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Inside a race weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix

Alex McLenon June 3, 2026

This year’s running of the Detroit Grand Prix is in the books. The temporary walls along Jefferson Avenue will be...

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A yellow racecar at the Detroit Grand Prix
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The Detroit Grand Prix hits the city’s downtown streets this weekend

Quinn Klinefelter May 29, 2026

The IndyCars and other racing machines have competed near Detroit’s Renaissance Center for several years now.The chair of the Grand...

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Detroit Evening Report: Mackinac Policy Conference gets underway

Jerome Vaughn May 27, 2026

The Mackinac Policy Conference is officially underway. The annual event brings together politicians, policymakers and journalists to discuss issues affecting...

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Detroit Evening Report: WSU President Espy resigns

Jerome Vaughn September 17, 2025

Wayne State University President Kimberly Espy is resigning.  That’s according to a source with knowledge of the situation.  Espy has...

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Will Power gets out of his car after qualifying at the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix.
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Detroit Grand Prix secures new contract through 2028, despite uncertainties

Alex McLenon June 5, 2025

The Detroit Grand Prix’s third year on the city’s downtown streets since leaving Belle Isle is now in the books....

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Driver Josef Newgarden races in the Detroit Grand Prix
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Penske praises Detroit as team moves on from Indy 500 controversy

Quinn Klinefelter June 2, 2025

The checkered flag has flown over this year’s Detroit Grand Prix.IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood took the win in the final...

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Driver Juan Manuel Correa gets set upu in his race car
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After life altering crash, Juan Manuel Correa sets sights on racing in America

Alex McLenon May 31, 2025

Juan Manuel Correa is an Ecuadorian American racing driver. At age 14, he moved to Europe to chase the dream...

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Detroit Grand Prix pit road
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Downtown Detroit Grand Prix attracts new and old fans in second year

Alex McLenon June 5, 2024

The 2024 Detroit Grand Prix is in the books. Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon won the headline IndyCar race, after...

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Scott Dixon celebrates winning the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit, Sunday, June 2, 2024.
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Scott Dixon wins record 4th Detroit Grand Prix, becoming 1st IndyCar driver to win two this season

Associated Press June 2, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Scott Dixon made some savvy decisions, choosing not to pit for rain tires early and calculating that...

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Nolan Allaer, 22, of Grosse Pointe Woods, wears a Detroit Lions-themed race helmet as he climbs into his car at the Detroit Grand Prix.
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Grosse Pointe Woods native races in this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix

Alex McLenon June 1, 2024

The Detroit Grand Prix is taking place this weekend. Three different series will be holding races as part of the...

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Car owner Roger Penske with the the media, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Detroit. Penske is well aware that his integrity has been questioned due to a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his IndyCar season-opening victory.
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Roger Penske says cheating scandal overblown by critics because there’s ‘blood in the water’

Associated Press May 31, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory....

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IndyCar driver Christian Lundgaard prepares to get in his car before a practice session in Detroit, Mich.
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Detroit Grand Prix’s return to downtown draws new fans, but drivers have concerns

Alex McLenon June 9, 2023

The first Detroit Grand Prix away from Belle Isle since 1991 is now in the books. Alex Palou won last...

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