WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy walks on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track outside of the National Gallery of Art 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: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy walks on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track outside of the National Gallery of Art 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: Felix Rosenqvist, driver of the #60 Meyer Shank w/Curb-Agajanian Honda drives a golf cart on track prior to the NTT INDYCAR Freedom 250 on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Graham Rahal, driver of the #15 Gaylor Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, rides 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: 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: A worker pulls on an American Flag along the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track atop the National Gallery of Art - East Building 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: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy ride a golf cart on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track outside of the National Gallery of Art 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 drives a team cart on track prior to the NTT INDYCAR Freedom 250 on August 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)