Trump will kick off the IndyCar race in the Beast before cars zoom through Washington's streets

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 is transforming the streets around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this weekend into an IndyCar motorsports mecca for the first time.

Race car drivers will compete at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C. this weekend, turning the National Mall into a racetrack.

Alexander Rossi topped the opening session at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix as rain and drying conditions challenged IndyCar teams in Washington, DC.

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.

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Aug 20 : IndyCar will race through the heart of the U.S. capital this weekend, bringing open-wheel cars to a temporary circuit around the National Mall in a first-of-its-kind event tied to America's 250th anniversary celebrations.The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be contested over 147 laps covering 250 miles on a 1.7-mil