3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 20
Summary
25 drivers will run the 147-lap, 250-mile Freedom 250 Grand Prix around the National Mall on Saturday and Sunday, with the main race starting at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.
140,000 spectators a day are expected, free general-admission tickets are gone, and organizers are limiting access to each ticket holder’s assigned viewing zone.
3 hours of flight halts at Reagan National are planned Sunday, while extensive road closures and bus detours are pushing officials to steer attendees to Metro’s eight nearby stations.
220 manholes on the 1.66-mile street circuit were welded shut for safety, and attendees face airport-style screening, clear-bag rules and a ban on outside food, alcohol and drones.
3 Smithsonian museums inside the ticketed zone will require race tickets for entry, underscoring how the Trump-created Freedom 250 event is reshaping access to the Mall this weekend.