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Trump waves green flag to start IndyCar race on the streets of the nation's capital

ABC News·August 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM+1

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President Donald Trump transformed the streets around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this weekend into an IndyCar motorsports mecca for the first time.

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