(WXYZ) — The Detroit Auto Show and Detroit Grand Prix have released new information about Racing Day at the auto show, taking place on Friday, Jan. 17.
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People who attend Racing Day at the Detroit Auto Show will have the opportunity to engage with the top drivers in the NTT INDYCAR Series and INDY NXT – two of the series that compete at the annual Detroit Grand Prix.
Those drivers include:
- Josef Newgarden - back-to-back Indy 500 winner and two-time series champion
- David Malukas - AJ Foyt Racing
- Kyffin Simpson - Ganassi Racing
- Nolan Allaer - Detroit native competing in INDY NXT
- Callum Hedge - INDY NXT
The atrium area of Huntington Place will also feature racing's unique cars, and it will including Newgarden's No. 2 Shell Chevrolet that won the 2024 Indy 500, alongside the Borg Warner Trophy given to the Indy 500 winner. Another car on display will be a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R from the IMSA WeatherTech Series.
From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., drivers will give rides to lucky fans on the Detroit Grand Prix track, including two Chevrolet Corvette E-Rays that were pace cars for the 2024 Indy 500 and 2024 Detroit Grand Prix.
Then, the drivers will host an autograph session at 1 p.m. and a panel discussion on the atrium stage at 2 p.m.
