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DETROIT GRAND PRIX
PPG CART World Series at Belle Isle

Sunday, June 12, 1994
Jay and I drove up from Indy to Michigan to attend the CART race at Belle Isle.

We stayed at the Drury Inn in Troy.

We went to the track on Friday for practice.  I was used to practice being free at Indy.  
These guys were wanting something like $50!  I said, "Screw that!" and left.

We came back the next day for qualifying though.

Our Detroit friends, Koz and E.T., met us at our hotel room Saturday night for a little pre-party.
I found the negatives from this race and scanned them into
my computer so I could create this page. - February 2021.
We drove to Canada into the town of
Windsor, which was just across some
water from Detroit.  

We swung by a casino, but it looked
crowded and we didn't go in.  

They had regaled me with tales of the
awesome Windsor strip club, but we
went to a bar instead.

Koz recalls, "Saturday night we went to
Canada and partied hard.  I remember
driving up the Lodge freeway on the
way back, jamming "Wango Tango" at
full volume!!!"

The song I remember jamming to was
"Shine" by Collective Soul. We'd all
shout "Yeah" when the band did.

Click Play to hear that song :
Koz, E.T. and Jay
Me and E.T.
The Winner - Paul Tracy
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 Paul Tracy
 Emerson Fittipaldi
 Robby Gordon
 Teo Fabi
 Michael Andretti
 Bobby Rahal
 Jacques Villeneuve
 Mauricio Gugelmin
 Bryan Herta
 Al Unser, Jr.
 Scott Goodyear
 Christian Danner
 Scott Sharp
 Mark Smith
 Fredrik Ekblom
 Willy T. Ribbs
 Buddy Lazier
 Mario Andretti
 Arie Luyendyk
 Jimmy Vasser
 Nigel Mansell
 Stefan Johansson
 Adrian Fernandez
 Marco Greco
 Dominic Dobson
 Alessandro Zampedri
 Mike Groff
 Raul Boesel
Marlboro Penske
Marlboro Penske
Valvoline Walker Racing
Pennzoil Hall Racing
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Miller Rahal Hogan Racing
Player's Forsythe Green Racing
Hollywood Chip Ganassi Racing
Copenhagen A.J. Foyt Racing
Marlboro  Penske
Budweiser Kenny Bernstein Racing
Marcelo
PacWest
Craftsman Walker Racing
McCormack Motorsports
Service Merchandise Walker Racing
Leader Card
Kmart Newman Haas Racing
Eurosport
Conseco Hayhoe Racing
Kmart Newman Haas Racing
Alumax Bettenhausen Racing
Tecate Galles Racing
Project Indy
PacWest
Mi-Jack Dale Coyne Racing
Motorola Rahal Hogan Racing
Duracell Dick Simon Racing
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Nigel Mansell started from the pole, but only led the first lap.  He was passed by
Little Al who then led until Lap 55 of the 77-lap race, when he got passed by Tracy.
Paul Tracy Crosses the Finish Line in his Marlboro Penske Ilmor
On Lap 20, Dominic Dobson spun going into Turn 1,
collecting Alessandro Zampedri, and they both hit the wall.
It was a fun night for sure.
All four of us went to the race on Sunday.