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Long Beach Grand Prix: People Gallery
Click above for high-res gallery from this weekend's LBGP
American open-wheel racing just had a pretty big weekend, in case you missed it. While one era was beginning in Japan, another was ending at America's Monte Carlo. With reunification finally about to commence, the last Champ Car (nee CART) race ever was held at the street course in downtown Long Beach. While we've already told you the outcome, we also wanted to share some more photos. Although the race should be back on the schedule for '09, this weekend's race was truly the end of an era.
After 25 years of Champ Cars and their predecessors, next year's race will bring us a series that has a female driver who is an honest-to-goodness winner. And not only is she a winner (and a part-time swimsuit model), but she is pretty hardy too. After winning the race at Motegi, she and unfortunate runner-up Helio "Dancing with the Stars" Castroneves hopped on a plane and made it back to LAX and the LBGP by the time things wrapped up on Sunday afternoon.
While we didn't get any pics of Danica or Helio, we did manage to capture a few dozen shots of some of the drivers (mostly ALMS and Champ Car), and a few of the models too. Click below to check out some of the people that made this race weekend a memorable one.
All photos Copyright ©2008 Frank Filipponio / Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2jmotorsports 8:10PM (4/22/2008)
Thank you. Please post up the Beijing people too! =D
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Chris 8:15PM (4/22/2008)
goddamn, those two girls in that picture of them walking (pic 23) are extremely super-hot. and nice cleavage blonde chick. giggity.
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3seriesisking 10:58PM (4/22/2008)
Hahahaha, my giggity goes to the young lady in the middle of #26.
Mehul 11:39PM (4/22/2008)
@ 3seriesking
Couldnt agree more man, #26 middle one is the hottest girl i've seen on autoblog this year
RobZ4 12:05AM (4/23/2008)
Autoblog is becoming the new FHM magazine. Thumbs up for the post guys. Giggity.
ermax18 8:26AM (4/23/2008)
The two in 23 go to all the ALMS races. I have seen them for the past two years at Road Atlanta and Sebring. The blond is silly hot.
3seriesisking 9:08AM (4/23/2008)
I'll agree with you there Mehul. Quite the beauty.
alyx 9:48AM (4/23/2008)
I third the hotness factor of middle girl in #26
(signed in just to chime in!)
Kyle 8:29PM (4/22/2008)
God ALMS chicks are fugly manish looking creatures... formula 1 babes are goddesses next to these women.
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Quattrofan 9:38PM (4/22/2008)
agreed, some skanky hoez in those photos... for a second I though that was some import tuner/drifting event photos.
meshies 9:40PM (4/22/2008)
Yea, I couldn't pick a winner. Mostly losers. Def. appreciated tho.
LloydChiro 8:52PM (4/22/2008)
Zounds!
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Hamud 8:53PM (4/22/2008)
Ahhhh, the only thing that's better than cars, girls...
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PauloBecker 9:01PM (4/22/2008)
DO WANT
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MemphisNET 9:13PM (4/22/2008)
A post that EVERYONE can agree on!! :D
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Jason 9:13PM (4/22/2008)
To the chick in between her two silicon infused friends:
Marry me?
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HotRodzNKustoms 10:24PM (4/22/2008)
The two friends have those new fangled Dutch airbags!
Derek 10:33PM (4/22/2008)
You can ask her right after I do!
rndmnme 9:22PM (4/22/2008)
How you doin' ?
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MajorGeek 9:29PM (4/22/2008)
Damn it, ban push up bras, its false advertising already! Ok, I still like it.
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