Well, kinda… 50 years ago, California unveiled its harborfront street race, and while perhaps less glamorous than Monaco, the birth of the Grand Prix of Long Beach is no less extraordinary.When a pack of Formula 5000 cars bellowed into life on Friday, Sept. 26, 1975, somewhere around 1:15pm PT, then...

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On Thursday, March 23, 3GT Racing drivers visited with Lexus and Toyota team members as part of the manufacturers’ annual Motorsports Day at its Torrance, California headquarters.Sage Karam and Scott Pruett, drivers of the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, and Robert Alon and Jack Hawksworth, who pilot the No....

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Round 3 of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series calls for a visit to the bright lights and sunshine of Southern California and the premier street circuit in North America: the 42nd annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.The April 17 race (4 p.m. ET, NBCSN and...

James Hinchcliffe hasn’t had the best start to 2016, but the “Mayor of Hinchtown” is hoping to jump-start his campaign with a strong performance at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, an event where he scored his first Verizon IndyCar Series podium in 2012.Ahead of this weekend’s race, he...

Subtitle:PC Class Joins Grand Prix Field At Long BeachIf history is any indication, participating in Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach could be just what the doctor ordered for Wayne Taylor Racing and the No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette DP driven by Ricky and Jordan Taylor.The...

Subtitle:12-Race Calendar Featuring North America’s Most Iconic Sports Car Events And Venues Confirmed DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 8, 2015) – As part of a “State of the Series” presentation that included the introduction of WeatherTech as new entitlement partner and the announcement of a 10-year extension of official partnerships with...

By Bruce MartinPublished: Apr 19, 2015LONG BEACH, California – It’s 1.968 miles of narrow city streets that make up the race course in the 41st Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach including curbs, a fountain or two and 11 turns. It’s a very tight race course with some long straightaways...

Tickets for the 41st Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, featuring the return of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship on April 17-19, 2015, went on sale on Monday at 10 a.m. PT.Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the inagural TUDOR Championship race on the famed 1.97-mile, 11-turn circuit through downtown...

Related StoriesRACER.com's coverage of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship is presented by Circuit of The Americas. circuitoftheamericas.com/wectudorThe TUDOR United SportsCar Championship will hold 10 races for its four classes across 12 venues in 2015. Heeding the calls of its competitors, the series has reduced the total number of races per...