{"id":25641,"date":"2025-12-19T06:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=25641"},"modified":"2025-12-19T06:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:49:03","slug":"tenth-running-of-bommarito-automotive-group-500-back-in-primetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/more-sports\/25641-tenth-running-of-bommarito-automotive-group-500-back-in-primetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenth Running of Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Back In Primetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MADISON, Ill.\u00a0 &#8212; INDYCAR officials announced today the 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway will be broadcast live on FOX with a primetime start of 8 p.m. CT on June 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming off an explosive 2025 race that brought over a million viewers of the primetime spectacular on FOX, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to the fan-favorite track for another race under the lights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After making the move to primetime in 2025, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 provided some of the best racing of the season. With track win leader Josef Newgarden being involved in a heart stopping crash on Lap 130, to Kyle Kirkwood rallying ahead late in the race to secure his first oval win, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 had plenty of action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2026 event also marks a major milestone as the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 celebrates its 10th running. Over the past 10 events, history has been made and WWT Raceway has become a fan-favorite on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar, with each event crafted with the fans in mind. Every year has featured extensive entertainment, and the track continues to elevate the experience, building on its success to make each event better than the last.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets are on sale now for the 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0running of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tixr.com\/groups\/wwtraceway\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.tixr.com\/groups\/wwtraceway&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766233941141000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_WNulrxmg2J5HxvZWxzFs\">tixr.com\/wwtraceway<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or by calling the ticket office at (618) 215-8888 ext. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, Ill.\u00a0 &#8212; INDYCAR officials announced today the 10th\u00a0annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway will be broadcast live on FOX with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-25641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-more-sports","tag-sports-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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