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  "id": 3375212,
  "title": "IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Promoter: ‘This Is My Sistine Chapel’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/indycars-freedom-250-grand-prix-promoter-this-is-my-sistine-chapel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T23:16:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2026/08/25/indycars-freedom-250-grand-prix-promoter-this-is-my-sistine-chapel/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was held in Washington DC, with the city's streets transformed into a racetrack. The event took place in front of the US Capitol, with landmarks such as the National Gallery of Art and the National Archives lining the route.\n\nThe 1.66-mile track had seven turns and included two particularly challenging ones. Drivers reached speeds of around 160 mph on the straightaways along Pennsylvania and Independence avenues. The race covered roughly 250 miles, with drivers circling the National Mall 147 times.\n\nKyle Kirkwood, a 27-year-old driver from Florida, won the event. According to The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun, President Donald Trump waved the green flag to start the competition at around 1 p.m. The race lasted nearly three hours, with cars swarming by in a brightly colored blur, shaking the pavement and filling the air with exhaust fumes.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Indycar Drivers Roar through D.C. Streets in Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/indycar-drivers-roar-through-d-c-streets-in-trumps-freedom-250-grand",
        "published": "2026-08-25T03:22:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Delivers With 3.2 Million Viewers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/indycars-freedom-250-grand-prix-delivers-with-3-2-million-viewers",
        "published": "2026-08-26T00:27:56.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}