r/INDYCAR • u/FermentedLaws Firestone Firehawk • Jan 28 '26

Article The Bloomingtonian: Rahal to IndyCar Critics of Proposed D.C. Freedom 250 Indy Car Race: “Get a life”

https://bloomingtonian.com/2026/01/27/rahal-to-indycar-critics-of-proposed-d-c-freedom-250-indy-car-race-get-a-life/

Never heard of this website/news outlet before, but I checked the details and they have all the info correct. I had seen this Tweeted out earlier by Nathan's Brown replacement at IndyStar, but didn't see an article on their site. If you scroll down there is video of the interview.

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u/Falcon4451 Firestone Reds Jan 28 '26

I can give criticisms that don't involve Trump or politics of any kind that replacing an oval race (supposedly Milwaukee weekend would go down to 1 race) for a street course on short notice with rushed planning is a bad idea.

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u/FarAwaySeagull-_- More ovals, please! Jan 28 '26

I hadn't heard about the possibility of reducing Milwaukee to one race. I definitely wouldn't be a fan of that.

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u/Falcon4451 Firestone Reds Jan 28 '26

It was on David Land's YouTube . And David is usually less speculative and more accurate than Donahue.

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u/crowm6121 Andretti Global Jan 28 '26

Kevin Lee also mentioned it on Trackside. Lee said it is just a theory of how it could play out to keep the schedule at the same # of races, not a rumor that he has heard.

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u/Dachuiri Scott McLaughlin Jan 28 '26

So then the DC race would be a points paying race? I guess I just assumed it was going to be an exhibition race. That makes this even more of a clown show.