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Indy Car’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Delivers With 3.2 Million Viewers

Fox News reaches for "massive" where Forbes stays flat.

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What happenedThe Freedom 250 Grand Prix Of Washington DC drew the highest viewership of any Indy Car Series race other than the Indianapolis 500 in over three decades with 3.2 million.
What changedThe center frames it as "Indy Car’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Delivers With 3.2 Million Viewers". The right frames it as "Indy Car's Freedom 250 Grand Prix spectacle in Washington, DC draws massive TV ratings".
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Still Watching. The center frames it as "Indy Car’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Delivers With 3.2 Million Viewers". The right frames it as "Indy Car's Freedom 250 Grand Prix spectacle in Washington, DC draws massive TV ratings".

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Aug 26, 12:26 AM: Fox News joined the source map.

Aug 26, 12:27 AM: Forbes joined the source map.

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Forbes23m ago

Indy Car’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Delivers With 3.2 Million Viewers

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix Of Washington DC drew the highest viewership of any Indy Car Series race other than the Indianapolis 500 in over three decades with 3.2 million.

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Fox News23m ago

Indy Car's Freedom 250 Grand Prix spectacle in Washington, DC draws massive TV ratings

massive

Indy Car's Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, DC, attracted 3.282 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-Indy 500 race since 2008.

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