Bud Denker

“Denker told NPR that some 288,000 fans applied for tickets. He expects about 140,000 people to attend each day.”

“All I'll say is the Detroit Grand Prix has cost us about $21 million a year, and we're greater than that.”

“An exact price tag for the event is unknown, but Denker said in July that the race is “much more” than IndyCar’s Detroit street race, which has a budget of $20 million.”

“288,000 people signed up for the 150,000 tickets.”

“There are 70,000 fans in the “Stars” second and 70,000 in the “Stripes” sector of the National Mall.”

“Instead of having two-and-a-half years to plan this thing, I've had seven months.”

“With America celebrating 250 years of freedom and innovation in 2026, it is only fitting that the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be a true 250-mile race," said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Freedom 250 Gr…”