INDYCAR Shatters TV Ratings with Washington, D.C. Race

Freedom 250 nets best IndyCar ratings outside 500 since ‘08

The IndyCar Series' Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a one-time street race in the nation's capital in honor of the country's semiquincentennial, earned the racing circuit's best TV ratings for any non-Indianapolis 500 race since 2008. Fox reported an average of 3.282 million viewers for the unique event, the largest audience outside of the Indy 500

INDYCAR shatters TV ratings with Washington, D.C. race

Usually, this is a NASCAR headline but INDYCAR has snatched the top spot Over the weekend, INDYCAR raced on the streets of Washington, D.C. It marked the first and possibly the last Freedom 250. INDYCAR Race Results: Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2026) View INDYCAR and NASCAR tv numbers below. 3.282M viewers tuned in on average during Sunday’s INDYCAR race. That makes it the most-watched non-Indy 500 race since at least 2008. Meanwhile, Sunday’s …

Washington D.C. race garners IndyCar's best non-Indy 500 rating since 2008 merger

Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn ImagesThere was a lot of conversation and controversy surrounding IndyCar’s race on the streets of Washington, D.C., this past weekend. There were a lot of people watching at home, too. Fox Sports announced Tuesday that Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix drew an average of 3.28 million viewers, which would make it the most-watched IndyCar race other than the Indy 500 since the series formed following 2008’s unification. …

IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix spectacle in Washington, DC draws massive TV ratings - NEW YORK TIMES POST

Race fans turned out in droves to check out the NTT IndyCar Series’ Freedom 250 Grand Prix around the streets of Washington, DC, and a whole lot more were watching at home. How many? Well, enough to make it the most-watched non-Indianapolis 500 race the Series has seen since the Champ Car and IRL merger in 2008. FOX Sports reports that 3.282 million viewers tuned in to see open-wheel racing around some of the most iconic landmarks the nation’s c…

IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix spectacle in Washington, DC draws massive TV ratings

Race fans turned out in droves to check out the NTT IndyCar Series' Freedom 250 Grand Prix around the streets of Washington, DC, and a whole lot more were watching at home.How many?Well, enough to make it the most-watched non-Indianapolis 500 race the Series has seen since the Champ Car and IRL merger in 2008.FOX Sports reports that 3.282 million viewers tuned in to see open-wheel racing around some of the most iconic landmarks the nation's capi…

Kyle Kirkwood Dominates a Monumental Freedom 250 GP

Source: Michael L. Levitt / Getty Tonight, on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap a monumental and historic weekend as Kyle Kirkwood dominated the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. They also talk about Alex Palou’s disastrous race as he dealt with multiple issues and had his championship lead cut to 91 points. They later talk about if IndyCar could go back to exploring more street race options in the northeast.   In the s…