IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward and series officials expressed shock and disapproval over a Department of Homeland Security social media post promoting a new Indiana immigration detention center, "Speedway Slammer." The post featured a digitally altered IndyCar with O'Ward's number, causing offense. IndyCar stated they were unaware of the plan and requested their intellectual property not be used. O'Ward, currently second in IndyCar points, was promoting the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington when the controversy emerged.

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