Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach CEO/President Jim Michaelian passes
Michaelian’s passing comes just a month before the 51st running of the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Jim Michaelian
Roar in the City takes place a 50th time in Long Beach CA
The 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is set for April 11-13, and on race day the nearly 200,000 in attendance will gather beneath sunny skies – it’s never rained on race day – to watch the Indy cars compete on this street circuit, now run on Shoreline Drive.
Penske Entertainment Buys Grand Prix Association of Long Beach
The longest running street-course race in the United States has a new owner: Penske Entertainment Group has purchased the assets of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach from former owner Gerald Forsythe
Acura Is New Grand Prix of Long Beach Sponsor
For 39 years, Grand Prix Association of Long Beach president and CEO Jim Michaelian had a partner that he could depend on to sponsor the Grand Prix. When Toyota moved its headquarters to Plano, Texas, the writing was on the wall as first, the company removed its popular Pro/Celebrity race and then its overall sponsorship.