IndyCar announces start time for highly anticipated Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets of Washington, DC

The NTT IndyCar Series is gearing up to deed the streets of Washington, DC for the archetypal clip connected Aug. 23, and now, we cognize erstwhile the greenish emblem volition wave.

There is perfectly nary question astir it: the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC is going to beryllium a full-on spectacle arsenic cars contention past immoderate of the astir iconic monuments our federation has to offer.

As such, it's getting the level of sum it deserves.

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Practice sessions 1 and 2 volition aerial Saturday, Aug. 22, connected FS1 and FS2, respectively. Qualifying volition instrumentality spot that evening from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ET connected FS2.

Then, Sunday morning, the IndyCar broadcast booth regulars — lap-by-lap commentator Will Buxton, on with erstwhile drivers-turned-broadcasters Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe — volition telephone the warm-up from 9 to 10 a.m. ET connected FS1.

IndyCar volition observe America's 250th day with the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

After that, expanded pre-race sum volition get underway connected FOX astatine 11:30 a.m. ET, with the contention getting started soon aft 1 p.m. ET.

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On apical of the IndyCar action, the International Race of Champions, oregon IROC, volition marque its instrumentality arsenic a enactment bid for the weekend. They'll contention connected Saturday, with IndyCar greats Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan taking portion alongside NASCAR legends Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott utilizing the aforesaid Pontiac Firebirds the archetypal IROC bid utilized from 1996 to 2006.

IndyCar drivers (from left) David Malukas, Felix Rosenqvist, and Alex Palou visited the White House this week. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)

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There's a batch of excitement astir this one-of-a-kind summation to the 2026 IndyCar calendar, and this week reigning bid champ Alex Palou, Indy 500 champ Felix Rosenqvist and Team Penske's David Malukas were each astatine the White House to conscionable with President Donald Trump and to sound retired immoderate pit halt practice.

IndyCar has different large play ahead, arsenic the bid heads to Nashville Superspeedway for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix connected Sunday, which volition aerial connected FOX instantly aft the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final.