Where to watch IndyCar Freedom 250: Channel, time, TV schedule, live stream for Washington, D.C. race originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The summer-long celebration of America's 250th birthday continues this weekend with a new IndyCar event on the streets of Washington, D.C.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix brings open-wheel racing to the streets around the National Mall, with the start/finish line in front of the United States Capitol. A course that also turns past several Smithsonian museums will provide a unique setting as the IndyCar season nears an end.
It will be the sixth street course of the season, and prior results make Alex Palou a clear favorite to take the checkered flag. He has won three of the previous five street races, in St. Petersburg, Long Beach and Detroit, and finished in second and fourth in the other two.
Will Palou do it again, or will another driver take the glory at the inaugural edition of this race? Here's when and where to tune in to all the action.
Where to watch IndyCar Freedom 250- TV channel: Fox
- Live stream:fubo
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will air nationally on Fox with Will Buxton, Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe on the call. Fans can also stream the race live with fubo.
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When does the Freedom 250 race start?- Date: Sunday, Aug. 23
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
The inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix is set to begin Sunday at 1 p.m. ET from Washington, D.C. See below for the full weekend broadcast schedule.
Freedom 250 Grand Prix broadcast scheduleSaturday, Aug. 22EventTime (ET)WatchIndyCar Series practice9 a.m.FS1, fuboIROC practice 110:40 a.m.FOX OneIROC practice 212:25 p.m.FOX OneIndyCar Series practice1 p.m.FS2, fuboIROC race3 p.m.FOX OneIndyCar Series qualifying5 p.m.FS2, fuboSunday, Aug. 23EventTime (ET)WatchIndyCar warmup9 a.m.FS1, fuboIROC race encore10 a.m.FS1, fuboPre-race show11:30 a.m.Fox, fuboFreedom 250 Grand Prix1 p.m.Fox, fuboFreedom 250 Grand Prix course routeThe 1.7-mile street course for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will begin an end at the National Mall near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, not far from where the stage is usually set up for presidential inaugurations.
Drivers will head north from the start/finish line on 3rd Street, then turn northwest on Pennsylvania Avenue before turning west on 9th Street, just past the National Archives. A quick jog east on Constitution Avenue for a block leads to a turn south on 7th Street before the drivers head east again on Independence Avenue at the National Air and Space Museum. The route veers left on Maryland Avenue, past the National Museum of the American Indian, then back onto 3rd Street and around again.
IndyCar Series schedule, winners 2026DateRaceSiteTime (ET)TV/WinnerMar. 1Grand Prix of St. PetersburgStreets of St. Petersburg12 p.m.Alex PalouMar. 7Good Ranchers 250Phoenix Raceway3 p.m.Josef NewgardenMar. 15Grand Prix of ArlingtonStreets of Arlington12:30 p.m.Kyle KirkwoodMar. 29Children's of Alabama Grand PrixBarber Motorsports Park1 p.m.Alex PalouApr. 19Grand Prix of Long BeachStreets of Long Beach5:30 p.m.Alex PalouMay 9Sonsio Grand PrixIMS Road Course4:30 p.m.Christian LundgaardMay 24Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway10 a.m.Felix RosenqvistMay 31Detroit Grand PrixStreets of Detroit12:30 p.m.Alex PalouJune 7Bommarito Automotive Group 500World Wide Technology Raceway9 p.m.Josef NewgardenJune 21XPEL Grand Prix at Road AmericaRoad America2 p.m.Christian LundgaardJuly 5Indy 200 at Mid-OhioMid-Ohio Sports Car Course12:30 p.m.Pato O'WardJuly 19Music City Grand PrixNashville Superspeedway5:30 p.m.Alex PalouAug. 9Grand Prix of PortlandPortland International Raceway4 p.m.Alex PalouAug. 16Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at MarkhamStreets of Markham12 p.m.Marcus EricssonAug. 23Freedom 250 Grand Prix of D.C.Streets of Washington, D.C.1 p.m.Fox, fuboAug. 29Snap-On Fixers and Makers 250Milwaukee Mile2:30 p.m.Fox, fuboAug. 30Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250Milwaukee Mile1 p.m.Fox, fuboSept. 6Grand Prix of MontereyWeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca2:30 p.m.Fox, fubo
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