WASHINGTON—IndyCar unveiled on March 9 the route for a major race planned in Washington this August as part of nationwide celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary.
The event—expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators and potentially more than a million viewers onsite while being broadcast on Fox Sports—will feature a 1.7-mile street circuit weaving around some of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks, including the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, the National Mall, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Archives. Cars are expected to reach speeds approaching 200 mph.
