WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, (C) looks at the presidential limousine "The Beast" 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: Nolan Siegel, driver of the #6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, walks 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: Ted Gelov, co-owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team, stands 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)co-owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: A man photographs 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: 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Nolan Siegel, driver of the #6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, walks 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: Workers finish welds on the manholds 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: Pato O'Ward, driver of the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, seen through the presidential limousine "The Beast" 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)