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Comerica
Bank
returns
to
sponsor
'Free
Prix
Day' on
Friday
May 31
at the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
DETROIT
- Thanks
to
Comerica
Bank,
fans
will
have the
opportunity
to
experience
all the
fun and
excitement
of the
30th
Grand
Prix on
Friday,
May 31.
For the
seventh
consecutive
year,
Comerica
Bank
Free
Prix Day
will
allow
everyone
to
witness
the
first
day of
on-track
activity
at the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear
at no
cost.
Fans are
encouraged
to visit
the
Raceway
at Belle
Isle
Park,
tour the
paddock,
known as
the
“locker
room of
motorsports,”
watch
the
world-class
racing
action
and
experience
all of
the
interactive
games,
displays
and
family
fun at
the
Grand
Prix,
courtesy
of
Comerica
Bank.
“We
are
excited
to
announce
the
return
of
Comerica
Bank
Free
Prix Day
and we
encourage
everyone
to come
down and
experience
the
first
day of
the
Grand
Prix on
Belle
Isle,”
said
Michael
Montri,
President
of the
Chevrolet
Detroit
Grand
Prix
presented
by Lear.
“Free
Prix Day
is a
tradition
at the
Grand
Prix
and,
thanks
to
Comerica
Bank, we
look
forward
to
celebrating
the 30th
Grand
Prix
event in
Detroit
with all
of our
fans at
no
charge
on
Friday,
May
31st.”
The
on-track
action
on
Comerica
Bank
Free
Prix Day
will
feature
all
three
series
competing
at the
Grand
Prix.
The NTT
IndyCar
Series
will
have two
practice
sessions
as they
prepare
for the
only
doubleheader
weekend
on the
series’
schedule
– the
Chevrolet
Dual in
Detroit.
IMSA
will
host two
practice
sessions
and
qualifying
for the
Chevrolet
Sports
Car
Classic
race to
take
place on
Saturday,
June 1,
while
the
Trans Am
Series
presented
by
Pirelli
will
feature
both
practice
and
qualifying
sessions
for
Saturday’s
race.
At
the 2019
Chevrolet
Sports
Car
Classic
on Belle
Isle,
Derani
and his
teammate
Felipe
Nasr
will
drive
the No.
31
Action
Express
Racing
Whelen
Engineering
Cadillac
DPi-V.R.
in
IMSA’s
DPi
category.
Nasr won
last
year’s
race in
Detroit
in the
No. 31
Cadillac
and he
and
Derani
will
look to
defend
the
crown
when
they
race on
Saturday,
June 1
during
the
Grand
Prix
weekend.
On
Comerica
Bank
Free
Prix Day
the
students
from
Cass
Tech
will
reconnect
with
Derani
and
Klauser
in the
paddock
area on
Belle
Isle and
have the
opportunity
to tour
the
Action
Express
Racing
garage
on
Friday,
May 31.
Fans
interested
in more
information
on the
Grand
Prix, or
to
purchase
tickets
for the
Saturday
and
Sunday
activities
on Belle
Isle,
can
visit
www.DetroitGP.com
or call
866-464-7749
(PRIX).
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