The 2026 schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) was released on Wednesday, and it revealed a shared weekend with IndyCar on the streets of St. Petersburg.
NCTS will compete on the seaside street course alongside multiple other series, with the race being held on Saturday.
IndyCar will run sessions throughout the weekend as well, with the open wheel series’ race serving as the main event on Sunday afternoon.
It is the first time the NCTS will compete on a street course, with the unforgiving 1.8-mile layout serving as a unique challenge to drivers in the series.
“What a great new racing addition to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to include the NASCAR trucks into Saturday’s show next year,” said Kim Green, co-owner Green Savoree Racing Promotions.
“Saturday will be packed for our fans with entertainment. We have IndyCar qualifying and now an historic first with the NASCAR Crasftsman Truck Series race.
“And, as usual, it all culminates on Sunday with the NTT IndyCar Series season-opening event on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg.”
The Truck Series has shared weekends with IndyCar in the past, including multiple years at Texas Motor Speedway from 1997 through 2019.
IndyCar also shared a race weekend with the NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 2020 through 2023.
For 2026, the premiere Cup Series will be racing at Circuit of the Americas on the weekend that the NCTS is in St. Petersburg.
The joint IndyCar / NCTS weekend takes place from February 27 through March 1, 2026.
A full 2026 IndyCar schedule has not yet been released, with questions still remaining around the series’ hopeful addition of a race in Mexico City.
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