Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame
City of Long Beach City Manager Pat West presenting Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame plaque to Mario Andretti on April 17, 2008
The Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame is located on South Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach, California. Long Beach has hosted its downtown open wheel street race since 1975, the longest running major street race in North America. The Walk of Fame was created to honor key contributors to motorsports and annually inducts new members during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race week.
Each inductee is honored by a 22-inch bronze medallion in the sidewalk that includes a rendition of the racer’s car and lists top achievements in motor sports. The medallions proceed up the center of the palm-lined sidewalk alongside the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race circuit in front of the Long Beach Convention Center.
Inductees
| Inductee[1] | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gurney, DanDan Gurney | 2006 | California native, driver and team owner in Formula One, Indy car, and sports cars |
| Hill, PhilPhil Hill | 2006 | California native, first American to win Formula One World Drivers' Championship (1961) |
| Newman/Haas Racing | 2007 | 7-time winning team at Long Beach (1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Pook, ChrisChris Pook | 2007 | Founder and organizer of the Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Redman, BrianBrian Redman | 2007 | Winner of the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix |
| Andretti, MarioMario Andretti | 2008 | 4-time Long Beach winner (1977, 1984, 1985, 1987) 1978 Formula One champion 4-time Indy car champion |
| Gabelich, GaryGary Gabelich | 2008 | Long Beach native and Land Speed Record holder |
| Jones, ParnelliParnelli Jones | 2008 | 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, Formula One and Indy car car owner |
| Rahal, BobbyBobby Rahal | 2009 | 3-time CART series champion |
| Unser, Jr., AlAl Unser, Jr. | 2009 | 5-time winner of Long Beach Grand Prix (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995) 2-time CART Indy Car champion 3-time winner (Pro) of Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race (1985, 2009, 2014) |
| Andretti, MichaelMichael Andretti[2] | 2010 | 2-time Long Beach winner (1986, 2002) 1991 CART Indy Car champion |
| Sullivan, DannyDanny Sullivan[2] | 2010 | 1992 Long Beach winner 1988 CART Indy Car champion |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 2011 | 5-time Long Beach winning team (1996–1999, 2009) |
| Vasser, JimmyJimmy Vasser | 2011 | 1996 Long Beach winner 1996 CART Indy Car champion 2008 Long Beach winning car owner |
| Galles Racing | 2012 | 5-time Long Beach winning team (1988-1992) |
| Pruett, ScottScott Pruett | 2012 | 2-time Long Beach sports car winner (Grand-Am 2006, Trans-Am 1987) |
| Fernández, AdriánAdrián Fernández | 2013 | 2009 Long Beach sports car winner, former IndyCar team owner and driver |
| Paul Tracy | 2013 | 4-time Long Beach winner (1993, 2000, 2003, 2004) 2003 CART Champ Car series champion |
| Forsythe, GeraldGerald Forsythe | 2014 | 2-time Long Beach-winning car owner (2003, 2004) |
| Dario Franchitti | 2014 | 2009 Long Beach winner 4-time IndyCar Series champion |
| Kalkhoven, KevinKevin Kalkhoven | 2014 | 2008 Long Beach winning car owner |
| Gordon, RobbyRobby Gordon | 2015 | 2 victories in CART, former IndyCar team owner and driver |
| Bryan Herta | 2015 | 2 victories in CART, IndyCar team owner and former driver |
| Bruce Flanders | 2016 | Longtime Long Beach Grand Prix announcer |
| Roger Penske | 2016 | 6-time Long Beach winning owner 14-time Indy car championship team 16-time Indianapolis 500 winning team |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2017 | 2-time Formula One World Champion 1989 CART Indy car champion |
| Tommy Kendall | 2017 | Sports car champion |
See also
References
- ↑ Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame - Past Honorees
- 1 2 "Long Beach Motorsports Walk Of Fame Adds Danny Sullivan, Michael Andretti During Grand Prix Ceremony". Everything Long Beach. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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