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Timelapse preview of Trump-backed D.C. IndyCar track
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August 18, 2026
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1:17Now PlayingThe often-congested streets around the National Mall will transform in less than a week into a speedy racetrack.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix, scheduled for Aug. 23, will be the first-ever IndyCar street race in Washington, D.C. The 1.66-mile circuit takes race cars past the U.S. Capitol, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and crosses the National Mall twice.
The race is part of a series of events hosted by President Donald Trump this year for America’s 250th birthday. In June, he hosted a UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
In an interview with the AP, the Penske Corporation, which owns IndyCar, said it is paying for the “vast majority” of the event.
Free general admission tickets were issued in June, while premium “Champion’s Club” tickets were sold for $5,000 per person for the two-day event.
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