3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (192+ words) Downtown DC has been transformed into a racetrack ahead of an unprecedented IndyCar race along the National Mall. Washington, DC has been transformed into a racetrack, where speeds could approach 200 mph during Sunday’s unprecedented IndyCar race along the National Mall....

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (651+ words) The IndyCar Series continues to Washington, D.C., with the Freedom 250 race in the nation’s capital. It is the first time D.C. has hosted an IndyCar race. Alex Palou is looking for his seventh race win of the 2026 IndyCar season. Follow our…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) IndyCar wowed fans during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix qualifying event in Washington, D.C., as drivers raced past landmarks along the National Mall. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is taking over Washington, DC this weekend. People from all over the country are descending…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (367+ words) August 22, 2026, 3:36 PM The U.S. Secret Service wants those heading to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix what to expect when they go through the security checkpoints Sunday. Tara McLeese, special agent in charge of the Secret Service Washington Field Office, told WTOP that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (595+ words) Washington, D.C., is set to swap traffic jams for roaring engines this weekend as the Freedom 250 Grand Prix brings IndyCar racing to the streets around the National Mall for the first time, turning one of America’s most recognisable landscapes into a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (624+ words) August 21, 2026, 6:29 PM “We get to race at a lot of cool cities, but this one is by far the best that we’ve ever had, and I can say that very truthfully,” Kyle Kirkwood said Friday. “Going by the Capitol building,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (123+ words) Dozens of Washington bigwigs gathered Friday morning near the National Gallery of Art and the U.S. Capitol, for the chance to whiz around the 1.66-mile, 7-turn Grand Prix racetrack with a professional driver behind the wheel. Joe Manchin III, Laura Ingraham,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (275+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Tornado watch issued until 10 p.m. Thursday as severe storms batter the DC region August 20, 2026, 3:04 PM No, you weren’t hallucinating Thursday morning — that was an IndyCar being pulled along the Metro tracks through a portion of D.C. It was…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (933+ words) As Washington, D.C., gears up for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix this weekend, residents and visitors are still figuring out the giant racetrack in the heart of the city and how to navigate it. Jason Michaud, a Trump supporter from Las Vegas,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) The IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix brings high-speed excitement to Washington D.C. this weekend. Ambassador Monica Crowley reveals that over one million spectators are expected to watch twenty-five race cars reach speeds up to 190 mph. Crowley notes this marks the first major…...