(FILES) US actor and driver Paul Newman looks on during the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race at Le Mans, western France on June 9, 1979. Paul Newman finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 935 alongside Dick Barbour and Rolf Stommelen.The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. The 47th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was marked by torrential rain for almost half of the event and was won by a private team, Porsche Kremer Racing, with the Porsche 935 K3 driven by German Klaus Ludwig and American Don Whittington and his brother Bill Whittington. Actor Paul Newman (2nd overall) and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason competed in this race. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by Gabriel DUVAL and Jean-Pierre PREVEL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This portrait dated November 15, 1938 of Charles Faroux, motor sports reporter for La Vie Automobile, and one of the founders of the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race. Conceived by journalist Charles Faroux and the president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) Georges Durand, shortly after the First World War, the first edition of the endurance race was run 26 and 27 May 1923. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held annually since 1923 and is meant not only to test a car and driver's ability to be quick, but also to last over a 24-hour period. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by HARCOURT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The Riley Nine MPH Racing car n°28 (R) driven by British drivers Freddie Dixon and Cyril Paul overtakes the Singer Nine Le Mans car n°47 driven by British drivers Tom Wisdom and James Donald Barnes, during the 12th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, at Le Mans, western France on June 16, 1934. The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. The 12th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans took place on June 16 and 17, 1934 and was won by drivers Italian Luigi Chinetti and French Philippe Etancelin aboard an Alfa Romeo which covered 2886.938 km at an average speed of 120.289 km/h. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, which competes with the Porsche 935 N°43 of the Malardeau Kremer Racing team with teammate Anny-Charlotte Verney (L) wait in the pits before the practice session for the 48th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, on the circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, western France on June 12, 1980. The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. Associated with French driver Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French driver from Sarthe Jean Rondeau, first and only driver-constructor to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won the 48th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a car of his design, the Rondeau M379B n°16, which is a feat that has remained unique to date. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by Gabriel DUVAL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The Riley Nine MPH Racing car n°28 (R) driven by British drivers Freddie Dixon and Cyril Paul overtakes the Singer Nine Le Mans car n°47 driven by British drivers Tom Wisdom and James Donald Barnes, during the 12th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, at Le Mans, western France on June 16, 1934. The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. The 12th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans took place on June 16 and 17, 1934 and was won by drivers Italian Luigi Chinetti and French Philippe Etancelin aboard an Alfa Romeo which covered 2886.938 km at an average speed of 120.289 km/h. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French race driver Henri Pescarolo rests in the Jean Rondeau team pit during the 46th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, western France on June 9, 1979. The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. The 47th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was marked by torrential rain for almost half of the event and was won by a private team, Porsche Kremer Racing, with the Porsche 935 K3 driven by German Klaus Ludwig and American Don Whittington and his brother Bill Whittington. Actor Paul Newman (2nd overall) and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason competed in this race. The 2026 race is scheduled to take place June 13-14, 2026. (Photo by Gabriel DUVAL and Jean-Pierre PREVEL / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, poses for photographers as she arrives for a meeting after a meeting on the sideline of the gender equality conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 04: (L-R) Stella Lefty and Cam 'Buzz' Brainard speak onstage during SiriusXM The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition at Chief's on Broadway on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for SiriusXM)