Purdue President Mitch Daniels addresses Grand Prix crowd during first large-scale event in over a year Emily DeLetter, Lafayette Journal & Courier WEST LAFAYETTE – As he stood addressing the crowds before the start of Purdue’s Grand Prix, President Mitch Daniels remarked he was far enough away from everyone else to be maskless. Popular Searches “This is always one of the great events on the Purdue calendar, year in and year out, has been for a long time,” Daniels told the crowd. “It’s one of our great traditions, of course. I just feel, for various reasons, this may be the greatest Grand Prix ever.”