WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Rahal Letterman Lanigam Racing team owner Bobby Rahal and Graham Rahal, driver of the #15 Gaylor Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, ride a cart on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track along the National Mall on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Final preparations continue for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day NTT IndyCar Series street race on August 22 and 23 past National Mall landmarks to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Kyffin Simpson, driver of the #8 Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, drives a cart on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track along the National Mall on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Final preparations continue for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day NTT IndyCar Series street race on August 22 and 23 past National Mall landmarks to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Kyffin Simpson, driver of the #8 Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, drives a cart on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track along the National Mall on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Final preparations continue for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day NTT IndyCar Series street race on August 22 and 23 past National Mall landmarks to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, walks the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track along the National Mall on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Final preparations continue for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day NTT IndyCar Series street race on August 22 and 23 past National Mall landmarks to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 21: A detail view of Spire Motorsports logo during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 21, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 21: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #5 Dollar Tree Toyota, on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 21, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 21: A detail view of Spire Motorsports cover on he #77 Delaware Life Chevrolet driven by Tristan McKee during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 21, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Freedom 250 Grand Prix Chairman Bud Denker (L) speaks with Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, (R) on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track along the National Mall on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Final preparations continue for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day NTT IndyCar Series street race on August 22 and 23 past National Mall landmarks to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)