Ride Shotgun in a Corvette on D.C.’s Freedom 250 IndyCar Track - WSJ

Ride Shotgun in a Corvette on D.C.’s Freedom 250 IndyCar Track  WSJ

A Freedom 250 Indycar during a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 13, 2026. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is expected to take place in Washington on August 22 and 23. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Bloomberg via Getty Images Something

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

Here's a look at the 7-turn, 1.7-mile circuit winding through the National Mall that will test IndyCar's drivers in a marathon race.

Along the circuit lie clear markers of Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda that has reshaped the district