Detroit Indy Grand Prix

Venue	Belle Isle
Corporate sponsor	TBA
First race	1982
First IRL race	2007
Distance	188.64 miles
Number of laps	90
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The Detroit Indy Grand Prix is an Indy Racing League Indycar Series race held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit on Labor Day weekend. Open wheel racing in Detroit dates back to the 1920's-1950's, when AAA held the Detroit 100 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ... Nickname: Motor City & Murder City, Motown, Rock City, The D Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September. ... The AAA logo AAA (read triple-A), also known by its historic name of the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile lobby group and service organization that provides its members with many member benefits and services including but not limited to Nationwide Emergency Road Side Assistance...

The current race has its origins dating back to 1982 when it was a Formula One World Championship event held on the Detroit street circuit encompassing the Renaissance Center. The original circuit was 2.493 miles with seventeen corners, and proved to be even slower than Monaco. The rough, demanding, course even included a railroad track crossing and mimicked Monaco, with a tunnel on the main straight. While it was advertised as the Detroit Grand Prix, it also has been referred to under the monikor of United States Grand Prix East, due to the fact that there were multiple Grand Prixs in the U.S. at the time. For 1989, the race was planned to be moved to Belle Isle, a city park in the Detroit River, but an agreement could not be established. Instead, in 1989 Formula One left Detroit permanently, and the U.S. Grand Prix moved to Phoenix. Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The streets of Detroit, Michigan hosted Formula One racing, and later CART racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan on the Detroit International Riverfront. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... The streets of Phoenix, Arizona hosted the Formula One circus for three seasons but was ultimately dropped due to poor fan turnout. ...

For 1989, the race in Detroit was replaced by a CART event. Instead of moving the race, CART utilized a slightly modified version of the street circuit, eliminating the chicane on the main straight. The race was held on this 2.52 mile layout for three years. Beginning in 1992, the race was moved to the previously planned temporary course on Belle Isle. The first layout measured 2.1 miles. After a subtle reconfiguration, and due to CART remeasuring all circuits in 1997, the track then measured 2.346 miles. Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ...

From 1984-2001, the SCCA Trans-Am Series held a race in support of the Detroit Grand Prix. The Motor City 100 was often regarded as the most important event of the Trans Am schedule. It has been suggested that Oregon region solo2 be merged into this article or section. ... The Trans-Am series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. ...

Even though the track was a temporary street course, it became known as The Raceway on Belle Isle. It was widely criticied for its narrowness, poor access, and its overall uncompetitive nature. Participants also disliked the facility because of its lack of paved areas for support activities. Paddock areas were often muddy and unable to accommodate the teams. After 2001, CART chose to drop the race from the schedule.

In 2006, Roger Penske spearheaded talks to revive the race for 2007 as part of the Indy Racing League. Penske had recently experienced tremendous success as head of the Super Bowl XL Detroit Metro Host Committee. On September 29, 2006, it was announced that the Detroit Indy Grand Prix would return as the penultimate race of the 2007 Indy Racing League schedule. The American Le Mans Series will serve as a support race. Penske PC23 car Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of a very successful automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses. ... Date February 5, 2006 Stadium Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan MVP Hines Ward, wide receiver Favorite Steelers by 4 National anthem Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin and Dr. John, ASL performed by Angela LaGuardia Coin toss Tom Brady Referee Bill Leavy Halftime show The Rolling Stones Attendance 68,206 TV in... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races. ...

To improve access to the track, a park-and-ride system, similar to what was used at Super Bowl XL, which Penske headed, will be implemented. Further paddock improvements and track work is slated before the race.

Past winners

AAA Championship history (Michigan State Fairgrounds)

• 1928 Ray Keech
• 1929 Cliff Woodbury
• 1930 Wilbur Shaw
• 1931 Louis Meyer
• 1932 Bob Carey
• 1932 Mauri Rose
• 1933 Bill Cummings
• 1949 Tony Bettenhausen
• 1950 Henry Banks
• 1951 Paul Russo
• 1952 Bill Vukovich
• 1953 Rodger Ward
• 1957 Jimmy Bryan

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Formula One history (Renaissance Center)

Year	Date	Driver	Constructor	Report
1982	June 6	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Report
1983	June 5	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
1984	June 24	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
1985	June 25	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Report
1986	June 22	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	Report
1987	June 21	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda	Report
1988	June 19	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report

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Champ Car history

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1989	June 18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske	Chevrolet
1990	June 17	Michael Andretti	Lola	Chevrolet
1991	June 16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske	Chevrolet
1992	June 7	Bobby Rahal	Lola	Chevrolet
1993	June 13	Danny Sullivan	Lola	Chevrolet
1994	June 12	Paul Tracy	Penske	Ilmor
1995	June 11	Robby Gordon	Reynard	Ford
1996	June 9	Michael Andretti	Lola	Ford
1997	June 8	Greg Moore	Reynard	Mercdes
1998	June 7	Alex Zanardi	Reynard	Honda
1999	August 8	Dario Franchitti	Reynard	Honda
2000	June 18	Hélio Castroneves	Reynard	Honda
2001	June 7	Hélio Castroneves	Reynard	Honda

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IRL Indycar Series history

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SCCA Motor City 100 history

• 1984 Tom Gloy
• 1985 Elliott Forbes-Robinson^[1]
• 1986 Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
• 1987 Scott Pruett
• 1988 Hurley Haywood
• 1989 Greg Pickett
• 1990 Scott Sharp
• 1991 Scott Sharp
• 1992 Tommy Archer
• 1993 Dorsey Schroeder
• 1994 Bill Saunders
• 1995 Ron Fellows
• 1996 Dorsey Schroeder
• 1997 Tommy Kendall
• 1998 Paul Gentilozzi
• 1999 Brian Simo
• 2000 Paul Gentilozzi
• 2001 Paul Gentilozzi

1. ^ Winner Wally Dallenbach, Jr. disqualified due to car being underweight

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See also

• United States Grand Prix East

The title of United States Grand Prix East was applied to two different Formula One World Championship events. ...

References

• http://www.indycar.com
• http://www.champcarstats.com