We’re finally entering the last week of the preseason, which means the regular season is right around the corner. Sunday only brought us one preseason matchup, with the Tennessee Titans taking down the Seattle Seahawks. But there was also a bit of good and bad injury news on Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers got a…
Almost nothing is guaranteed in motorsports, but when you set out to host a one-of-a-kind INDYCAR street race in the heart of Washington, D.C., exceptional and wonderfully juxtaposed views are, in fact, a given. For Sunday’s Freedom 250, the 1.7-mile street course ran around and through the National Mall, flanked by the U.S. Capitol on…
INDYCAR’s Freedom 250 is one of the biggest spectacles in sports, and the pre-race celebrations were capped in an eye-catching way. All seven branches of the United States military were represented in a flyover ahead of the green flag, which was waved by President Donald Trump. “It turned out to be much bigger than we…
INDYCAR raced through the streets of Washington, D.C., for the Freedom 250, and for the podium finishers, the location was the main takeaway of the weekend. Competing against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, the podium finishers reflected on the impact driving around various D.C. landmarks had on the experience. Winner Kyle Kirkwood held the…
Washington — Kyle Kirkwood, who has been the best U.S.-born driver in INDYCAR the last two seasons, made him a popular winner of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix — an event designed to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary season. The Andretti Global driver led 128 of the 147 laps of a race where President Donald…
Washington — Kyle Kirkwood won on another street course, continuing to earn his moniker as “king of the streets.” And while that is a nice title to have, it kind of irks Kirkwood. The Andretti Global driver wants to be known for more than just strength on street courses. But Sunday sixth time on a…
Plenty of quarterbacks thrived on Saturday in Week 2 of the NFL preseason, some with jobs on the line. In Cleveland, it was Shedeur Sanders leading a touchdown drive as he competes for the starting job against Deshaun Watson. Out on the West Coast, Stetson Bennett IV took a strong step toward potentially being the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alex Palou will start from the pole Sunday just as he has done 18 other times in his career. But the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will feature a unique start, with President Donald Trump most likely waving the green flag from inside a bulletproof suite on Pennsylvania Avenue just past Turn 1….
WASHINGTON — Roger Penske casually sat on the pit road wall Friday at a race course that he probably thought would only exist in his imagination. The chairman of Penske Entertainment Corp. soaked in the atmosphere as INDYCAR officials prepared to ring the bell for the New York Stock Exchange from pit road. One turn…
Washington — There’s something about Washington that breeds bureaucracy. Just to create a 1.7-mile racetrack, Penske Corporation needed 1,350 pages of permits. Compare that to 200 or so for a similar-sized course in Detroit. And there in Detroit, the organizers would work with local and state police with a little bit of help from the…
