Yeah, This Is Gonna Be Great

Learning every bump of this new circuit 🫨 pic.twitter.com/7irl8yIP1S

— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) August 22, 2026

Burgum says that manhole covers are being "welded down" in DC to keep people safe during tomorrow's IndyCar race pic.twitter.com/b7mJ8NkflJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 22, 2026

Who’s paying to replace all those covers?

Here's a little middle-school lesson for the scientifically illiterate morons who cocked up the reflecting pool and now have cooked up this auto race 👉 https://t.co/FK0UepxpH3 pic.twitter.com/1qv8HAXBC8

— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) August 22, 2026

So, damage to the cars moving at 185 mph or higher, damage to the manhole covers. What could go wrong?

Turning the National Mall into a racetrack for the Freedom 250 is a reckless spectacle that puts public spaces at risk because clowns need attention.

— Khary Penebaker (@kharyp) August 22, 2026

I don’t think the streets of DC were designed for IndyCar races. pic.twitter.com/DCJlMigySX

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 21, 2026

Melania posts a photo before the IndyCar race in DC this weekend. pic.twitter.com/eVSFL87jb8

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 21, 2026

Poverty sucks, right?