Spectators take in the sights and sounds of the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, where a 1.7-mile street circuit winds through some of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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Racers will drive down Pennsylvania Avenue and zip past landmarks and museums along the National Mall.

Americans are off to the races this weekend as the Freedom 250 Grand Prix begins for the first time in the nation’s capital.

A race that Transportation Secretary Duffy has called the first IndyCar event ever held in Washington, and that organizers expect to draw more than a million spectators