One of the biggest sporting events of the year the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix starts three weeks from today on Belle Isle.
Before coming here however the Indy Car Series has a pair of races at Indianapolis, the Grand Prix tomorrow afternoon and the Indy 500 two weeks from Sunday.
One of the top drivers in the series, is Ryan Hunter-Reay who won the Indy 500 three years ago and also claimed the Series Championship in 2012.
Hunter-Reay says "with so much history and the auto industry being centred in Detroit, the Belle Isle Grand Prix is a cornerstone event."
The Indy Car event in the Motor City features races on both June 3 and 4.