INDYCAR Drivers, Executives Take In Washington Ahead Of Freedom 250

INDYCAR’s inaugural Freedom 250 will race on D.C. streets Sunday — a 147‑lap, 1.7‑mile course that runs past the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, with President Trump expected to wave the green flag and six military flyovers planned.
Several drivers (including Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou and Graham Rahal) toured the city and visited the White House and Capitol this week, even presenting a helmet to First Lady Melania Trump — many called racing in D.C. a special honor.
FOX Sports and INDYCAR are donating $2 million to Melania Trump’s “Fostering the Future” scholarship initiative, giving the event a charitable angle tied to the country’s 250th anniversary.