-mile short oval

Race distance: 260 laps / 325 miles

Firestone tire allotment: Eight sets primary, two sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. Teams will be required to start the race on primary tires, and alternate tires will not be allowed to be used in qualifying. Teams participating in the high-line session will get one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.

Qualifying lap record: Will Power, 23.7206s, 189.709mph (2017)

Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet (Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images)

How can I watch the IndyCar race at St Louis on TV?

NBC’s race coverage will begin on Sunday at 3:30pm ET.

Kevin Lee is the play-by-play announcer, alongside analysts and former IndyCar racers Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Dillon Welch and Georgia Henneberry are the pit reporters.

All IndyCar practice sessions, qualifying and races will stream live on Peacock, NBC’s livestreaming product.

UPDATE: After rain delayed practice, cancelled Indy NXT qualifying and delayed the Indy NXT race, here is the new timetable:

St Louis IndyCar at-track schedule (all times ET)

Saturday, 26 August

7:00 pm – Indy NXT by Firestone practice, IndyCar LIVE

7:45 pm – IndyCar Series practice 1, Peacock

9 pm – IndyCar Series high-line session (Two groups/15 minutes)

9:50 pm – Indy NXT race (75 laps / 93.75 miles)

Sunday, 27 August

11 am – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 NTT P1 Award qualifying (single car/cumulative time of two laps), Peacock

3:31 pm – “Drivers, start your engines”

3:36 pm – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 IndyCar Series race (260 laps/325 miles), NBC

How can I listen to IndyCar at St Louis on the radio?

All IndyCar Series and Indy NXT practices and qualifying sessions air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the INDYCAR App. Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

Entry list for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at St Louis

Nº	Entrant / Driver	Car	Engine
2	Team Penske Josef Newgarden	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
3	Team Penske Scott McLaughlin	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
5	Arrow McLaren Patricio O'Ward	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
6	Arrow McLaren Felix Rosenqvist	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
06	Meyer Shank Racing Hélio Castroneves	Dallara DW12	Honda
7	Arrow McLaren Alexander Rossi	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
8	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Ericsson	Dallara DW12	Honda
9	Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Dixon	Dallara DW12	Honda
10	Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou	Dallara DW12	Honda
11	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Armstrong	Dallara DW12	Honda
12	Team Penske Will Power	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
14	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
15	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Graham Rahal	Dallara DW12	Honda
18	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD David Malukas	Dallara DW12	Honda
20	Ed Carpenter Racing Ryan Hunter-Reay	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
21	Ed Carpenter Racing Rinus van Kalmthout	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
26	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Colton Herta	Dallara DW12	Honda
27	Andretti Autosport Kyle Kirkwood	Dallara DW12	Honda
28	Andretti Autosport Romain Grosjean	Dallara DW12	Honda
29	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Devlin Defrancesco	Dallara DW12	Honda
30	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Conor Daly	Dallara DW12	Honda
45	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Christian Lundgaard	Dallara DW12	Honda
51	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Sting Ray Robb	Dallara DW12	Honda
55	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Benjamin Pedersen	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
60	Meyer Shank Racing Linus Lundqvist	Dallara DW12	Honda
77	Juncos Hollinger Racing Callum Ilott	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
78	Juncos Hollinger Racing Agustín Canapino	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet