WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: (L-R) Mascot Firehawk of Firestone and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy at the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy celebrates with Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Andretti Global Honda and winner of the NTT INDYCAR Series, on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Andretti Global Honda, (C) celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Andretti Global Honda, celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) first lady Melania Trump (R) and Roger Penske, owner of the Penske Motorsports look on during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: An American flag is reflected off bulletproof glass as U.S. President Donald Trump watches the end of the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy waves the checkered flag with his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy at the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy waves the checkered flag with his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy at the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump established the Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend as part of the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)