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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Grand Prix of Long Beach
Track: Long Beach Street Circuit
Location: Long Beach, California
Type: 1.968-mile street circuit (11-turn flat layout)
Lap Record (up to 2008)
Sebastien Bourdais (2006) - 1:06.886 (105.924 mph) -- in the current configuration.
Race Record (up to 2008)
Al Unser, Jr. (1994) - 1:40:53.582 (99.283 mph -- 99.034 mph, if using new measured track
distance).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1984 |
Mario Andretti |
112 |
187.04 |
2:15:23.337 |
82.898 |
| 1985 |
Mario Andretti |
90 |
150.3 |
1:42:50.07 |
87.694 |
| 1986 |
Michael Andretti |
95 |
158.65 |
1:57:34.18 |
80.965 |
| 1987 |
Mario Andretti |
95 |
158.65 |
1:51:33.036 |
85.330 |
| 1988 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
95 |
158.65 |
1:53:47.34 |
83.665 |
| 1989 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
95 |
158.65 |
1:51:19.786 |
85.503 |
| 1990 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
95 |
158.65 |
1:53:00.937 |
84.227 |
| 1991 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
95 |
158.65 |
1:57:14.162 |
81.195 |
| 1992 |
Danny Sullivan |
105 |
166.95 |
1:48:56.715 |
91.945 |
| 1993 |
Paul Tracy |
105 |
166.95 |
1:47:36.418 |
93.089 |
| 1994 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
105 |
166.95 |
1:40:53.582 |
99.283 |
| 1995 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
105 |
166.95 |
1:49:32.667 |
91.442 |
| 1996 |
Jimmy Vasser |
105 |
166.95 |
1:44:02.363 |
96.281 |
| 1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
105 |
166.53 |
1:46:17.792 |
93.999 |
| 1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
105 |
165.27 |
1:51:29.113 |
88.946 |
| 1999 |
Juan Montoya |
85 |
155.04 |
1:45:48.688 |
87.915 |
| 2000 |
Paul Tracy |
82 |
161.376 |
1:57:11.132 |
82.626 |
| 2001 |
Helio Castroneves |
82 |
161.376 |
1:52:17.779 |
86.223 |
| 2002 |
Michael Andretti |
90 |
177.120 |
2:02:14.542 |
86.935 |
| 2003 |
Paul Tracy |
90 |
177.120 |
1:56:01.792 |
91.590 |
| 2004 |
Paul Tracy |
81 |
159.408 |
1:44:12.348 |
91.785 |
| 2005 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
81 |
159.408 |
1:46:29.768 |
89.811 |
| 2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
74 |
145.632 |
1:40:07.670 |
87.268 |
| 2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
78 |
153.504 |
1:40:43.975 |
91.432 |
| 2008 |
Will Power |
83 |
163.344 |
1:45:25.415 |
92.964 |
Other Southern California Area Venues and Results
LA to Phoenix - 480-mile Point-to-Point Race
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1909 |
Joe Nikrent |
1 |
480 |
19:13:00 |
24.98 |
Santa Monica - mostly 8.417-mile (with slight variations) Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1909 |
Harris Hanshue |
24 |
202.008 |
3:08:03 |
64.453 |
| 1909 |
Bert Dingley |
24 |
202.008 |
3:38:40 |
55.32 |
| 1911 |
Louis Nikrent |
12 |
101.004 |
1:42:21.7 |
59.21 |
| 1911 |
Charles Merz |
18 |
151.506 |
2:02:08.45 |
74.422 |
| 1911 |
Bruce Keene |
18 |
151.506 |
2:12:09.95 |
68.777 |
| 1911 |
Harvey Herrick |
24 |
202.008 |
2:42:27.60 |
74.603 |
| 1912 |
George Joerimann |
12 |
101.004 |
1:37:57.9 |
61.861 |
| 1912 |
Ralph DePalma |
18 |
151.506 |
2:10:43.85 |
69.535 |
| 1912 |
