long beach grand prix


SPOILER ALERT: SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT at Long Beach

While not as high profile as IndyCar or ALMS, the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Series offers just as much motorsports excitement as the featured races – maybe even more. For the Long Beach event, the busy schedule only allows for the GT class to participate (the Touring class runs a separate race at Mosport in May). Even still, that includes a full field of Chevrolet Corvettes, Porsche 911s, Ford Mustangs, Dodge Vipers, and more. In qualifying on Saturday, World Challenge veteran Randy Pobst took the pole in his all-wheel-drive Volvo ... Read more →

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Drew Phillips

In what was the hottest day of the year so far in Southern California, a full field took to to the streets for the 35th running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. This was the first time the event ...

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Frank Filipponio

- One of our favorite events at the annual Long Beach Grand Prix is the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. The slash in its name lets you know that this event features celebrities racing against real pro ...

SPOILER ALERT: ALMS at Long Beach Drew Phillips

The grid seemed a bit bare at the Long beach ALMS race with the Audi and Porsche prototypes missing from the field, but there was still plenty to look forward to for the third race of the 2009 ...

ALMS hits the streets of Long Beach, and so does Autoblog Drew Phillips

The streets of Long Beach are playing host to the ALMS, Indy Racing League, and SCCA World Challenge GT this weekend, and things got kicked off yesterday with two practice sessions for the ALMS. ...

Long Beach Grand Prix: Final Champ Car race gallery 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for huge high-res gallery of Champ Car action from Long Beach We already told you about the final Champ Car race, how it marks the end of the series while signaling the start of a new era in American open-wheel racing. Although we think that we might have been among only a handful of ...

Long Beach Grand Prix: People Gallery 1 year ago on Autoblog

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) ...

ALMS at Long Beach 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of ALMS action from Long Beach With Champ Car going the way of the dodo bird after this year's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, it looks like the American Le Mans Series is poised to take over top billing at America's Monte Carlo. The street course around downtown ...

So long, Champ: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach marks end of Champ Car World Series 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach This past weekend saw the end of an era as the Champ Car World Series held its last ever race. Although the race in Long Beach came after the merger with the Indy Racing League and after the kickoff of the inaugural joint ...

Gallery: Long Beach GP weekend round-up 2 years ago on Autoblog

We present you with another big gallery of photos from the weekend's activities in Long Beach. Besides the Champ Cars, ALMS, and Toyota Pro/Celebrity races we've already covered, the Long Beach GP hosted Formula D, Champ Car Atlantics, and Speed World Challenge GT racing. We were there on Friday ...

Spoiler Alert: 2007 Champ Car Long Beach Grand Prix 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for large gallery of live shots from Friday's practice The festivities from Long Beach are winding down as the Champ Cars just finished their second race of the season. The Long Beach Grand Prix has been a fixture on the open-wheel schedule for more than 20 years and even if the series ...

Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race results and gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Spoiler Alert: ALMS results and gallery from America's Monaco 2 years ago on Autoblog

Most of us here at AB love auto racing, especially seeing the action live at the track. As we recently reported, ALMS made its first visit to Long Beach this weekend, and it was just too good an opportunity to let slip by. This was an instance where being there was worth the trip even without a ...

The Hef to marshal Toyota Pro Celebrity race 2 years ago on Autoblog

Just another reason to go to Long Beach for the Grand Prix weekend. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has been announced as this year's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race grand marshal. The celebrity race is always one of the most popular sideshows during Grand Prix weekend and with Hef doing the honors, and one ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

Featured Galleries

  • BMW Concept 6
  • Zenvo ST1 Details
  • SEMA 2009: HPP Daytona Challenger
  • LA Design Challenge 2009 Competitors
  • SEMA 2009: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette C1-RS
  • SEMA 2009: Bigfoot
  • SEMA 2009: Black Bison Toyota Alphard
  • Ford's Inflatable Seat Belts
  • 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
  • Shelby Turbocharged Mustang
  • Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition
  • SEMA 2009: Ringbrothers 1964 Ford Fairlane
AOL Autos

Find Your Next Car

Resources

10 Most Searched Cars on AOL Autos

Autoblog Video

Autoblog Green

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum