Inside IndyCar’s Washington, D.C. race: 288,000 ticket requests and a 13-person team
On Thursday, commuters on Washington D.C.’s Metro were greeted by an unprecedented sight: an official IndyCar show car attached directly to one of the trains traveling through the city. Behind the spectacle was a core team of just 13 people, 1,350 pages of permits and demand that produced 288,000 ticket requests. It was a striking sign that the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix of ... Keep reading
The IndyCar Series is set to begin its inaugural race at Washington, D.C.'s Freedom 250 street course on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The 147-lap event will take place on a 7-turn, 1.7-mile course and is scheduled to start at 1:13 p.m. ET, with the green flag slated to drop at 1:13 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast on Fox, with coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
Play-by-play commentator Will Buxton will be joined by analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Pit reporters Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee, and Jack Harvey will provide additional insight throughout the race.
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