Drivers Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood talk IndyCar's 'once-in-a-lifetime' Freedom 250 Grand Prix

IndyCar's Joseph Newgarden, Kyle Kirkwood and commentator Will Buxton join 'Fox & Friends' in Times Square to preview the highly anticipated Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The special racing event in Washington, D.C., brings high-speed excitement to the nation's capital. Drivers discuss the unique street course layout and the thrill of racing near iconic American landmarks.

The centerpiece of the NTT IndyCar Series is the Indianapolis 500, nicknamed "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

But the series is gearing up for what might be its biggest spectacle ever to hit the streets, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which will see America's premier open-wheel series racing past some of the country's most iconic landmarks.

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden and Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood stopped by Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday, along with Fox Sports IndyCar commentator Will Buxton, to talk about the once-in-a-lifetime event.

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IndyCar drivers Josef Newgarden (left) and Kyle Kirkwood discussed the series' 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity to celebrate America by racing on the streets of Washington, DC. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images and Michael L. Levitt/Lumen via Getty Images)

"It's going to be absolutely incredible — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see IndyCars racing around the nation's capital," Buxton said. "I'm a student of history, okay? The automobile was invented in 1886. The first-ever auto race in America (happened in) 1895. The first Indianapolis 500 happened just 16 years later. That means that for over one-half of this great nation's history, car culture and, more