Taylor Swift mania in Detroit

Kanaan's Taylor Swift car

Taylor Swift has been the most played artist on radio stations across the nation in the last few months. She is in concert here on Saturday night. the number 10 car of Tony Kanaan has Swifty displayed this weekend. I am sure there will be a sighting before the weekend is over.

The verses in one of Taylor's hits is "Shake it off."

The Hondas are even slower now with the front wing endplate removed

The Hondas won't be shaking leaving pit lane this weekend due to a remake of their front wing that was mandated by IndyCar. The end plate has been removed resulting in a much sleeker look and less hideous looking elements. And a bit lighter weight. It has not made much difference in practice yet, since the Chevys are still in the top 8 spots this morning. Sato was the fastest Honda in 9th spot.

Weather may effect qualifying. The sunshine has been replaced by clouds and it rained a bit at the end of the morning practice. It is raining as I write this with qualifying only 2 hours away.

Lucille Dust reporting for AutoRacing1.com from Detroit