People walk along a closed to traffic street that will make up the racing course for the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk along a closed to traffic street that will make up the racing course for the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk along a closed to traffic street that will make up the racing course for the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers assemble signage ahead of the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers assemble signage ahead of the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers assemble signage ahead of the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers assemble signage near the Smithsonian Castle for the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers assemble signage near the Smithsonian Castle for the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026. The race will be held on August 23, 2026, on a temporary street circuit in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)