IndyCar will not return to race in D.C. in 2027

Yes, some high-profile supporters, though, lobbied for this summer's Freedom 250 Grand Prix to become an annual event. Josh Rosenthal is along the National Mall tonight with reaction. This isn't a total surprise, but it will be disappointing to some. Those Indy cars sped right by here just a couple of months ago, and at the time, both local and federal officials said they wanted them back. We'll see the Freedom 250 Grand Prix make history in D.C. with DC's first ever IndyCar series in Washington so we're very excited about that and you notice I said first to be followed by second and third I want to bring it back next year I want to make it an annual event so we'll see if we can is that a possibility if we have any say in it but it appears it wasn't meant to be Friday Freedom 250 Grand Prix sending out a statement which reads in part this summer's race was an incredible event that was always intended to be a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of our country's 250th birthday today's release of the 2027 NTT IndyCar series schedule confirms that the race will not return to Washington DC next season they go on to thank fans and everyone who made the event possible it was a major undertaking that did attract huge crowds local leaders touted the event's economic impact, the president was involved in attracting the race and promoting it. It also brought widespread road closures that in some cases lasted weeks. So with that being said, it probably won't come as much of a surprise that when we asked people for their thoughts on the race not coming back to D.C., we heard mixed reviews. I love it. I run down here, so the roads will be open. We can access the mall all summer, so I'm here for it. You're here for the race not being here? Not being here, yeah. Are you saying that you would have gone to the race a couple months ago but you had a baby so you're hoping to come back next year? Yes, of course. I would love it. Kid's a little older. You would have been able to get some time out of that. Exactly. We did reach out to both Mayor Bowser and the White House for comment but didn't immediately hear back. Guys.