Overview
- The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is scheduled for Aug. 22–23 on a temporary 1.66–1.7 mile, seven‑turn street circuit laid out around the National Mall and U.S. Capitol.
- Organizers extended the event to 147 laps to total about 250 miles and say the track and grandstands are largely under construction ahead of practice and qualifying on Aug. 22 and the main race on Aug. 23.
- The White House has confirmed President Donald Trump will take an honorary lap in his presidential limousine before the race, a detail that has driven extra Secret Service and federal security planning.
- City and federal officials have welded manhole covers, installed roughly 1,800 concrete barriers, imposed broad street and parking closures through Aug. 26 with some limits into September, and asked spectators to use Metro while the FAA coordinates brief airspace pauses for planned flyovers.
- Organizers estimate the event costs about $35 million funded mainly by corporate sponsors, free general‑admission tickets are sold out with premium hospitality still available, FOX Sports will run an expanded national broadcast, and nearby museums have conducted studies and will monitor vibrations for possible effects on buildings and artworks.