NTT IndyCar Betting News: Drivers & Calendar 2023

The 2023 IndyCar campaign will consist of 17 races, 13 of which will be broadcast on NBC. The opening race is on Sunday, March 5, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 107th Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday, May 28, and the season will come to a close on Sunday, September 10, in Monterey, California. There are eight races in the last nine weeks of the season, which means that sports betting on the sport will be possible just about every week of the late summer. IndyCar racing is growing in popularity, and this is reflected by the fact that 13 of the races will appear on network television. This is just the fourth time in the last 50 seasons that this many races have been on a national broadcast. Let’s take a look at the schedule, as well as some of the drivers set to return next year for your IndyCar betting.

 

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Driver News

Alex Palou will stay with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) for one more season after a lengthy (and public) dispute about his contract. He had been trying to head to McLaren and get more money, but that will not happen until the 2024 campaign at least.

Scott Dixon is likely headed to retirement after 2023, as his contract with CGR expires at the end of this season, and his tenure in the sport and his age suggest that he will likely be moving on.

Marcus Ericsson has that big win at the Indianapolis 500 and his contention for a title in 2022 on his resume, and he is in the middle of a multi-year deal with CGR, so he’s not likely to be going anywhere anytime soon.

Jimmie Johnson struggled in his transition from NASCAR to IndyCar, and he does not have a deal going into 2023 yet. CGR and his sponsor, Carvana, would like him to return, simply because of the interest he brings, but he is also a veteran driver with a lot of miles, and he is still pondering how much he wants to push it again next year.

Colton Herta has dreams of racing in Formula 1, and he has a deal with McLaren as a testing and development driver for the F1 circuit. It remains to be seen how this will impact his IndyCar participation next year. He does not have the points that he needs for an F1 license, so it’s likelier that he will wait to make the jump until 2024.

Kyle Kirkwood will move to one of Andretti Autosport’s top cars, the #27, after a rookie year that saw him crash multiple times. His performance at the Indy Lights in 2021 still wows fans of the sport, so it will be interesting to see how he does in a faster car.

Romain Grosjean enters his third season in IndyCar after coming over from F1.

Devlin Defrancesco did not run all that well as a rookie, but he is returning for a second crack at things in 2023.

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