Ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, race drivers trade helmets with firefighters

Ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, race drivers trade helmets with firefighters

A swapping of helmets. A sign of mutual appreciation. Ahead of the official start of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, race car drivers Colton Herta and Colin Braun swapped their helmets with two members of the Long Beach Fire Department who were on the front lines of the catastrophic wildfires that swept through the Los Angeles area at the start of the year. From left, LB Grand Prix Driver Colin Braun and LBFD Capt. Brian Sher converse during…

Marcus Armstrong to Race Root Insurance Livery at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The No. 66 MSR Honda will carry the Root Insurance livery additionally for Detroit, Laguna Seca and Nashville Pataskala, Ohio (3 April 2025) – Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is excited to announce that the No. 66 MSR Honda driven by Marcus Armstrong will carry Root Insurance as the primary sponsor for the Acura Grand Prix at Long Beach on April 13th. Root Insurance’s title partnership on the No. 66 Honda will extend to three additional races in the 20…

Long Beach Grand Prix with Historic Race Car Exhibit

Five iconic open-wheel race cars to be showcased for free at the Petersen Museum, honoring five decades of racing in Long Beach.In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Petersen Automotive Museum has unveiled a free-to-see exhibit featuring five legendary open-wheel race cars that have defined the Southern California street race through its many competitive eras.Running from March 20 to April 8 in the museum’s …

In a gesture of thanks, Grand Prix drivers swap helmets with Long Beach firefighters

Two LBFD firefighters who responded to the Eaton and Palisades fires were given custom racing helmets by drivers Colton Herta and Colin Braun.

Jim Michaelian Looking Back on 50 Years at Long Beach

Source: Chris Graythen / Getty Tonight, on a live in-studio edition of Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee as Kevin starts recaps last weekend’s testing from the Indianapolis road course and talks about his early screening inside the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Later, Kevin and producer Landon Coons read and answer fan questions from X, starting with Jay Frye becoming the newest team principal as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, T…