Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Alex Palou entered the Washington D.C. race weekend with a 133-point lead, and secured pole position for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. However, an uncharacteristically messy day for Palou opened the door for Kyle Kirkwood to make big gains as he captured the checkered flag. Kirkwood is now 91 points behind Palou with jus

Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, was in the president’s spectator box along with first lady Melania Trump

The inaugural DC IndyCar race capped a summer of Trump-style elaborate celebrations for America's 250th birthday

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August 23, 2026 4:36 PM ET President Donald Trump climbed into the armored presidential limousine and circled a racetrack wrapped around the nation’s capital to launch the first IndyCar event ever staged in Washington.Trump piloted a ceremonial lap in “the Beast” around the 1.7-mile street course near the U.S. Capitol

Fans at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., describe an overwhelming sense of pride and unity absent from other American sports.

First lady Melania Trump on Sunday shared how her father got her into racing during an interview at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix event. “Yes, when I was growing up, my father introduced me to the races and to the race cars, and he owned some incredible cars from Maserati and Cougar and Mustang, Mercedes,”…

Trump kicks off IndyCar race in ‘The Beast’ | CNN Politics  CNN

Trump and Melania take ‘Lap of Honor’ in The Beast before Freedom 250 Grand Prix  MARCA

Donald Trump has waved the green flag to start the IndyCar 250 Grand Prix around Washington DC.

Donald Trump has waved the green flag to start the IndyCar 250 Grand Prix around Washington DC.

'Make Freedom Roar': Trump Waves The Green Flag, Does Honorary Lap Before D.C. Grand Prix  HuffPost

Trump takes a lap in 'the Beast' at Freedom 250 Grand Prix, waves green flag  USA Today

President Trump took a lap of honor around IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix 1.7-mile circuit near the US Capitol on Sunday to kick off the capstone event of DC summer festivities for America's 250th.

The Kiwi earned six points for a seventh-place finish at Circuit Zandvoort.

Freedom 250 Grand Prix Races Today: What To Know About DC IndyCar Event  Forbes

Twenty-five cars traveling at top speeds approaching 180 mph are zooming around the National Mall this weekend as IndyCar takes over downtown D.C.

IndyCar's D.C. street race pits a "red state" sport against the bluest city—but the divide isn't all that it seems.

Crowds pack Washington DC for Freedom 250 Grand Prix  Reuters

The four-time NASCAR champion last claimed an individual race victory in 2015 at a Cup Series event at Martinsville Speedway.

Dua Lipa looked effortlessly chic as she carried her huge £6,000 Chanel bucket bag in New York City on Friday.

The president says the 147-lap race will be an event 'like no other' as drivers zip through Washington, DC.

A post by a US Government department led to a wave of shocked messages from people who thought it had shared an AI image of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Hillary Clinton

Downtown Washington, D.C., has become a racetrack, with planners putting the finishing touches on the city-street course that will host the district’s first immersive IndyCar race this weekend. President Donald Trump is expected to start IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday with an honorary lap ahead of the histo

Two motorcycle riders killed in qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man  Toronto Star

A slice of Washington, D.C., will be transformed into an IndyCar race track this weekend for an event commemorating the U.S.'s 250th birthday.