Here are 5 additional facts to celebrate 50 years of the Grand Prix of Long Beach
If you want more fun facts, we got ’em.
For the past couple of days, we’ve presented readers with 50 fun facts about the Grand Prix of Long Beach in honor of the iconic race’s 50th anniversary.
Katherine Legge won the Atlantic Championship support race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in 2005, making her the first woman driver to win a developmental open-wheel race in North America.
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The Grand Prix circut is 1.98-miles long and has 11 turns.
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach took place Sunday, April 21, 2024 on the streets of Long Beach. 2nd place finisher Colton Herta showers race winner Scott Dixon. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Al Unser Jr. won the Long Beach Grand Prix six times, the most of any other driver in Long Beach.
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Colton Herta holds the record for fastest lap at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, with a time of 1:05.309. He set the record in 2022.
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In 1975, the Grand Prix of Long Beach’s inaugural year, a dozen eggs cost just around 66 cents.
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