Workers continue setting up ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers continue setting up ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk along the track fencing in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026, ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Red Bull Bragantino's defender #16 Gustavo Marques reacts at the end of the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Atletico Mineiro and Red Bull Bragantino, at the Arema MRV stadium, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP via Getty Images)

Fencing in seen along the race track on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026, ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People cross the temporary race track along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026, ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Fencing in seen along the race track on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026, ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk along the race track on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026, ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place on a temporary 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit around the National Mall, with practice and qualifying on Saturday before the main NTT IndyCar Series race on Sunday, August 23. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)