WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( during the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. ( 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: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, leads the field 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)