Source: Event PR LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 17, 2023) – The 48th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is in the books and all indicators are pointing higher for the venerable street race. According to Grand Prix Association of Long Beach President & CEO Jim Michaelian, the race hosted more than 192,000 attendees, a record for
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 14, 2023) – Anaheim Ducks star Adam Henrique will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 12-year NHL veteran serves as an Alternate Captain for the team and is 14th in franchise history in points (221), ninth in goals (117) and is the co-leader
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Source: Event PR LONG BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2023) – All-star rock band Kings of Chaos – with special guests– will headline the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Saturday night, April 15 concert presented by Acura. The show will take place at approximately 6:30 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Long Beach
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STATEMENT BY JIM MICHAELIAN, PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH: “The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back! The positive trend in pre-sales continued through race weekend and the preliminary results would indicate that the attendance and gross revenue figures will match or exceed what was achieved at the pre-pandemic
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2022) – All-star rock band Royal Machines – with special guests – will headline the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Saturday night, April 9 concert presented by Acura and ASM Global. The show will take place at approximately 6:00 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2022) – On Tuesday, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a new agreement with the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach that will allow the company to continue running the annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach through 2028, Grand Prix Association of Long Beach officials announced. The new agreement,
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————————————————————————————— STATEMENT BY JIM MICHAELIAN, PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH: “We are very pleased with the weekend attendance. Walkup sales were much stronger than we had anticipated and we ended up with just over 180,000 over the three days, which represents a slight decrease over the 187,500 we did in
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2021) – Two-time Long Beach race winner Michael Andretti and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Rai Benjamin will “start the engines” of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach as Grand Marshals during the Sept. 24-26 race weekend. Benjamin, who will serve as Saturday’s Grand Marshal for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at
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VINCE NEIL TO HEADLINE SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT AT ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, Calif. (August 10, 2021) — The legendary front man of Mötley Crüe, Vince Neil, will rock the 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach when he headlines the event’s Saturday night, Sept. 25 concert presented by Acura, ELS and
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Two long-time veterans of racing on the streets of Long Beach—Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia—will be honored by induction into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 16. “Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia both made history as drivers, and it is a privilege to welcome them back to Long Beach
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