By Luis Torres, Staff Writer
For 30 years, Belle Isle Park has been the site of the Detroit Grand Prix and a cornerstone of the INDYCAR calendar.
Whether it’s known as the site of the climatic scene from the dreadful 2001 film Driven or Marco Andretti utilizing his skills in the wets while running a set of dry Firestone tires in 2019, Belle Isle has had memorable moments.
It’s even the site of Helio Castroneves’ maiden CART win in 2000 where he debuted climbing the fence after each victory. Thus, the “Spider-Man” nickname was born.
This Sunday’s running of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will just be a single race after years of being a doubleheader. It’ll also be the last held in Belle Isle as INDYCAR will head back to the streets of Detroit in 2023, where Formula One and CART hosted races from 1982-1991.
Therefore, it’ll be the last time that a recent tradition will happen for the race winner. That being jumping into the fountain after a hard fought race.
Now a week removed from the 106th Indianapolis 500, several news have spread the INDYCAR paddock. Notably, one pertaining this weekend and another focusing on the 2023 campaign.
One full-time racer won’t partake in the Belle Isle swan song and that’s Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Callum Ilott. Following a hard crash at Indy, he wasn’t medically cleared to race. Instead, the pilot of the No. 77 Chevrolet will be “Super Sub” Santino Ferrucci, whose fresh off his fourth top-10 Indy 500 result in as many races.
It’ll be the second time Ferrucci will substitute a driver with the previous being at Texas when he filled in for Jack Harvey, who had a practice crash one day prior to the green flag. In that effort, Ferrucci finished ninth.
“Although I am happy to be back in the car, it’s unfortunate for Callum under the circumstances,” said Ferrucci in a press release. “I hope his hand heals really quickly and he is back on track soon. I’m just here to…
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