Ted Tetzlaff |
36 |
303.012 |
3:50:57.60 |
78.178 |
| 1913 |
Earl Cooper |
53 |
445.253 |
6:01:52 |
73.827 |
| 1914 |
Ralph DePalma |
35 |
294.595 |
3:53:41.03 |
75.49 |
| 1914 |
Eddie Pullen |
48 |
404.016 |
5:13:30 |
77.32 |
| 1916 |
Dario Resta |
35 |
294 |
3:22:48.4 |
86.990 |
| 1916 |
Howard Wilcox |
48 |
403.2 |
4:42:47 |
85.551 |
| 1919 |
Cliff Durant |
34 |
250.24 |
3:04:45 |
81.27 |
Bakersfield - 11.15-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1911 |
Harvey Herrick |
13 |
144.95 |
2:58:58 |
48.59 |
San Diego - 91.7-mile then 5.982-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1913 |
George Hill |
2 |
183.4 |
3:58:12 |
46.196 |
| 1915 |
Earl Cooper |
51 |
305.082 |
4:40:10.8 |
65.333 |
Point Loma - 5.9-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1913 |
William Carlson |
34 |
200.6 |
3:23:09 |
59.247 |
Corona - 2.768-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1913 |
Earl Cooper |
91 |
251.888 |
3:21:29 |
75.010 |
| 1913 |
Earl Cooper |
109 |
301.712 |
4:02:38 |
74.609 |
| 1914 |
Eddie Pullen |
109 |
301.712 |
3:26:02 |
87.89 |
Glendale - 1.906-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1915 |
Eddie O'Donnell |
53 |
101.018 |
2:07:07 |
47.68 |
Venice - 3.105-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1915 |
Barney Oldfield |
97 |
301.185 |
4:24:02.4 |
68.438 |
Ascot - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1915 |
Eddie O'Donnell |
100 |
100 |
1:41:15.4 |
59.255 |
| 1916 |
Eddie Rickenbacker |
150 |
150 |
2:13:15.2 |
67.541 |
| 3/17 |
Earl Cooper |
100 |
100 |
1:27:46.8 |
68.353 |
| 11/17 |
Louis Chevrolet |
10 |
10 |
0:07:51.0 |
76.433 |
| 11/17 |
Eddie Hearne |
50 |
50 |
0:41:54.8 |
71.576 |
| 1919 |
Roscoe Sarles |
150 |
150 |
2:07:07 |
70.80 |
Beverly Hills - 1.25-mile Board Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 2/20 |
Jimmy Murphy |
200 |
250 |
2:25:17.59 |
103.240 |
| 3/20 |
Art Klein |
40 |
50 |
0:27:05.00 |
110.769 |
| 3/20 |
Jimmy Murphy |
40 |
50 |
0:27:10.45 |
110.399 |
| 3/20 |
Tom Milton |
40 |
50 |
0:26:52.20 |
111.649 |
| 11/20 |
Roscoe Sarles |
200 |
250 |
2:25:20 |
103.21 |
| 2/21 |
Ralph DePalma |
20 |
25 |
0:14:05.40 |
106.450 |
| 2/21 |
Roscoe Sarles |
20 |
25 |
0:13:59.0 |
107.27 |
| 2/21 |
Jimmy Murphy |
20 |
25 |
0:14:27.4 |
103.76 |
| 2/21 |
Tom Milton |
20 |
25 |
0:14:22.6 |
104.34 |
| 2/21 |
Ralph DePalma |
40 |
50 |
0:27:56.0 |
107.40 |
| 4/21 |
Ralph DePalma |
20 |
25 |
0:14:06.60 |
106.310 |
| 4/21 |
Eddie Pullen |
20 |
25 |
0:13:54.0 |
107.91 |
| 4/21 |
Joe Thomas |
20 |
25 |
0:14:10.8 |
105.78 |
| 4/21 |
Jimmy Murphy |
20 |
25 |
0:13:59.20 |
107.244 |
| 4/21 |
Jimmy Murphy |
40 |
50 |
0:27:77.4 |
109.26 |
| 11/21 |
Eddie Hearne |
200 |
250 |
2:16:52.6 |
109.59 |
| 3/22 |
Tom Milton |
200 |
250 |
2:15:29.95 |
110.702 |
| 4/22 |
Pietro Bordino |
20 |
25 |
0:13:03.68 |
114.843 |
| 4/22 |
Tom Milton |
20 |
25 |
0:13:01.47 |
115.168 |
| 4/22 |
Jimmy Murphy |
20 |
25 |
0:13:07.93 |
114.220 |
| 4/22 |
Frank Elliott |
20 |
25 |
0:13:05.90 |
114.518 |
| 4/22 |
Tom Milton |
40 |
50 |
0:26:01.92 |
115.243 |
| 12/22 |
Jimmy Murphy |
200 |
250 |
2:10:53.10 |
114.604 |
| 2/23 |
Jimmy Murphy |
200 |
250 |
2:09:43.61 |
115.628 |
| 11/23 |
Bennett Hill |
200 |
250 |
2:13:25.0 |
112.430 |
| 2/24 |
Harlan Fengler |
200 |
