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Justin Wilson closes fast for
win in Detroit Grand Prix |
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Photo by
Art
Landino |
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by
Chuck
Givler
Sunday
August
31,
2008,
7:49 PM
 Justin
Wilson,
of
England,
heads
through
a turn
on the
way to
winning
the
IndyCar
Series'
Detroit
Belle
Isle
Grand
Prix
auto
race. It
was
Roger
Penske's
party
Sunday
at the
Raceway
at Belle
Isle.
The
Detroit
Grand
Prix was
his
baby.
Penske
resurrected
Indy car
racing
on the
Isle,
spruced
up the
sagging
facility,
brought
in mega
buck
sponsors
and
created
excitement
in a
city
that
desperately
needs
the
boost.
With
Penske
Racing's
star
driver
Helio
Castroneves
looking
to score
a win
and
close in
on
IndyCar
Series
point
leader
Scott
Dixon,
Penske's
storybook
ending
was
ruined
by an
official's
call
late in
the
race.
In what
was
refreshing
in an
era when
so often
it's
heard
that
officials
should
"swallow
the
whistle"
or not
make a
call
that
affects
the
result
down the
stretch,
IRL
officials
did the
correct
thing on
Sunday.
Castroneves
had the
lead but
was
obviously
blocking
Justin
Wilson.
Blocking
is not
allowed.
With
Dixon
running
fifth at
Detroit
with
only one
race to
go, the
Castroneves
team
drove a
desperate
race.
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ENHANCED
TRANSPORTATION
IN PLACE
FOR THIS
WEEKEND
AT
DETROIT
BELLE
ISLE
GRAND
PRIX
 Detroit
Belle
Isle
Grand
Prix
officials
unveiled
the
transportation
plan for
this
weekend’s
event
with a
simple
and
familiar
theme –
park in
one of
the many
Grand
Prix
parking
spaces
located
in and
around
Detroit,
ride to
the
island
in style
and
enjoy a
great
weekend
of
high-speed
entertainment.
Incorporating
many
elements
of the
successful
transportation
system
utilized
last
year at
the
Grand
Prix –
with a
few key
enhancements
– event
officials
are
confident
that
fans
will
enjoy a
smooth
ride to
and from
the
races.
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SUGAR RAY TO ROCK THE XM STAGE
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
 DETROIT,
Mich. – The good-time rock of Sugar Ray on the XM Stage
at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will enhance an
electric weekend of high-speed excitement at the Labor
Day weekend celebration.
Shortly after 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 30, the
summertime groove of Sugar Ray will entertain fans at
the Grand Prix, presented by XM Radio. The concert on
the XM Stage in the Meijer Family Fun Zone
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TICKETS TO 2008 DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX NOW
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
 DETROIT
– Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix ticketholders will
benefit from a marked increase in entertainment value
both on and off the track in 2008 as they continue to
enjoy one of the best values in all of sports.
Tickets to the three-day August 29-31, 2008 Labor Day
weekend celebration at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
are now on sale.
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INDYCAR SERIES
DRIVERS ORIOL SERVIA AND WILL POWER PARTICIPATE IN
‘GRAND PRIX NIGHT’ WITH THE DETROIT TIGERS
 DETROIT
– Just days before competing in the “Greatest Spectacle
in Racing,” two of the brightest stars in open-wheel
racing paid a visit to the Motor City to celebrate
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Night at Comerica Park
with the Detroit Tigers baseball club. Oriol Servia and
Will Power of the KV Racing Technology IndyCar Series
team, took in the evening’s festivities on Tuesday, May
20 as they watched the Tigers maul the Seattle Mariners
12-8. Both Servia and Power were in town to promote the
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix to be held August 29-31 –
just a few days before competing in the 92nd running of
the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25.
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DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX EXCITED TO HOST UNIFIED
INDYCAR SERIES IN 2008
Tickets for the 2008 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
will go on sale on Tuesday, March 18
 DETROIT,
MI (February 26, 2008) – With last Friday’s
long-anticipated announcement of the unification of
North American open-wheel racing under the IndyCar
Series banner, the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is
excited to welcome the new-look series back to the Motor
City this summer.
Following the triumphant return of world-class auto
racing to Motown last summer
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DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
TO FEATURE ADDED ‘GREEN RACING’ INITIATIVES IN 2008
 DETROIT
– The term “going green” is a common one in motorsports
vernacular used to indicate the official start of
racing, but the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is taking
it to a whole new level in 2008.
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DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
LAUNCHES NEW 2008 WEB SITE DESIGN AT WWW.DETROITGP.COM
 DETROIT,
MI – As the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix race venue
continues its rapid assembly, construction has been
completed on the new Internet home of the Grand Prix.
Event officials are proud to unveil a new design
complete with new features and new functionality at
www.DetroitGP.com.
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