Paddock Buzz: Drivers Shift Mindset From Oval Speed to Street Fighting

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returned to the track Friday for opening practice ahead of Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. Drivers shifted their attention to the tight confines of the 1.645-mile, nine-turn downtown Detroit street circuit on a sun-splashed Michigan afternoon after spending two weeks focused on oval racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at speeds exceeding 230 mph.

Paddock Buzz: Drivers Shift Mindset From Oval Speed to Street Fighting. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returned to the track Friday for opening practice ahead of Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. Drivers shifted their attention to the tight confines of the 1.645-mile, nine-turn downtown Detroit street circuit on a sun-splashed Michigan afternoon after spending two weeks focused on oval racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at speeds exceeding 230 mph. "It definitely is a different mindset," Santino Ferrucci said. "The way that you drive here is vastly different, so that's kind of the biggest mental challenge." Ferrucci (photo, top) finished eighth in last Sunday's Indianapolis 500 and returns to Detroit in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing after finishing second here last year. Sting Ray Robb said...