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In focus: the NTT IndyCar Series' Freedom 250 Grand Prix around Washington, DC drew 3.282 million viewers on FOX Sports, the most-watched non-Indianapolis 500 race the series has seen since the Champ Car and IRL merger in 2008.
The print landed 279% above the Sunday non-Indy 500 average and pushed the 2026 season viewer average to 1.875 million, a 32% gain over last season and a 70% jump over 2024, when the series ran on NBC and Peacock.
The next event is a doubleheader weekend at the Milwaukee Mile, with the championship now in play.
The broadcast shift and what the numbers carry Moving from NBC and Peacock to FOX accounts for the baseline shift in the year-over-year comparison.
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