The Freedom 250th Grand Prix is taking over Washington, DC, this weekend with a 1.7-mile racetrack zipping through the nation's capital.
More than 140,000 people are expected to attend the District's first-ever IndyCar series race taking place Sunday, Aug. 23. Practice and qualifying races are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22, followed by the main race the next day.
The competition includes seven turns with the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument in the background.
The race has been described as one of the signature events commemorating the country's 250th anniversary, according to DC250.
President Donald Trump is expected to ride around the track in his motorcade before the event begins.
Here's how to tune in to the competition.
How to watch Freedom 250 Grand Prix: TV, livestreaming
The Freedom 250 Grand
Prix of Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23 will be broadcast nationally on FOX beginning at 1 p.m. ET, with livestreaming coverage available through Fubo.
What time does the race start?
Green flag is scheduled for 1:13 p.m. ET.
Schedule of Freedom 250 Grand Prix events
Saturday, Aug. 22
(All times listed in ET)
- 8 a.m. : Public gates open
- 9:05 a.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series Practice 1
- 10:40 a.m. : IROC Practice
- 11:25 a.m. : Joint NTT INDYCAR + IROC autograph sessions
- 12:25 p.m. : IROC Practice 2
- 1:05 p.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series Practice 2
- 3 p.m. : IROC Race 1
- 4 p.m. : IROC Race 2
- 4:30 p.m. : IROC post-race ceremonies
- 5 p.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series qualifying
Sunday, Aug. 23
- 8 a.m. : Public gates open
- 9:15 a.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series warm-up
- 11:30 a.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series pre-race activities
- 12 p.m. : Cars to grid
- 12:20 p.m. : Driver introductions
- 1:05 p.m. : Drivers start your engines
- 1:10 p.m. : Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC
- 3:40 p.m. : NTT INDYCAR Series post-race ceremonies
Where does the racetrack run through DC?
The seven-turn race will loop around the east end of the National Mall and continue down Pennsylvania and Independence Avenues, home to some of the city's most important traffic intersections.
Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY based in Washington, D.C. Reach her at mdelrey@usatoday.com.
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