Streets of D.C. transformed into a race track for IndyCar race this weekend
This weekend, downtown Washington, D.C., will trade bumper-to-bumper traffic for street racing, with the NTT IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix race. Sunday’s race, which will be 250 miles long in honor of America’s 250th birthday, will be the second-longest circuit race in IndyCar history.
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