The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is this coming weekend, and it's an important weekend for General Motors.
The race, which plays host to an IMSA race and an IndyCar double-header, has Chevrolet as a title sponsor and is held in the shadow of the automaker’s Renaissance Center headquarters.
GM has also lent the Detroit Historical museum Johnny O’Connell’s Belle Isle GP-winning Cadillac CTS race car to display within the exhibit.
O'Connell is the most decorated driver in Detroit Grand Prix history with six career wins on Belle Isle.
O'Connell tells AM800 Sports, it's a perfect fit to have a major racing event in the Motor City.
"I can't think of any place in the World that more cars come out of, there really isn't any," says O'Connell. "If there's a capital for the automobile, Worldwide it's Detroit, so to have an event like this for the automotive industry makes a ton of sense."
The race weekend is set to kick off Friday and Chevrolet will be looking to win at home in both the IndyCar Series and Corvette Racing, while Cadillac Racing will also be looking to post strong results and maintain its points lead in IMSA’s Prototype class.