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Long Beach Grand Prix A Month Away: What To Know
The 49th annual event will race down Shoreline Drive starting April 19.
LONG BEACH, CA — Long Beach residents can see that construction for this year's Acura Grand Prix is well underway on Shoreline Drive, with barriers and bleachers put up along the road to prepare for the April 19-21 race weekend.
“We had a very successful event last year with the best attendance of the modern era,” said Grand Prix Association of Long Beach President and CEO Michaelian. “With the addition of the sports cars of GT America, the vintage Indy car race and a free-to-participate racing simulator tournament from new sponsor Cooler Master, we think this year’s Acura Grand Prix will be an even more appealing weekend. We will soon be announcing more exciting additions to our schedule including concerts, race week events and the inductees to the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame.”
The Race weekend will be jam-packed with activities and races for attendees to enjoy. The Grand Prix will be headlined by the second round of the NTT Indycar Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
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Visitors can also expect to see the Super Drift Challenge on Friday and Saturday nights, the Speed/UTV Stadium Super Tricks, the Historic F1 Challenge and the SRO GT American Powered by AWS.
Along with the races food trucks, concerts, the Lifestyle Expo, Mothers Exotic Car Paddock and Family Fun Zone will also entertain guests throughout the weekend.
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General admission tickets for the Grand Prix range from $40 to $114 for single day passes and $112 for a 3-day pass. Reserved seating is a little more expensive costing $90 for Saturday, $98 on Sunday and $131 for all three days.
“Over the past 49 years, the [Acura] Grand Prix has become part of the tapestry of Long Beach,” said Mayor Rex Richardson. “Every year, thousands of people come here to enjoy our waterfront, understand our community, see the Port of Long Beach as a backdrop and really support our local economy. The people who set up this racecourse – their kids play soccer at Long Beach parks, they go to Long Beach schools so it’s really an economic boon with a big local impact.”
For more information and to purchase tickets to the Grand Prix visit the event's website.
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