Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington
Trump led a slow lap in The Beast before waving the green flag for a 147-lap race that organizers said drew nearly 300,000 people.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump will wave the green flag to start the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, capping America's 250th anniversary celebration with a first-of-its-kind IndyCar race through the capital's streets.
- The race highlights summer-long America 250 festivities after Trump issued an executive order directing the Transportation Department to design the course, bypassing Congress when the original Capitol-area proposal stalled over advertising restrictions.
- More than 100,000 spectators are expected to attend the 1.7-mile circuit with free admission, while corporate sponsors including Boeing, SpaceX, and Delta Air Lines support the event where 25 drivers will reach speeds up to 180 miles per hour.
- President Trump will take a ceremonial lap in the presidential limousine, known as "The Beast," before the race begins, while officials pause air traffic at Ronald Reagan National Airport for three hours to accommodate military flyovers.
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Trump’s summer of fun ends with an IndyCar race on the streets of D.C.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were driven in the presidential limo around an IndyCar racetrack shaped from the streets of downtown Washington on Sunday afternoon. It was the final, major event planned for the city as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The post Trump’s summer of fun ends with an IndyCar race on the streets of D.C. appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Trump caps summer of US birthday fun with IndyCar race through Washington
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump capped celebrations of the U.S. 250th anniversary with a first-of-its-kind auto race through the streets of Washington, closing a summer of sports and spectacle as drivers sped past the capital’s iconic landmarks. The post Trump caps summer of US birthday fun with IndyCar race through Washington appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
On the occasion of the 250th birthday of the USA, an indycar race took place for the first time in Washington. Donald Trump staged the spectacle as a patriotic mega-event. "Our country is great and our 250th birthday is something very special," said the US President.
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