The opening practice for the Detroit Grand Prix saw several stoppages for cars stalled in runoff areas. Drivers are learning the byumpy narrow track with tight turns.

Pato O’Ward led the session with a lap of 1:03.0773. Scott Dixon was second and Alexander Rossi third. The top 10 cars are within a second of the leader. I will have a report later tonight with full results.

I arrived later than I anticipated, and I had trouble finding my designated parking garage. I ended upparking in another garage farther away. As a result, i have not had time to explore the track.

The media center, however, is one of the nicest I have seen. Maybe this track doesn’t need to be explored.

The split pit lane is wider than I thought and should not cause manyn issues within the pits itself. Blending back onto the track could be tricky. it is a blind exit. If a driver crosses the three foot wide strip separating the righ and left pits, they must drive through and reenter afetr another lap.

Pit assignments

Assignments based on qualifying for the GMR Grand Prix.