The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was planned around the National Mall for America’s 250th anniversary.
The event was announced as an IndyCar Series street race in Washington, D.C., created to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. Its proposed course used roads around the National Mall, the monumental core of the capital.
The National Mall is not a single building or a conventional racing circuit. It is a long landscaped park extending from the U.S. Capitol toward the Lincoln Memorial, with major monuments and museums along its edges.
The race was a new event rather than a revival of an established Washington Grand Prix. That distinction matters because the America250 program also includes historical, cultural, educational, and maritime projects alongside newer sporting spectacles.