# ESPN IndyCar Race Lookup by Date

> ESPN IndyCar Race Lookup by Date is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns ESPN IndyCar (IRL) races near a given date, including race name and date, as JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/espn-indycar-scoreboard-date
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/espn-indycar-race-lookup-by-date-5db0b843
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZJ4UCKzbbaKnPBhVuvOmS

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability espn-indycar-race-lookup-by-date-5db0b843 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What IndyCar races are scheduled around July 4th 2025? Can you look up races near 20250704 on the ESPN IndyCar schedule?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to find IndyCar/IRL race names and dates near a specific calendar date from ESPN data. Prefer this over general sports APIs when the query is specifically about IndyCar racing schedule lookups by date.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid date format (not YYYYMMDD) may return an error or empty results
- No races found near the given date returns empty or sparse JSON
- ESPN data unavailability may cause failures or stale data
- Network or payment (x402) errors may prevent response

## How this service works

ESPN IndyCar (IRL) races near a given date (YYYYMMDD): race name and date Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON response containing IndyCar (IRL) race entries near the specified date, each including the race name and the race date.

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