Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race results and gallery
We're not too concerned that we'll need a spoiler alert on this one, but just in case, consider yourselves warned. The 31st installment of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race was run yesterday, and it was another smashing success. Perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes than the more deserving close racing action it usually produces, the event always manages to get the crowd on its feet along Shoreline Drive. Blending an assortment of celebrities with a few charity drivers and a couple of professional racers, the race is always entertaining. This year's Grand Marshal was Hugh Hefner, which confirms right away that this is more about fun than real racing. The celebs do take the racing seriously, however. They spend a couple of weekends over the preceding months learning to drive the proper race line, and once strapped inside their identically-prepared Scion tCs, they unleash their inner Schumachers. Or Danica Patricks, considering that this year, there were eight women and six men in the celebrity field, tipping the balance towards the fairer sex for the first time in event history.
Polesitter Dave Mirra, pro BMX rider with fourteen X Games medals to his name, led the field from the green flag and held on to win the crash-shortened race. It wasn't exactly a walk in the park for Mirra, as tennis legend Martina Navratilova and actor Joshua Morrow were nipping at his heels until the yellow flag came out. That flag turned red as the course was, at that point, sufficiently messed up to warrant some major repairs to the tire barriers. That damage was caused when George Lucas and charity ride winner Annamarie Dean collided going into turn one. Although both were uninjured, the force was definitely not with them, nor with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner. One of three professional drivers in the field, Skinner had started 20 seconds behind the celebs but had managed to work his way up to fourth, just behind Morrow, when the accident occurred. So, Mirra gets the win with an assist from Skywalker. Official results are pasted after the jump and a big high-res gallery of the cars from Friday's practice session is available by clicking the image above.
Gallery: Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race '07
The official results of the 31st Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race:
- Dave Mirra (c) ---
- Martina Navarilova (c) +7.402 seconds
- Joshua Morrow (c) +17.097
- Mike Skinner (p) +29.346
- RJ Romero (c) +41.543
- Bucky Lasek (p) +44.087
- Scott Kelley (p) +46.613
- Emily Procter (c) +51.431
- Kelly Hu (c) +51.638
- John Salley (c) +58.201
- Aisha Tyler (c) +58.746
- Jerry Westlund (c) +59.713
- Kathryn Morris (c) +1:10.845
- Robin Quivers (c) +1:22.300
- Annamarie Dean (c) -1 lap
- George Lucas (c) +0.519
- Kendra Willkinson (c) - 4 laps
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aprime 2:41PM (4/15/2007)
Geoge Lucas? GEOGE?
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Aprime 2:54PM (4/15/2007)
Yeah, thanks for fixing that.
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akns 3:18PM (4/15/2007)
This is a pretty neat idea. Get celebrities driving your cars to gain more exposure.
However, if one of those celebrities (think non-professional drivers) makes the wrong move and smashes their car/injures themselves, the publicity may not be so good after all.
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Lucas 4:28PM (4/15/2007)
Go Robin...
"masturbates with meat and vegetables" :-)
Lucas.
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opia 3:57PM (4/15/2007)
akns, they've been doing this celebrity race at Long Beach for years now, with no problems. There's a reason they stick them in low powered street cars, there's less chance of doing anything wrong.
It's not like they're sticking in dopes in 600hp+ supercars (Griffin).
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Quattrofan 3:59PM (4/15/2007)
Czech lesbians make excellent drivers.
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Sir Rodney Stiffington 5:07PM (4/15/2007)
Happy to see the overweight, overpaid, undertalented
big mouth and professional Stern echo, Robin Quivers, was back in the pack. Can't wait to hear her 'war stories' on Monday. What a jerk.
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jj 5:54PM (4/15/2007)
"which confirms right away that this is more about fun than real racing"
I think the fact that they were driving scion TC's told us all that.
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Mr. Red 5:55PM (4/15/2007)
i thought we learned not to give celebrities cars after eddie griffin totaled that ferrari, or whatever it was he crashed.
http://www.burnedbytheman.com
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Gregg W. 7:51PM (4/15/2007)
...I'm still looking for the "celebrities" on the list. Oh, is this one of those D-List events? Did Kathy Griffin drive the pace car?
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HotRodzNKustoms 9:04PM (4/15/2007)
hahaha isn't George Lucas the one that bought the first Mosler??? This is a scary thought having a guy that placed so low in a car with all that power!
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TJ 10:24PM (4/15/2007)
akns, you havent heard of the saying "any publicity is good publicity". I think they prefer someone crashing them. lol more coverage from the press.
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Gregg W. 11:41PM (4/15/2007)
...why didn't they let the "celebrities" in a Supra or a Celica or maybe an MR2? Silly me; Toyota doesn't make sports cars anymore.
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Galley 8:51AM (4/16/2007)
Where's my girl, Catherine Bell?
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rd911 11:48PM (4/24/2007)
As a club racer I 've been so annoyed to have to listen to Robin Quivers boast and brag over and over about her driving abilities. How happy am I that she got shown up by other lousy drivers, but obviously better than her. This is a sport that requires lots of seat time over years along with some natural ability. Maybe now she will be humbled and SHUT UP about her racing skills.
Can't wait to here her comments on the radio now.
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rd911 6:51PM (4/16/2007)
As a club racer I 've been so annoyed to have to listen to Robin Quivers boast and brag over and over about her driving abilities. How happy am I that she got shown up by other lousy drivers, but obviously better than her. This is a sport that requires lots of seat time over years along with some natural ability. Maybe now she will be humbled and SHUT UP about her racing skills.
Can't wait to here her comments on the radio now.
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Linda Branch 4:58PM (4/19/2007)
Dave Mirra donated the money in honor of my daughter Haley Harrington. Here is a link to the MS Page that shares about Haley and our MS Walk Team
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/haley
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