2026-08-23T10:09:14.084Z / 路透社
作者：雅各布·博加奇
2026年8月23日 美国东部时间上午10:09 更新于45分钟前
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- 内容摘要
- 官员称赛事预计吸引约20万名观众
- 官方将于周日暂停里根国家机场空中交通三小时，配合军事飞行表演
- 车手将在宾夕法尼亚大道达到185英里每小时的时速
华盛顿，8月23日（路透社）——唐纳德·特朗普总统将以一场史无前例的华盛顿街头汽车赛，为美国建国250周年庆祝活动画上句号。这场赛事将让车手驶过首都多处标志性地标，为这个以体育与盛大活动为主题的夏季画上句点。
印地赛车“自由250大奖赛”将于周日下午拉开帷幕，赛道将途经国家广场、美国国会大厦、历史悠久的宾夕法尼亚大道以及国家档案馆。官员表示，赛事预计吸引约20万名观众，门票免费。私人赛道边俱乐部的入场券售价为5000美元。
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特朗普的总统车队将绕赛道荣誉绕行一圈，他还将挥动绿旗开启这场250英里（约402公里）的赛事。
“我想不出还有什么能比得上我们即将迎来的这场活动，”特朗普今年7月在车手到访白宫庆祝赛道开工时说道。
这场赛事是特朗普用来庆祝美国及其连任的一系列体育活动中的最新一场，尽管他的支持率已跌至2025年1月重返白宫以来的最低点，且美国正深陷与伊朗的战争。
今夏他以在白宫南草坪举办的职业综合格斗赛开启序幕，一个月后又为世界杯冠军西班牙队颁发奖杯。
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第1/10张图片：2026年8月22日，美国华盛顿，自由250大奖赛印地赛车系列赛资格赛期间，一辆印地赛车在背景为美国国会大厦的情况下驶过。路透社/内森·霍华德
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8月初，他还出席了“爱国者运动会”——一场兼具游戏节目与高中田径赛事特色的活动，由体育电视台ESPN转播。
对特朗普而言，这些活动提升了他在国内外的知名度。UFC格斗赛进行了全球直播，在世界杯奖杯颁发仪式上，他在球场中央停留许久，西班牙队则在全球超过10亿观众的注视下举起了奖杯。
华盛顿的这场赛事也招致了不少批评。赛道最初规划途经美国国会大厦场地，但该提案需要国会议员批准，最终在国会搁浅。国会大厦场地禁止广告，而带有数十个企业赞助商的赛车以及赛道边的广告牌将违反相关规定。
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特朗普随后发布行政命令，要求交通部官员制定一份无需国会批准的赛道方案。
“提到美国建国250周年，你也会想到汽车；而提到汽车，你自然会想到自由，”交通部长肖恩·达菲在白宫与特朗普一同出席的活动上说道。
官员们表示，将于周日中午暂停华盛顿罗纳德·里根国家机场的空中交通三小时，以配合赛道上空的军事飞行表演，这一举措激怒了部分当地民众。由于行人活动和安保程序，该市警方将关闭市中心的主要干道。
赛事官员称，赛事前后该市道路无需大量翻新，车手在宾夕法尼亚大道直道上的时速预计将达到185英里每小时。
大奖赛主席、潘世奇公司总裁巴德·登克周四表示，本次赛事拥有数十家企业赞助商，包括波音、SpaceX星链和达美航空等首次赞助印地赛车赛事的大型企业。
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Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington
2026-08-23T10:09:14.084Z / Reuters
By Jacob Bogage
August 23, 2026 10:09 AM UTC Updated 45 mins ago
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- Summary
- Race is expected to draw roughly 200,000 spectators, officials say
- Officials pause Reagan National air traffic for three hours Sunday for military flyovers
- Drivers are expected to reach 185 mph on Pennsylvania Avenue
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will cap the celebration of the U.S. 250th anniversary with a first-of-its-kind auto race through the streets of Washington, closing a summer defined by sports and spectacle as drivers speed past some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks.
IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix will zoom through the National Mall, past the U.S. Capitol, down historic Pennsylvania Avenue and around the National Archives, with the marquee event on Sunday afternoon. The race is expected to draw roughly 200,000 spectators, officials said, and tickets are free. Passes to private trackside clubs sold for $5,000.
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Trump’s motorcade will take an honorary loop around the racetrack, and he’s set to wave the green flag to start the 250-mile (402-km) race.
“I don’t know if anything will ever top what we’re going to be having,” Trump said in July, as drivers visited the White House to celebrate the start of track construction.
The race is the latest in a series of sporting events Trump has used to celebrate the country and his second term, even as his approval rating has dropped to the lowest point since he returned to the White House in January 2025 and the U.S. is embroiled in a war with Iran.
He opened the summer with a professional mixed martial arts bout on the South Lawn of the White House, then presented the championship trophy to FIFA World Cup champion Spain a month later.
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Item 1 of 10 An IndyCar drives with the U.S. Capitol in the background during a qualifying lap ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar series race in Washington D.C., U.,S., August 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Earlier in August, he appeared at the “Patriot Games,” a cross between a game show and track meet for high school athletes, televised on sports network ESPN.
For Trump, the events have served to raise his profile, both domestically and globally. The UFC fight card was streamed internationally, and during the World Cup trophy presentation, he lingered at mid-pitch while the Spanish team hoisted the trophy into the air – in front of a global TV audience that likely eclipsed 1 billion viewers.
The Washington race has faced its share of criticism. The track was originally set to run through the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, but the proposal required lawmakers’ approval and stalled in Congress. Advertising is prohibited on Capitol grounds, and the race cars, with their dozens of corporate sponsors, along with trackside billboards, would have run afoul of those regulations.
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Trump instead issued an executive order commanding Transportation Department officials to draw up a course that did not require congressional signoff.
“When you think about America 250, you also think about cars, and when you think about cars, you do think about freedom,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at the White House event with Trump.
Officials will pause air traffic at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport for three hours midday Sunday to accommodate military flyovers of the racetrack, angering some locals. The city’s police will close major thoroughfares downtown due to pedestrian activity and security procedures.
Race officials said the city’s roads will not need much refurbishment before or after the race, in which drivers are expected to reach 185 miles per hour on the Pennsylvania Avenue straightaway.
The event has dozens of corporate sponsors, including major companies such as Boeing, SpaceX’s Starlink and Delta Air Lines that will be sponsoring an IndyCar race for the first time, Bud Denker, the Grand Prix’s chair and president of Penske Corp., said on Thursday.
Reporting by Jacob Bogage; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Alistair Bell
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