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By INDYCAR | Published: Apr 16, 2021
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins its 2021 season this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, and NBC Sports will provide all of the viewing options.
Sunday’s 90-lap Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst is this weekend’s highlight, and it will be the first of nine INDYCAR races to air on network television this season. NBC will begin its three-hour broadcast of this event at 3 p.m. (ET). The other eight INDYCAR races this season will be shown on the NBC Sports Network.
All INDYCAR practices and NTT P1 Award qualifying sessions this season will be available for live viewing on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service. Peacock Premium, where the INDYCAR action will live, is offered at $4.99 per month at www.peacocktv.com.
Catching Up With … Mark Miles and Jay Frye
By INDYCAR | Published: Apr 16, 2021
Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles and INDYCAR President Jay Frye recently met with the media to discuss the upcoming 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, which starts Sunday, April 18 with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst at Barber Motorsports Park.
Here are pieces of that conversation:
Question: Mark, as we look forward to 2021, new season, new start, pandemic maybe looks a little different than it did a year ago. What excites you about the start of the season?
Mark Miles: Well, the start itself is exciting. Everybody is ready to go. When I think about 2021, I get particularly excited about the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule.
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Dalton Kellett pulls out of the pits during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Dalton Kellett is pleased his second career season in IndyCar will be different than his first, which started on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Darron Cummings April 16, 2021 - 12:20 PM
The first few races of Dalton Kellett s IndyCar career were done on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions.
He s pleased his second season will be different.
Ruoff Mortgage To Sponsor Fastest Seat in Sports With Mario
By INDYCAR | Published: Apr 17, 2021
The Ruoff Mortgage Fastest Seat in Sports will help lead the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES to the green flag throughout the 2021 season. Driven by racing legend Mario Andretti and featuring a celebrity, dignitary or influencer in the passenger seat, the Ruoff Mortgage Fastest Seat in Sports represents perhaps the most daring and extraordinary pre-race element in all of motorsports.
“The two-seater is a unique experience,” Andretti said. “It’s easy to try tennis, golf, baseball, ice skating and any other sport. But the only way to experience the thrill of driving an NTT INDYCAR SERIES car is to be in the cockpit with an INDYCAR driver at the wheel. For anyone who enjoys an extreme experience, riding along in the two-seater is incredible.”