Josef Newgarden watches from the pit area before the start practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 23, 2025. AP Photo/Michael Conroy
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 30 to host an IndyCar race in Washington, as part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations.
The Freedom250 Grand Prix is scheduled for Aug. 23 and will be broadcast on Fox Sports, with festivities kicking off on Aug. 21.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
