IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix comes to the streets of Washington, D.C

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The National Mall in Washington, D.C., looks a lot different this weekend, as IndyCar prepares to hold a race in the nation's capital as part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations.

Instead of parked tour buses and ice cream trucks, the roads around the Mall are lined with concrete barriers and catch fences marking the Freedom 250 Grand Prix's circuit. The race’s chairman, Bud Denker, says t…

The National Mall in Washington, D.C., looks a lot different this weekend, as IndyCar prepares to hold a race in the nation's capital as part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations.

Instead of parked tour buses and ice cream trucks, the roads around the Mall are lined with concrete barriers and catch fences marking the Freedom 250 Grand Prix's circuit. The race’s chairman, Bud Denker, says t…

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