By: Spencer Neff
June 2, 2024

2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Results

Following a chaotic opening to the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon turned in a repeat of his Long Beach victory. The six-time INDYCAR champion became the first two-time winner of 2024 by winning Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.

The New Zealander started fifth and held off Andretti Global’s Marcus Ericsson by .8567 of a second. He led the final 35 laps of the 100 on the 1.645-mile, 9-turn street circuit. Dixon’s 33 wins on road and street courses are an INDYCAR record.

It is Dixon’s fourth win in Detroit and 58th of his career.

Dixon won in 2012, 2018 Race 1 and 2019 Race 2 on Belle Isle. He is second only to A.J. Foyt on the all-time list. Dixon also inherits the points lead from teammate Alex Palou. He leads by 18 points in his quest for a record-tying seventh INDYCAR Championship.

Ericsson, who started ninth, rebounds from a disappointing Indianapolis 500 for his best result of the 2024 campaign. Dixon’s teammate and fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong finished third, up 16 spots from where he started. It is the best result of his career and the first podium.

Ericsson’s teammate Kyle Kirkwood finished a season-best fourth after starting second for his best result of 2024. Arrow McLaren’s Alexander Rossi was the best Chevrolet, finishing fifth in the shadows of General Motors’ Renaissance Center.

A day after qualifying a career-best seventh, Arrow McLaren’s Theo Pourchaire finished tenth for the best effort in his five-race INDYCAR career.

Race Recap

At the start of the race, Will Power spun in Turn 3 after contact from Pourchaire and Lundgaard. A multi-car pileup followed back in the pack and the caution was thrown before the first lap was completed.

When the green flag was flown again on Lap 5, Herta began to pull away while Palou struggled on the used alternate tires.

On Lap 16, A.J. Foyt Racing’s Santino Ferrucci made contact with the Meyer Shank Racing entry of Helio Castroneves in Turn 5. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyffin Simpson was collected and the second caution flag of the day was flown.

Ferrucci would be given a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact after the Lap 23 restart.

At Lap 25, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Christian Rasmussen would see his first Detroit Grand Prix grind to a halt with engine issues.

Toward the end of the first stint, rain began to creep through. Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin slid into the Turn 1 tire barrier, prompting the third caution of the afternoon.

Soon after the Lap 41 restart, Power and VeeKay made contact, sending VeeKay spinning in Turn 3 and bringing out a fourth caution on the afternoon.

On Lap 46, Herta made contact with Vautier and slid off course in Turn 5, necessitating another caution.

During the Lap 53 restart, Lundgaard made contact with Grosjean, collecting Armstrong and Lundqvist. The caution was flown for the fifth time.

Sting Ray Robb would find the wall in Turn 5 on Lap 64 with contact from McLaughlin. On Lap 70, the chaos would be directed at the defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and last year’s race winner, Palou.

The race would restart on Lap 73 with the Ganassi duo holding serve in the first two positions. With three laps to go, Ericsson found his way to second past Armstrong but Dixon held on for the victory.

The race featured six lead changes among six different leaders and the eight cautions for 47 laps slowed the average speed to 78.251 mph.

Up Next

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES heads to its longest track of the season next weekend, the 4.048-mile, 14-turn Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Practice for the XPEL Grand Prix begins on Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

Second practice is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. ET, with qualifying at 3:25 p.m. ET on Saturday. Sunday will have a 30-mintue warmup at 12:15 p.m. ET and the 55-lap race will begin at 3:35 p.n. on NBC. The broadcast will begin at 3:30 p.m. All pre-race sessions will be live on Peacock.

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