WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Pato O'Ward, driver of the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Pato O'Ward, driver of the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, (C) 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Will Power, driver of the #26 TWG AI Andretti Global 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Will Power, driver of the #26 TWG AI Andretti Global 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Will Power, driver of the #26 TWG AI Andretti Global Honda, takes a photo with 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: Will Power, driver of the #26 TWG AI Andretti Global Honda, 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: The Freedom250 IndyCar 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: Will Power, driver of the #26 TWG AI Andretti Global Honda, takes a photo with 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)