250 |
2:09:14.6 |
116.06 |
Culver City - 1.25-mile Board Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1924 |
Bennett Hill |
200 |
250 |
1:58:18.6 |
126.785 |
| 3/25 |
Tom Milton |
200 |
250 |
1:58:13.0 |
126.89 |
| 11/25 |
Frank Elliott |
200 |
250 |
1:57:18.20 |
127.87 |
| 1926 |
Bennett Hill |
200 |
250 |
1:51:53.8 |
130.59 |
| 1927 |
Leon Duray |
200 |
250 |
2:00:16.60 |
124.712 |
Mines Field - 1.57-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1934 |
Kelly Petillo |
126 |
197.82 |
2:24:43.14 |
81.624 |
Del Mar - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1949 |
Jimmy Davies |
100 |
100 |
1:10:17 |
85.35 |
Riverside - 2.6-mile, 2.5-mile, then 3.3-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1967 |
Dan Gurney |
116 |
301.6 |
2:48:51.16 |
107.170 |
| 1968 |
Dan Gurney |
116 |
301.6 |
2:42:01.27 |
111.689 |
| 1969 |
Mario Andretti |
120 |
300 |
2:50:08.23 |
105.797 |
| 1981 |
Rick Mears |
95 |
313.5 |
2:43:40.98 |
108.300 |
| 1982 |
Rick Mears |
95 |
313.5 |
2:42:14 |
115.944 |
| 1983 |
Bobby Rahal |
95 |
313.5 |
2:45:28 |
113.678 |
Ontario - 2.5-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1970 |
Jim McElreath |
200 |
500 |
3:07:22.55 |
160.106 |
| 1971 |
Joe Leonard |
200 |
500 |
3:16:54.515 |
152.354 |
| 1972 |
Roger McCluskey |
200 |
500 |
No Time |
151.540 |
| 8/73 |
Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
40 |
100 |
0:33:20.90 |
179.919 |
| 8/73 |
Johnny Rutherford |
40 |
100 |
0:36:32.96 |
164.162 |
| 9/73 |
Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
200 |
500 |
3:10:16.97 |
157.660 |
| 1974 |
A.J. Foyt |
40 |
100 |
0:33:55.36 |
176.873 |
| 1974 |
Johnny Rutherford |
40 |
100 |
0:34:44.86 |
172.673 |
| 1974 |
Bobby Unser |
200 |
500 |
3:11:03.71 |
157.017 |
| 1975 |
A.J. Foyt |
40 |
100 |
0:33:52.92 |
177.085 |
| 1975 |
Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
40 |
100 |
0:39:55.13 |
150.305 |
| 1975 |
A.J. Foyt |
200 |
500 |
3:14:22.28 |
154.344 |
| 1976 |
Bobby Unser |
200 |
500 |
3:29:25.76 |
143.246 |
| 3/77 |
A.J. Foyt |
80 |
200 |
1:17:53.12 |
154.073 |
| 9/77 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
200 |
500 |
3:17:16.37 |
154.687 |
| 3/78 |
Danny Ongais |
80 |
200 |
1:13:42.33 |
162.810 |
| 9/78 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
200 |
500 |
3:26:40.27 |
145.158 |
| 3/79 |
A.J. Foyt |
80 |
200 |
1:17:46.866 |
154.279 |
| 9/79 |
Bobby Unser |
200 |
500 |
3:24:22.00 |
146.794 |
| 4/80 |
Johnny Rutherford |
80 |
200 |
1:14:04.00 |
162.016 |
| 8/80 |
Bobby Unser |
200 |
500 |
3:11:51.00 |
156.372 |
Fontana - 2.029-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1997 |
Mark Blundell |
250 |
507.25 |
3:02:42.620 |
166.575 |
| 1998 |
Jimmy Vasser |
250 |
507.25 |
3:17:54.369 |
153.785 |
| 1999 |
Adrian Fernandez |
250 |
507.25 |
2:57:17.542 |
171.666 |
| 2000 |
Christian Fittipaldi |
250 |
507.25 |
3:38:04.376 |
139.563 |
| 2001 |
Cristiano da Matta |
220 |
446.38 |
2:59:39.716 |
149.073 |
| 2002 |
Jimmy Vasser |
250 |
507.25 |
2:33:42.977 |
197.995 |
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The Track
The Sights
Long Beach Notes
1909 (LA to Phoenix): Only point-to-point race to count for championship points. Winning
car was a Buick. It finished over four hours ahead of the second place car.
