INDYCAR is headed to Arlington, Texas, next March, bringing two “American institutions together.”
From March 13-15, INDYCAR will unveil a brand-new stop right outside AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. On “FOX NFL Sunday,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and INDYCAR driver Pato O’Ward got a bird’s-eye view of what the course will look like.
The collaboration between INDYCAR and the Cowboys had the FOX football crew psyched on Sunday morning.
“Two American institutions: INDYCAR racing, which we had a great time at last year at the INDY 500, and then you look at the Dallas Cowboys,” Michael Strahan said.
This will be the first-ever Grand Prix of Arlington and the third stop on the INDYCAR calendar, after the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway.
“We’re excited about this thing,” Jones said. “It’s something that will be here for days and years to come.”
It’s no surprise that Jones’ team is the one to bring this landmark event to his team’s stadium. Terry Bradshaw noted on “FOX NFL Sunday” that Jones has always been at the forefront of change in the NFL, so this partnership is no surprise.
“He changed the NFL,” Bradshaw said. “He showed them how you can market your team without having to just be in a football game, and he has done that. They all fought him on it, but they have now learned a great lesson on how to make money from Jerry Jones.”
The race itself, which will be broadcast on FOX on March 15, will be a memorable one.
Strahan added, “To put the NFL and INDYCAR together in Arlington, that’s such a big moment.”
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