{
  "id": 2356673,
  "title": "IndyCar race: Freedom 250 in Washington DC start time, green flag, qualifying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/indycar-race-freedom-250-in-washington-dc-start-time-green-flag",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:09:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indycar-race-freedom-250-washington-100923876.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The IndyCar Series heads to the famous streets of Washington, D.C., for the Freedom 250: Qualifying, race schedule, start time, how to watch.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "How Bud Denker turned a “dream” D.C. IndyCar race into a reality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/how-bud-denker-turned-a-dream-d-c-indycar-race-into-a-reality",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:33:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}