Article: Penske driver de Ferran is big on Indy Racing League.

Byline: Mike Brudenell

DETROIT _ Gil de Ferran is a grand breakfast companion. He can talk auto racing, eat a plate of eggs over easy with bacon and hash browns, check the newspaper and still make your day.

Early Thursday morning in Plymouth, a smartly dressed de Ferran sat down for an interview on a hotel patio, proving you can be polite, funny and a top professional athlete at the same time. Even the waitress who served us seemed impressed, and she had no idea who he was.

De Ferran, a Brazilian, begins practice Friday for Sunday's Michigan Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. He leads the Indy Racing League points standings ...

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