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It's May, but IndyCar Series fans need one weekend of patience before the action turns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The show comes to Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama, for a 90-lap race on the 16-turn, 2.3-mile road course 80 feet of elevation change. Drivers will be allowed 200 seconds of push-to-pass, enabled in 20-second increments.
Alex Palou maintains a commanding points lead through three races with wins at St. Petersburg and Thermal, but Kyle Kirkwood won the most recent race at Long Beach (though Palou was second).
Scott McLaughlin has won the past two races in Alabama, while Team Penske teammate Will Power finished 3rd (2023) and 2nd ('24). Also, in last year's race, a mannequin fell onto the track. Really.
From Nathan Brown, IndyStar
Pole position winner: At a new team this year, Christian Lundgaard has already proven to be fast on Saturday, with a pair of Fast Six appearances in 2025. Coming to, statistically, one of his best tracks (6th-place finishes each of the last two years with Fast Six appearances in both), Lundgaard snags his third career IndyCar pole.
Race winner: Six pole position winners have won the 14 IndyCar stops at Barber Motorsports Park, and 11 winners have started on the first two rows. Expect Lundgaard’s Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward to start toward the front, too (O’Ward has made the Fast Six the last four years at Barber). Other teams will have a tough time working around them. The 1-2 finish Arrow McLaren personnel dreamed of at Thermal comes through at Barber.
Something you might not expect: Felix Rosenqvist logs his first podium finish since joining Meyer Shank Racing. This isn’t entirely unexpected – the Swedish driver has snagged top-5 finishes each of the last two races and four overall with the team – but it will mark MSR’s first podium in nearly three years (Simon Pagenaud, 2022 IMS road course), coming at a track Rosenqvist finished 4th at a year ago.
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
2:35-3:55 p.m.: IndyCar practice, FS2
10:30-11:30 a.m.: IndyCar practice, FS1
1:35-3 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1
9 a.m.: IndyCar Warmup, FS1
12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
TV: Coverage begins at noon ET, Sunday, May 4, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
Watch free with a Fubo trial
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
Cars get five sets of primary hard tires and five sets of alternate soft tires for the weekend. Rookie drivers are allowed one more set of primary tires in the first practice session. Cars must use at least one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps during the race.
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama &, 12:47 p.m.
May 10, Indianapolis &, 4:30 p.m.
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 3 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m.
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
(Through three of 17 races)
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2025 IndyCar results
Alex Palou maintains a commanding points lead through three races with wins at St. Petersburg and Thermal, but Kyle Kirkwood won the most recent race at Long Beach (though Palou was second).
2024 IndyCar results at Barber
Scott McLaughlin has won the past two races in Alabama, while Team Penske teammate Will Power finished 3rd (2023) and 2nd ('24). Also, in last year's race, a mannequin fell onto the track. Really.
IndyCar at Barber expert picks, predictions
From Nathan Brown, IndyStar
Pole position winner: At a new team this year, Christian Lundgaard has already proven to be fast on Saturday, with a pair of Fast Six appearances in 2025. Coming to, statistically, one of his best tracks (6th-place finishes each of the last two years with Fast Six appearances in both), Lundgaard snags his third career IndyCar pole.
Race winner: Six pole position winners have won the 14 IndyCar stops at Barber Motorsports Park, and 11 winners have started on the first two rows. Expect Lundgaard’s Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward to start toward the front, too (O’Ward has made the Fast Six the last four years at Barber). Other teams will have a tough time working around them. The 1-2 finish Arrow McLaren personnel dreamed of at Thermal comes through at Barber.
Something you might not expect: Felix Rosenqvist logs his first podium finish since joining Meyer Shank Racing. This isn’t entirely unexpected – the Swedish driver has snagged top-5 finishes each of the last two races and four overall with the team – but it will mark MSR’s first podium in nearly three years (Simon Pagenaud, 2022 IMS road course), coming at a track Rosenqvist finished 4th at a year ago.
IndyCar Series schedule at Barber
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
IndyCar schedule at Barber on Friday, May 2
2:35-3:55 p.m.: IndyCar practice, FS2
IndyCar qualifying schedule at Barber on Saturday, May 3
10:30-11:30 a.m.: IndyCar practice, FS1
1:35-3 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1
IndyCar race schedule at Barber on Sunday, May 4
9 a.m.: IndyCar Warmup, FS1
12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
What channel is IndyCar race at Barber on?
TV: Coverage begins at noon ET, Sunday, May 4, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
How can I stream the IndyCar race at Barber on May 4?
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
Watch free with a Fubo trial
How can I listen to IndyCar race at Barber on May 4?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
Barber Firestone tire allotment
Cars get five sets of primary hard tires and five sets of alternate soft tires for the weekend. Rookie drivers are allowed one more set of primary tires in the first practice session. Cars must use at least one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps during the race.
2025 IndyCar Series schedule
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama &, 12:47 p.m.
May 10, Indianapolis &, 4:30 p.m.
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 3 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m.
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
- A.J. Foyt: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
- Andretti Global: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
- Arrow McLaren: Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
- Chip Ganassi: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
- Dale Coyne: Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay
- Dreyer & Reinbold: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
- Ed Carpenter: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
- Juncos Hollinger: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
- Meyer Shank: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
- Prema: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
- Team Penske: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power
IndyCar Series 2025 points championship points
(Through three of 17 races)
- Alex Palou, 142 points
- Kyle Kirkwood, 108
- Christian Lundgaard, 96
- Felix Rosenqvist, 88
- Scott Dixon, 86
- Pato O'Ward, 80
- Colton Herta, 73
- Scott McLaughlin, 69
- Will Power, 63
- Josef Newgarden, 58
- Alexander Rossi, 58
- Marcus Ericsson, 55
- Santino Ferrucci, 51
- Marcus Armstrong, 50
- Kyffin Simpson, 48
- Rinus Veekay, 46
- Graham Rahal, 45
- David Malukas, 42
- Christian Rasmussen, 40
- Sting Ray Robb, 39
- Conor Daly, 32
- Robert Shwartzman, 30
- Nolan Siegel, 26
- Louis Foster, 25
- Callum Ilott, 25
- Devlin DeFrancesco, 24
- Jacob Abel, 17
IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year points
- Robert Schwartzman, 30 points
- Louis Foster, 25
- Jacob Abel, 17
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar at Barber start time, TV, streaming, radio, expert prediction
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