WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads the race on the first lap during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads the race on the first lap during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads the race on the first lap during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads the race on the first lap during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda leads the race on the first lap during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 23: Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 Monster Energy Toyota, and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Superfile Chevrolet, stop after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 23, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 23: Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 Monster Energy Toyota, stops after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 23, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 23: Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 Monster Energy Toyota, stops after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 23, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)