President Donald Trump, sitting in his presidential limousine, took a lap around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix racetrack in Washington, D.C., ahead of the main event on Sunday.
Trump arrived at the district’s first-ever IndyCar street race with first lady Melania Trump and others.
The president pushed for the district to host the IndyCar race for months to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The event is one of the final Freedom 250 events this summer.
Here is a glimpse of Trump arriving at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix before the race started:
President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” waves as he does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump, center, walks alongside Penske Corp. President Bud Denker, left, and Roger Penske, chairperson and founder of Penske Corp., right, upon arriving at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Air Force One and four F-35’s pass over as President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump, center, attends the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
