Sports Media Report
SiriusXM announced today its plans for season-long coverage of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES® season. Starting with the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding, running Sunday, March 10 (coverage starting at 11:30 am ET), SiriusXM subscribers will have access to the live call of every one of the 18 events on the INDYCAR calendar.
SiriusXM’s schedule includes the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the new $1 Million Challenge exhibition race at The Thermal Club outside Palm Springs, the return of the Milwaukee Mile event at Wisconsin State Fair Park, plus coverage of NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying and practice sessions.
INDYCAR broadcasts are available to listeners nationwide on the SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel in their cars (channel 218) and on the SiriusXM app. For a schedule of races go to SiriusXM.com/IndySeries.
For the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, driven by Felix Rosenqvist, will showcase a special livery displaying the logo of the Bon Jovi Radio channel (pictured below), the exclusive SiriusXM channel that celebrates the legendary band’s music and Hall of Fame career. Jon Bon Jovi will also be appearing at the race in St. Petersburg on March 10.
SiriusXM will be the co-title sponsor on Meyer Shank Racing’s No. 60 Honda for all 17 races run in the U.S. this season. Following the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the Bon Jovi Radio paint scheme will again adorn the No. 60 car for the $1 Million Challenge exhibition at The Thermal Club on March 24. Meyer Shank Racing cars are expected feature other SiriusXM channels and iconic artists for select future races this season.
For the Indianapolis 500, the SiriusXM colors will appear on both MSR’s No. 60 Honda and the No. 06 Honda driven by Helio Castroneves.
In addition to NTT INDYCAR SERIES races, SiriusXM will air INDY NXT by Firestone series races throughout the course of the season. The INDY NXT series features some of the world’s best young open-wheel drivers and has produced many of the stars in INDYCAR today.
In addition to on-track coverage, SiriusXM offers fans weekly INDYCAR-focused shows and podcasts.
A new season of SiriusXM’s exclusive INDYCAR show, Brick-by-Brick, will debut on February 28 and air every Wednesday (6 pm ET) on the NBC Sports Audio channel (SiriusXM channel 85). The show will also air on race days on the SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel and will be available on demand on the SiriusXM app.
INDYCAR fans can also tune in to the podcast Off Track with Hinch & Rossi, hosted by Andretti Autosport teammates James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi. New episodes of Off Track with Hinch & Rossi debut weekly and can be heard on the SiriusXM app and all major podcast platforms. The podcast will also air every Saturday at 9 am and 1 pm ET on NBC Sports Audio and on race days on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.
