What channel is IndyCar on? Portland start time, TV channel & more
The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series’ 14th round will be held at Portland International Raceway. Here’s all you need to know about how to enjoy the event.
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Chevrolet
Art Fleischmann
When is the IndyCar race at Portland?
The IndyCar portion of the event is held over two days – Saturday, Sept. 11 sees two practice sessions split by qualifying, with the race held on Sunday, Sept. 12.
Saturday, Sept. 11
• 9.00-10.15am Pacific time – Practice
• 12.15-1.30pm Pacific time – Qualifying
• 3.15-3.45pm Pacific time – Practice
Sunday, Sept. 12
• 12.00-3.00pm Pacific time – NBC broadcast
• 12.35pm Pacific time – “Drivers start your engines”
• 12.42pm Pacific time – Green flag for Grand Prix of Portland (110 laps)
What is the full on-track schedule? (All times are local/Pacific):
Friday, Sept. 10
9.00-10.40am – Indy Lights test 1
11.50am-1.45pm – Indy Lights test 2
2.00-2.45pm – ARCA practice 1
3.00-3.35pm – Indy Lights practice 1
3.50-4.20pm – ARCA practice 2
4.35-5.00pm – Indy Lights qualifying for Race 1
Saturday, Sept. 11
9.00-10.15am – NTT IndyCar Series practice
10.35-11.05am – ARCA qualifying
11.25-11.55am – Indy Lights qualifying for Race 2
12.15-1.30pm – NTT IndyCar Series qualifying
1.55-2.55pm – Indy Lights Race 1
3.15-3.45pm – NTT IndyCar Series practice
4.30-6.30pm – ARCA Race (57 laps)
Sunday, Sept. 12
10.30-11.30am – Indy Lights Race 2
12.00 – NBC broadcast
12.35 – “Drivers start your engines”
12.42 – Green flag for NTT IndyCar Series race (110 laps)
How can I watch IndyCar at Portland?
Saturday, Sept. 11
• Practice 9.15-10.15am PT – Peacock live streaming
• Qualifying 12.15-1.30pm PT – Peacock live streaming
• Practice 3.15-3.45pm PT – Peacock live streaming
Sunday, Sept. 12
• Race 12.00-3.00pm PT – NBC broadcast
Leigh Diffey is the lead announcer for NBC’s coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy.
Can I stream the IndyCar race?
The race itself cannot be streamed, just practice and qualifying.
How can I listen to the race?
The Grand Prix of Portland will air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 205, indycar.com and the IndyCar Mobile app powered by NTT DATA. All NTT IndyCar Series practices and qualifying are available on SiriusXM 205, indycar.com and the IndyCar Mobile app.
Nick Yeoman will be lead announcer alongside analyst Davey Hamilton. Jake Query and Michael Young are the turn announcers, while Ryan Myrehn and Alex Wolff will report from the pits.
What’s the weather forecast for the race?
Friday will see a peak temperature of 75degF, with the day cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon. Both Saturday and Sunday will be mostly clear, with temperatures reaching 78degF.
Race weekend details
Track: 12-turn 1.964-mile road course in Portland, OR.
Race distance: 110 laps / 216.04 miles.
Firestone tire allotment: Six sets of primaries – seven for rookies – and four sets of alternate tires.
Push-to-pass parameters: 200 seconds total, with maximum time of 20sec per activation.
2019 race winner: Will Power (Team Penske-Chevrolet)
2019 pole winner: Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner [Andretti]-Honda), 57.8111sec / 122.302mph
Qualifying record: Power (Penske-Chevy) in 2018 – 57.2143sec/123.577mph
Race notes:
There have been nine different winners in 13 NTT IndyCar Series races this season. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou (Barber Motorsports Park and Road America), Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta (Streets of St. Petersburg), Ganassi’s Scott Dixon (Texas Motor Speedway-1), Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward (Texas Motor Speedway-2 and Belle Isle-2), Rinus VeeKay (Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course-1), Helio Castroneves (Indianapolis 500), Marcus Ericsson (Belle Isle - 2 and Nashville), Josef Newgarden (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Gateway), Will Power (Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course – 2). The modern record (1946-present) for most different winners in a season is 11 in 2000, ’01 and ’14.
This weekend’s Grand Prix of Portland will be the 27th Indy car race at PIR. Will Power, Takuma Sato and Sebastien Bourdais are the only former Portland winners at this level in this weekend’s race.
Team Penske is the current team with most wins at Portland (six) while Newman/Haas Racing holds the record at eight.
Four rookies will compete this weekend – Scott McLaughlin (Penske-Chevrolet), Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda), Jimmie Johnson (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda) and Callum Ilott (the latter of whom will be making his IndyCar debut) in the Juncos-Hollinger-Chevrolet. Six drivers will be making their first Portland starts as IndyCar drivers this weekend – Oliver Askew, Marcus Ericsson, Dalton Kellett, Pato O’Ward, Alex Palou and Rinus VeeKay.
Entry list
No. | Driver | Hometown | Car name | Team-Engine |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Josef Newgarden | Nashville, Tennessee | Hitachi Team Penske | Team Penske-Chevrolet |
3 | Scott McLaughlin | Christchurch, New Zealand | PPG Team Penske | Team Penske-Chevrolet |
4 | Dalton Kellett | Stouffville, Canada | K-Line Insulators / AJ Foyt Racing | A.J. Foyt Enterprises-Chevrolet |
5 | Pato O'Ward | Monterrey, Mexico | Arrow McLaren SP | Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet |
06 | Helio Castroneves | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Meyer Shank Racing | Meyer Shank Racing-Honda |
7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Varnamo, Sweden | Arrow McLaren SP | Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet |
8 | Marcus Ericsson | Kumla, Sweden | Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing | Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda |
9 | Scott Dixon | Auckland, New Zealand | PNC Bank Grow up great | Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda |
10 | Alex Palou | Barcelona, Spain | PNC Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda |
12 | Will Power | Toowoomba, Australia | Verizon 5G Team Penske | Team Penske-Chevrolet |
14 | Sebastien Bourdais | Le Mans, France | ROKiT / AJ Foyt Racing | A.J. Foyt Enterprises-Chevrolet |
15 | Graham Rahal | New Albany, Ohio | Total Quartz | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda |
18 | Ed Jones | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | SealMaster | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan-Honda |
20 | Conor Daly | Noblesville, Indiana | U.S. Air Force | Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet |
21 | Rinus VeeKay | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | Sonax / Autogeek | Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet |
22 | Simon Pagenaud | Montmorillon, France | Menards Team Penske | Team Penske-Chevrolet |
26 | Colton Herta | Valencia, California | Gainbridge | Andretti Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian-Honda |
27 | Alexander Rossi | Nevada City, California | NAPA Auto Parts / AutoNation | Andretti Autosport-Honda |
28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | DHL | Andretti Autosport-Honda |
29 | James Hinchcliffe | Toronto, Canada | #ShiftToGreen | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport-Honda |
30 | Takuma Sato | Tokyo, Japan | Panasonic / Mi-Jack | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda |
45 | Oliver Askew | Melbourne, Florida | Hy-Vee | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda |
48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, California | Carvana | Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda |
51 | Romain Grosjean | Geneva, Switzerland | Nurtec ODT | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda |
59 | Max Chilton | Reigate, England | Carlin | Carlin-Chevrolet |
60 | Jack Harvey | Bassingham, England | AutoNation / SiriusXM | Meyer Shank Racing-Honda |
77 | Callum Ilott | Cambridge, England | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevrolet |
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