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.
The president says the 147-lap race will be an event ‘like no other’ as drivers zip through Washington, DC.
Trump's Freedom 250 Grand Prix brought IndyCar to DC amid heavy security and a National Guard crackdown.
The Trump-backed event meant to cap off a summer of celebrations will draw more than 200,000 people to the National Mall over two days.
Penske Corporation President Bud Denker's dream was to bring IndyCar to the streets of Washington, DC. When cars hit the track, it brought the business leader to tears.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, along with thousands of spectators, watched Kyle Kirkwood win the Indycar Freedom 250 Grand Prix race in downtown Washington, DC.
As part of this year's America 250 celebrations, IndyCars will zoom around a 1.66-mile track at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour.
Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.
IndyCar racers hit the streets of Washington, D.C., at nearly 200 mph for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a first-of-its-kind America 250 celebration.
Major landmarks were placed behind fencing, and streets were closed ahead of the latest event to celebrate America's birthday.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is poised to bring dozens of race cars and tens of thousands of spectators to the heart of Washington, D.C.'s National Mall this weekend. The two-day motorsports event, ...