Jeff Gordon will race at the Freedom 250 event on Aug 22. He joins Bill Elliott and Kurt Busch in the International Race of Champions.
What is the Freedom 250 event?
The Freedom 250 event is part of IndyCar's National Mall weekend, featuring a lineup of Hall of Famers and championship-winning drivers.
Who else is participating?
Former NASCAR stars Bobby Labonte and Rusty Wallace will also compete, along with Indy 500 winners Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, and Dario Franchitti.
What can fans expect?
The drivers will compete in Pontiac Firebirds, and the event will serve as a curtain-raiser to IndyCar's highly anticipated National Mall weekend.
The International Race of Champions was created in 1973 by Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps. It brought together champions from different forms of motorsports to decide an ultimate winner.
Ray Evernham, secretary and treasurer of IndyCar's new Independent Officiating Board, was instrumental in the revival of IROC in 2024.
Evernham said the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend represents a unique opportunity for motorsports and the country.
Bud Denker, chairman of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, welcomed the International Race of Champions to the event, honoring racing history by bringing together some of the sport's greatest heroes.
The event will take place on Aug 22, following America's July 4 celebrations and the UFC's Freedom 250, which took place at the White House this month.
The IROC legacy has lived on since its final race in 2006. Now, nearly two decades later, IROC is set to return to the spotlight.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be a celebration of racing's past and present, competing at one of the most iconic settings in the world.
Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, and Kurt Busch will compete in the Pontiac Firebirds that became synonymous with IROC during its final decade.
The event will feature a lineup packed with Hall of Famers and championship-winning drivers from both IndyCar and NASCAR.
The drivers will compete on equal footing, deciding an ultimate winner.
The Freedom 250 event will be something truly special for competitors and fans alike.
The event will take place outside the White House, against the backdrop of some of the nation's most iconic landmarks.
The International Race of Champions has always represented the best of the best, bringing together champions from across motorsports to compete.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend will be a unique opportunity for motorsports and the country, honoring racing history and bringing together some of the sport's greatest heroes.
The event will serve as a curtain-raiser to IndyCar's highly anticipated National Mall weekend, featuring a lineup of Hall of Famers and championship-winning drivers.
The drivers will compete in Pontiac Firebirds, and the event will be a celebration of racing's past and present, competing at one of the most iconic settings in the world.
The Freedom 250 event will take place on Aug 22, and fans can expect a great show from the competitors.
The International Race of Champions is set to return to the spotlight, nearly two decades after its final race in 2006.
The event will feature Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, and Kurt Busch, along with other IndyCar and NASCAR legends.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend will be a truly unique opportunity for motorsports and the country, honoring racing history and bringing together some of the sport's greatest heroes.
The event will take place outside the White House, against the backdrop of some of the nation's most iconic landmarks, on Aug 22.