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.
On Sunday, we presented the first 15 facts. On Monday, we gave you facts Nos. 16 to 20.
Now, it’s time for Nos. 21-25.
Related: Grand Prix of Long Beach fun facts Nos. 1-15
Related: Grand Prix of Long Beach fun facts No. 16-20
No. 21
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.
No. 22
The Grand Prix circut is 1.98-miles long and has 11 turns.
No. 23
Al Unser Jr. won the Long Beach Grand Prix six times, the most of any other driver in Long Beach.
No. 24
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.
No. 25
In 1975, the Grand Prix of Long Beach’s inaugural year, a dozen eggs cost just around 66 cents.