A road closure Thursday ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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D.C.’s first-ever IndyCar race has literally pulled into the station.
Ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which takes place Sunday with practice sessions and qualifiers Saturday, a racecar was paraded along Metro’s Yellow Line on Thursday.
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