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IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in auto race along National Mall - The Washington Post
Entertainment and CultureBy Les Carpenter, Liam Bowman, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Ben Conarck8/23/20261 min read
After President Trump waved the green flag to start the competition at around 1 p.m., the rubber hit the road. Cars swarmed past spectators in a brightly colored blur that shook the pavement
✨ Key Highlights
- IndyCar drivers competed in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday, racing through streets of Washington, D.C., along the National Mall.
- President Trump waved the green flag to begin the competition at around 1 p.m.
- The course transformed D.C. streets in front of the U.S. Capitol into a racetrack, with cars speeding past landmarks including the National Gallery of Art and the National Archives.
- Spectators watched as vehicles roared by in a brightly colored blur that reverberated across the pavement.
With D.C. streets in front of the U.S. Capitol transformed into a racetrack, drivers on Sunday bolted past the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives and other landmarks in the Freedom 250 Gr