{"id":448544,"date":"2026-01-31T01:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448544\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T01:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:27:16","slug":"spectacular-sudden-addition-to-2026-indycar-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448544\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular sudden addition to 2026 IndyCar calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 IndyCar Series calendar has unexpectedly grown with the announcement of a brand-new street race in Washington D.C. ordered by US president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Forming part of America\u2019s 250th birthday celebrations, the event will be free to the general public. It will take place across August 21-23, with details about the track layout to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/official-2026-repco-supercars-championship-season-guide-pre-order?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/season-guide-2026_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndyCar racing is a source of pride and entertainment for our nation, which is why I am pleased to announce the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.\u201d said Trump via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/01\/celebrating-american-greatness-with-american-motor-racing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an executive order<\/a> signed today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis race, the first motor race ever to be held in our nation\u2019s capital near the National Mall, will showcase the majesty of our great city as drivers navigate a track around our iconic national monuments in celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a new American citizen I\u2019m jacked to race around our nations capital this season! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3NENjF7QT\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/T3NENjF7QT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin93) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smclaughlin93\/status\/2017302944077529492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>IndyCar owner Roger Penske said: \u201cPresident Trump has bestowed an incredible distinction upon our sport, and we\u2019re grateful for his trust and support as IndyCar prepares to honour our country with a tremendous racing spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be a truly memorable event that celebrates our country\u2019s independence and the legacy of patriotism, innovation and excellence that powers motorsports across America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/indycars-fresh-2026-calendar-launched\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 IndyCar season<\/a> will kick off in St. Petersburg on March 1.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 IndyCar Series calendar has unexpectedly grown with the announcement of a brand-new street race in Washington&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-448544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}