MADISON, Ill. - The Verizon IndyCar Series’ final oval race of the season tonight marks the series’ return to a revitalized Gateway Motorsports Park outside St. Louis in Madison, Ill., for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline.
You can watch the 248-lap, 310-mile race from Gateway live on NBCSN (stream link here) from 9 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. CT and local time. It’s the series’ first race in Gateway since 2003.
The broadcast of Friday night’s qualifying show starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as a lead-in to live race coverage.
Kevin Lee is on the call from Gateway along with analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy, with Jon Beekhuis, Katie Hargitt, Anders Krohn and Robin Miller in the pits.
IndyCar race coverage will run from 9 p.m. through midnight ET.
After qualifying, here’s some of the questions to consider in Gateway:
- Will the Team Penske weekend domination continue?
- Can any of the Hondas spring a surprise?
- Who will seize the momentum in the championship battle?
- How will this race, race? Will there be a lot of passing?