# IndyCar champ Alex Palou will get a home race as the series announces 2027 stop in Spain

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/indycar-champ-alex-palou-will-get-a-home-race-as-the-series-announces-2027-stop-in-spain/
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:40:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:24:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/indycar-champ-alex-palou-home-race-series-announces-2027-stop-spain
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, TV, World

## Key points

- IndyCar adds a Spanish race on 18 July 2027.
- Alex Palou will get a home event.
- Nashville and the Freedom 250 are absent from the schedule.

## Summary

IndyCar will race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 18 July 2027, giving defending five-time champion Alex Palou a home event in Spain. It will be the series’ first race outside North America since 2013 and its first in Spain since 2007, marking a notable return to international competition.

The Barcelona circuit is known for hosting Formula One and MotoGP, though its layout has drawn criticism in F1 for limited overtaking. The article argues IndyCars may race differently there. Adding Spain means Nashville Superspeedway is off the 2027 schedule, and the one-off Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., is also not set to return that year.

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