1909 (Santa Monica): First race was for heavy cars; second race for light cars. Both gave
same amount of points.
1911 (Santa Monica): First race for stock chassis, second and third races which were run
concurrently for heavy and medium cars, respectively, and fourth race was a "free-for-all" with
only four starters.
1911 (Bakersfield): Only four cars entered.
1912: First race for light cars, second race for medium cars, and third race was a
"free-for-all." Attendance was 150,000.
1913 (Santa Monica): Frank Goode disqualified for carrying fuel away from pits.
1913 (San Diego): Attendance estimated at 100,000.
1913 (Corona): Both races run concurrently. Drivers received points according to highest
points in either race. Attendance estimated at 200,000.
1914 and 1916 (Santa Monica): First race was Vanderbilt Cup sanctioned by AAA. Second race
was United States Grand Prize sanctioned by ACA, but AAA awarded points.
1915 (Venice): One of Oldfield's rare AAA wins.
1915 (Ascot): Jack Callaghan wrecked on lap 14 and died the next day from the injuries.
1916: Lewis Jackson and three spectators killed in crash.
11/17: First race was for 300ci and under, second race was free-for-all.
3/20: First race was scheduled for the previous week, but was postponed due to rain.
11/20: Eddie O'Donnell and his riding mechanic, Lyall Jolls, killed on lap 138. Gaston
Chevrolet killed on lap 146.
2/21: In the second race, Roscoe Sarles beat Tom Milton by a tenth of a second who in turn
beat Jimmy Murphy by a tenth of a second.
4/21: In the first race (heat #1), Ralph DePalma beat Roscoe Sarles by .02 seconds. In the
fourth race (heat #4), Jimmy Murphy beat Roscoe Sarles by .04 seconds who in turn beat Eddie
Hearne by .04 seconds.
3/22: Race started one week earlier; stopped after 93 laps and run over.
4/22: In the third race, Jimmy Murphy beat Harry Hartz by .07 seconds.
12/22: Herschel McKee killed in practice. Qualifying positions determined by draw, but had
to achieve minimum speed of 105 mph to start.
2/23: Jimmy Murphy beat Bennett Hill by .06 seconds.
11/23: Car owner, George Wade, and photographer, Bill Hughes, killed when struck by Harry
Hartz's car during practice lap.
2/24 (Beverly Hills): Starting lineup determined by draw.
1924 (Culver City): Race delayed one week due to rain. First appearance of Miller Front
Drive.
3/25: First 25 miles were run one week earlier.
11/25: Ray Cariens killed on lap 24. 130 mph minimum qualifying speed required.
1934: Starting lineup determined by draw. Race completed under heavy fog.
1949: Rex Mays killed on lap 14 when he hit second turn inside pole, flipped, thrown out,
and hit by Hal Cole.
1968: Gurney lapped the entire field.
1972: Two yellow flags caused by jackrabbits on course.
1973-5: Heat races to determine the starting lineup were run one week prior to 500 mile
event. All the races awarded points.
3/78: Race delayed three weeks due to rain.
9/78: Al Unser, Sr. won by over 5 laps. Only 5 of the 31 starters finished the race.
1979: First race sanctioned by USAC, second race sanctioned by CART/SCCA.
1987: Mario Andretti lapped the entire field.
1988: Al Unser, Jr. lapped the entire field.
1991: The infamous pit lane crash between Michael Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi took
place.
1993: Robby Gordon disqualified for dangerous driving after 63 laps.
1997 (Fontana): Mauricio Gugelmin sets all time closed course record with a qualifying lap of 240.942
mph.
1999 (Fontana): Greg Moore killed on lap 9.
2000 (Fontana): First 33 laps run on Sunday before rain. Remainder run following day.
2001 (Long Beach): Helio Castroneves won the pole and led from start to finish.
2001 (Fontana): Race start delayed due to rain. Race shortened due to darkness.
2002 (Long Beach): Michael Andretti breaks CART record for longest span between wins at same race -- 16 years.
2002 (Fontana): Race red flagged with five laps to go. Race restarted with two laps to go. Fastest 500 mile race
ever run in the world.
2008: The last Champ Car race ever held.
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