International Race of Champions was a North American auto racing competition, created by Les Richter, Roger Penske and Mike Phelps, promoted as an American-motorsports equivalent of an all-star game.
Sam Hornish Jr. competing in a 2006 IROC race at Texas Motor Speedway
Matt Kenseth's 2004 championship car
Richard Petty's IROC Porsche 911 from 1974
Mario Andretti in IROC race at Mid-Ohio (1985)
Freedom 250 Grand Prix
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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. was an NTT IndyCar Series motor race held on August 23, 2026, at the 1.7 mi Washington Street Circuit in Washington, D.C. It was the fifteenth round of th
International Race of Champions
…Mark Martin, Richard Childress, and Zak Brown. The 2026 schedule includes races at Ten Tenths Motor Club, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The drivers invited were from a broad range of racing disciplines: IndyCar, NASCAR, sports car racing, and on occasion, sprint car racing. Criteria…
The National Mall, the area where the race was held. The Lincoln Memorial and its reflecting pool, the Washington Monument behind it, and the United States Capitol in the background
Grandstands being built near 7th Street.
Four-time IndyCar Series champion Álex Palou (pictured in 2024) led the points standings entering the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
President Donald Trump (center) with three drivers involved in the race; from left to right: David Malukas, Álex Palou and Felix Rosenqvist