Dylan Larkin to serve as Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Grand Marshal

By @MichaelCaples –

Start your engines, and start your puns.

Red Wings speedster Dylan Larkin will be rubbing elbows with people who travel a whole lot faster than he does when he serves as the Grand Marshal of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Saturday, June 4.

The Waterford native and Detroit rookie forward will participate in activities throughout the day on Belle Isle, and he will give the famous, “Drivers, Start Your Engines” command before the start of the first Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans Verizon IndyCar Series race that afternoon.

“Growing up in the Detroit area, I know the tradition of the Grand Prix and the excitement it brings to the city,” said Larkin in a release. “It’s going to be fun to visit Belle Isle, meet some of the drivers and get a chance to ride in the pace car. I like to go fast on the ice but not as fast as those guys go on the race course. I’m really looking forward to serving as the Grand Marshal of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.”

More from the release:

As part of his duties as Grand Marshal, Larkin will get a chance to witness the busiest day of racing action at the Grand Prix with the Verizon IndyCar Series, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Trans Am Series and the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks presented by TRAXXAS all hosting races on Saturday. Larkin will participate in pre-race ceremonies before the Chevy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans, give the command for drivers to start their engines and ride in the official pace car before the Verizon IndyCar Series race.

“We are excited to welcome Dylan Larkin as our Saturday Grand Marshal for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Grand Prix. “As one of Detroit’s top young sports stars and a hometown hero, we can’t think of a better representative to help us celebrate the start of the summer in the Motor City and bring some added excitement to the Grand Prix.”

ABOUT THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Scheduled for June 3-5, 2016, the event will include the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans featuring the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks presented by Traxxas and the return of the Trans Am Series in the Motor City 100. Partners for the 2016 Grand Prix include General Motors, Quicken Loans and MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information, visit www.DetroitGP.com and follow our social media pages at www.facebook.com/detroitgp, www.twitter.com/detroitgp and www.instagram.com/detroitgp.