Trump's IndyCar race: Doing 200 in a 25 mph zone with manhole cover-displacing torque

President Donald Trump is hosting an IndyCar street race in Washington, D.C., tied to the U.S. 250th anniversary celebrations. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix runs Aug. 22-23 along a 1.66-mile circuit with seven turns, covering 250 miles over 147 laps. The speed limit on Pennsylvania Avenue is 25 mph, but the open-wheel cars can approach 200 mph, a contrast Trump highlighted with a joke about likely jail time if driven that fast on a regular day. Penske is paying the vast majority of race costs, while D.C. handles limited repaving. The event is described as the first—maybe the only—D.C. IndyCar race.