{"id":14632,"date":"2023-06-02T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=14632&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=14632"},"modified":"2023-08-27T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:32:00","slug":"indycar-detroit-grand-prix-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/06\/02\/indycar-detroit-grand-prix-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"IndyCar: Detroit Grand Prix Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>After a wild and controversial ending to the 107th running of The Indianapolis 500, the IndyCar Series moves on to downtown Detroit for the Detroit Grand Prix.<\/h3>\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fight. To. The. Finish.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josefnewgarden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@josefnewgarden<\/a> wins on the last lap. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDYCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#INDYCAR<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indy500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#indy500<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PDMvvp2X77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PDMvvp2X77<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyCar\/status\/1662916110260531200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Race weekend: <\/strong>June 2 &#8211; June 4<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Track: <\/strong>Downtown Detroit Street Circuit, a 1.7-mile, nine-turn temporary street course (runs counterclockwise)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Race distance: <\/strong>100 laps\/170 miles<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Push-to-pass parameters: <\/strong>150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Tire allotment:\u00a0<\/strong>Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires in each race. One additional set available to teams fielding a rookie driver is available for the first session of the weekend.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2022 Race Winner: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2022\/06\/05\/detroit-grand-prix-power-bests-rossi-in-a-battle-of-strategy\/\" target=\"_self\">Will Power<\/a>, Team Penske<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2022 Pole Winner:\u00a0<\/strong>Josef Newgarden, Team Penske &#8211; 1:15.2153<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How to Watch (All Times EST)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h3><strong>Friday, June 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Practice 1<\/strong> &#8211; 3:00 PM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=direct\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Saturday, June 3<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Practice 2<\/strong> &#8211; 9:05 AM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=direct\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Qualifying<\/strong> &#8211; 1:20 PM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=direct\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Sunday, June 4<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Warmup<\/strong> &#8211; 10:00 AM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=direct\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix<\/strong> &#8211; 3:00 PM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC<\/a> (Green Flag at 3:30)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><strong>Race Notes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>There have been five different winners in six IndyCar Series races to start the 2023 season.\u00a0<strong>Marcus Ericsson\u00a0<\/strong>(St. Petersburg),\u00a0<strong>Josef Newgarden\u00a0<\/strong>(Texas and Indianapolis),\u00a0<strong>Kyle Kirkwood<\/strong>\u00a0(Long Beach),\u00a0<strong>Scott McLaughlin\u00a0<\/strong>(Barber Motorsports Park), and\u00a0<strong>Alex Palou<\/strong>\u00a0(Indianapolis Road Course) have all won in 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Will Power<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Scott Dixon,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Helio Castroneves\u00a0<\/strong>each won three times at the Belle Isle and are tied for most wins by an IndyCar driver in the Detroit Grand Prix.<\/li>\r\n<li>Milestones:\u00a0Scott Dixon\u00a0will attempt to make his 312th consecutive start, the second-longest streak in IndyCsr history.\u00a0<strong>Santino Ferrucci<\/strong>\u00a0will attempt to make his 50th IndyCar star. Ferrucci made his debut at Belle Isle in 2018.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">\r\n<p><strong>ACTIVE RACE WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p><strong>WINS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEASONS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Helio Castroneves<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>3<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"228\">\r\n<p>2000, 2001, 2014 Race #2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Scott Dixon<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>3<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"228\">\r\n<p>2012, 2018 Race #1, 2019 Race #2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Will Power<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>3<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2014 Race #1, 2016 Race #2, 2022<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Graham Rahal<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2017 Race #1, 2017 Race #2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Simon Pagenaud<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2013 Race #2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Josef Newgarden<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2019 Race #1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Marcus Ericsson<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2021 Race #1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"180\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pato O\u2019Ward<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"53\">\r\n<p>1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"228\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2021 Race #2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Detroit Grand Prix Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Favorite &#8211; Marcus Ericsson<\/li>\r\n<li>Dark Horse &#8211; Colton Herta<\/li>\r\n<li>Doubtful &#8211; Team Penske<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5>Featured Image Credit: Joe Skibinski\/Penske Entertainment<\/h5>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a wild and controversial ending to the 107th running of The Indianapolis 500, the IndyCar Series moves on to downtown Detroit for the Detroit Grand Prix. Fight. To. The. Finish.@josefnewgarden wins on the last lap. #INDYCAR \/\/ #indy500 pic.twitter.com\/PDMvvp2X77 &mdash; NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 28, 2023 Race weekend: June 2 &#8211; June 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4580,"featured_media":14650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"300","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,1663],"tags":[1833,1647],"class_list":["post-14632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-indycar","category-ntt-indycar-series","tag-2023-ntt-data-indycar-series","tag-detroit-grand-prix"],"modified_by":"Nathan Reynolds","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}