Overview
- Organizers revealed a seven-turn layout featuring a 0.4-mile frontstretch on Pennsylvania Avenue and segments past the Capitol, Washington Monument and major museums.
- The event is targeted for late August 2026, with reports citing Aug. 21–23, Aug. 22–23 or Aug. 23 as final details are confirmed.
- The weekend will be free to the public as part of America’s 250th celebrations, and a new logo placing an Indy car before the Capitol dome was introduced.
- A presidential executive order authorizes the race on federal grounds and allows standard team sponsorship on vehicles without a separate congressional vote.
- FOX will broadcast the race nationally, with circuit buildout slated to begin later this summer and the lap count and start time still to be determined.