IndyCar: Saturday Morning Report from Detroit Grand Prix Detroit

Andretti IndyCar teammates Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood were 1-2 in Detroit GP Practice 2 on the washboard streets of Detroit on Saturday morning.

Herta’s time of 1m01.7381s was 0.1655s faster than Kirkwood at a blazing 96mph. Wow!

Alex Palou, fastest in Practice 1 Friday afternoon, made it a Honda 1-2-3 in third place.

Detroit GP Practice 2 Results

Pos	No	Name	Time	Behind	Gap	FL	Laps	Speed	Engine	Team
1	26	Colton Herta	1:01.5726	0.000s	0.000s	23	25	96.179	Honda	Andretti Global w/Curb Agajanian
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	1:01.7381	0.1655	0.1655	18	25	95.921	Honda	Andretti Global
3	10	Alex Palou	1:01.8982	0.3256	0.1601	18	23	95.673	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
4	6	Theo Pourchaire	1:01.9429	0.3703	0.0447	20	23	95.604	Chevy	Arrow McLaren
5	78	Agustin Canapino	1:02.1034	0.5308	0.1605	18	23	95.357	Chevy	Juncos Hollinger Racing
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	1:02.1120	0.5394	0.0086	21	27	95.344	Chevy	Team Penske
7	45	Christian Lundgaard	1:02.1152	0.5426	0.0032	23	29	95.339	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
8	12	Will Power	1:02.2040	0.6314	0.0888	21	28	95.203	Chevy	Team Penske
9	9	Scott Dixon	1:02.3497	0.7771	0.1457	21	29	94.980	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
10	2	Josef Newgarden	1:02.4240	0.8514	0.0743	19	24	94.867	Chevy	Team Penske
11	15	Graham Rahal	1:02.4669	0.8943	0.0429	17	26	94.802	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
12	7	Alexander Rossi	1:02.4768	0.9042	0.0099	15	25	94.787	Chevy	Arrow McLaren
13	28	Marcus Ericsson	1:02.4860	0.9134	0.0092	14	18	94.773	Honda	Andretti Global
14	77	Romain Grosjean	1:02.5300	0.9574	0.0440	23	26	94.707	Chevy	Juncos Hollinger Racing
15	5	Pato O’Ward	1:02.5345	0.9619	0.0045	19	27	94.700	Chevy	Arrow McLaren
16	21	Rinus VeeKay	1:02.6110	1.0384	0.0765	7	23	94.584	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
17	11	Marcus Armstrong	1:02.8341	1.2615	0.2231	17	25	94.248	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
18	20	Christian Rasmussen	1:02.9327	1.3601	0.0986	19	23	94.101	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
19	60	Felix Rosenqvist	1:03.0210	1.4484	0.0883	18	24	93.969	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing
20	14	Santino Ferrucci	1:03.1919	1.6193	0.1709	13	24	93.715	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
21	30	Pietro Fittipaldi	1:03.2125	1.6399	0.0206	24	29	93.684	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
22	4	Kyffin Simpson	1:03.2891	1.7165	0.0766	22	26	93.571	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
23	41	Sting Ray Robb	1:03.3385	1.7659	0.0494	13	22	93.498	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
24	8	Linus Lundqvist	1:03.4023	1.8297	0.0638	11	26	93.404	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
25	66	Helio Castroneves	1:03.5354	1.9628	0.1331	6	19	93.208	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing
26	51	Tristan Vautier	1:03.5842	2.0116	0.0488	17	29	93.136	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing
27	18	Jack Harvey	1:03.7713	2.1987	0.1871	19	26	92.863	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing

June 1, 2024

Good morning from the streets of downtown for the 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.

The weather, a crucial factor in our event, has been comfortable. However, some rain is forecast for late tonight and possibly early Sunday morning. The temperatures should be in the mid-70s for the IndyCar qualifying today at 12:15 p.m. ET.

Today, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers will have a fast-paced day. The one-hour practice is scheduled for 9:10 a.m., and the Firestone Fast Six qualifying is at 12:15 p.m. The short day is due to the IMSA race, which is scheduled for 3:10 p.m.

Will this race feature alternate or primary tires? The tire selection has been a challenging aspect this season due to Firestone’s adjustment of the tire hardness to accommodate the hybrid’s increased weight, which the series will debut at the Mid-Ohio race in early July.

Scott McLaughlin, the driver of Team Penske No 3 Gallagher Chevrolet, shared his insights on the tire situation.

“I think as the track grips up, tires are probably going to wear out less. We’ve seen this trend quite a fair bit. Yeah, I feel like it’s going to be more of a green tire race already.”

Stay tuned for updates on the sessions today.

Lucille Dust reporting live from Detroit