Up next: an IndyCar race involving high-performance machines whizzing around the capital at speeds up to 185 miles per hour from August 22-23. The National Gallery houses masterpieces by the likes of Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Jan van Eyck. A Smithsonian official told the Post that the race will not endanger any of its artifacts and that it will take no precautions. IndyCar is owned by Roger Penske, who is the father of Jay Penske, the owner of Penske Media Corporation, of which ARTnews is part. Out of an “abundance of caution,” per Abanavas, the National Gallery has boarded up some of the building’s skylights and put up protective barriers around certain outdoor artworks, including an Alexander Calder sculpture.