Racing Day presented by the Detroit Grand Prix will rev up the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in Downtown Detroit on January 17. Motorsports will take center stage at the show on that Friday, highlighting the new collaboration in 2025 between two of Detroit’s most popular and iconic events.
Friday, January 17
Fan Ride Alongs
11:00 am & 12:30 pm – Indoor GP track
Autograph Session
1:00 pm – Atrium Stage
Panel Discussion: Racing
2:00 pm – Atrium Stage
Auto Show attendees will have an opportunity to engage with some of top drivers competing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone, two of the series that annually compete at the Detroit Grand Prix, on Racing Day. Drivers in attendance will include:
- Josef Newgarden of Team Penske – Back-to-back and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet Indy Car
- David Malukas of AJ Foyt Racing – NTT INDYCAR SERIES podium finisher entering his fourth season in the series and first year racing for the team owned by INDYCAR legend AJ Foyt; driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet Indy Car
- Kyffin Simpson of Ganassi Racing – Entering his second NTT INDYCAR SERIES season competing for one of the top teams in the series and driver of the No. 8 Honda Indy Car
- Nolan Allaer of HMD Motorsports – Detroit native who will compete in his second INDY NXT season in 2025 and driver of the No. 11 car
- Callum Hedge of Abel Motorsports – Earned his first career INDY NXT podium finish with a third-place result at the 2024 Detroit Grand Prix and driver of the No. 17 car
The No. 2 Shell Powering Progress Chevrolet INDYCAR that Josef Newgarden drove to victory in the 2024 Indianapolis 500 – Team Penske’s record 20th Indy 500 win – will be on display throughout the day alongside the world-renowned Borg Warner Trophy that features the likeness of every Indy 500 champion throughout history, one of the most iconic and historic trophies in all of sports.
A Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, representing the race cars that compete in the GTD Pro Class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the Detroit Grand Prix, will also be on display in the Atrium area on Racing Day.
Located next to the Detroit Grand Prix track on the Auto Show floor, featuring some of the unique elements of the event’s actual downtown street circuit, the Detroit GP interactive area will showcase two of the distinctive race cars that will compete in the Motor City this summer. The No. 3 DEX Imaging Chevrolet Indy Car, driven by Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, will be included in the Grand Prix show floor display. Representing the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship that competes at the Grand Prix, the Porsche Penske Motorsport No. 7 Porsche 963 that captured the 2024 series GTP championship will also be featured in the Detroit GP display. One of INDYCAR’s world-class race transporters will serve as the backdrop in the Grand Prix display area throughout the Auto Show.
Show attendees will feel the need for speed in the Detroit Grand Prix show floor display throughout the show. Beyond the high-tech race cars on display, visitors will have a chance to experience being in the “Winner’s Circle,” complete with trophies, hats and champagne bottles for photo opportunities, as well as an impressive tire wall display courtesy of Firestone. Fans can also learn about the evolution of the Detroit Grand Prix while reliving some of the event’s greatest moments through historical photography featured on the big legacy cubes within the display.
