The "Speedway Slammer" is the latest immigration detention facility touted by the Department of Homeland Security as part of the U.S. Government's crackdown on illegal immigration, following the establishment of "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Fla. In response to IndyCar, a DHS spokesperson said there were no plans to change the imagery used.

IndyCar has asked Homeland Security to stop using Speedway in its branding for an ICE detention center in Indiana.

IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer,