{
  "id": 2715061,
  "title": "Trump will kick off the IndyCar race in the Beast before cars zoom through Washington’s streets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/trump-will-kick-off-the-indycar-race-in-the-beast-before-cars-zoom-2715061",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T04:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-indycar-america-250-fe6d60c0be3a82c63d44d7aa1703a671"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a first for Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump and his wife Melania are set to kick off the IndyCar race with a traditional prerace kickoff in his presidential limo, known as the Beast, on Sunday. The race, dubbed the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, will see cars zoom through the city's downtown, including a stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, at speeds reaching 200 mph. Trump, in an earlier promotion, said the cars will \"make freedom roar\" like never before. The race is part of Trump's series of celebratory events marking America's 250th birthday, including a UFC fight on the White House lawn, military aircraft flyovers, a July Fourth fireworks show on the National Mall, and a state fair hosted by the president.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — For once, things will be moving quickly in bureaucratic Washington, D.C., when the nation’s capital hosts an IndyCar race through its streets. President Donald Trump and…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Trump to kick off IndyCar race in Washington D.C.",
    "Race, Freedom 250 Grand Prix, through city streets",
    "Trump's 250th birthday celebration events"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The presidential limo being used to kick off the IndyCar race marks a new level of White House involvement in traditionally local events and blurs lines between official duties and celebratory activities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump will kick off the IndyCar race in the Beast before cars zoom through Washington’s streets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/trump-will-kick-off-the-indycar-race-in-the-beast-before-cars-zoom",
        "published": "2026-08-23T04:02:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}