{"id":4779,"date":"2014-04-10T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2015-11-11T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:04:18","slug":"a-weekend-filled-with-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend Filled with Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/dsc_2346\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397127869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346.jpg\" alt=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\" width=\"620\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_2346-308x173.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gplb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach<\/a> is getting ready to bring a weekend filled with racing action to the streets of downtown Long Beach, California beginning April 11, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled to run are the Pro\/Celebrity Race, Pirelli World Challenge, Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Indy Lights and IndyCar.<\/p>\n<p>To promote the race weekend, select drivers gathered for a media luncheon on Thursday to offer interviews and insight for the excitement ahead. IndyCar drivers Takuma Sato, Juan Pablo Montoya and Sebastien Bourdais were in attendance as well as racing royalty Marco Andretti.<\/p>\n<p>Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gplb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gplb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4779 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" data-attachment-id=\"4782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397127877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-1024x560.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" data-attachment-id=\"4783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397127887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-001-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-001-1024x561.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4784\" data-attachment-id=\"4784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397128082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach-002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Juan Pablo Montoya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-002-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-002-1024x562.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4784'>\n\t\t\t\tJuan Pablo Montoya\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4785\" data-attachment-id=\"4785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397128139&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach-003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sebastien Bourdais&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-003-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-003-1024x562.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4785'>\n\t\t\t\tSebastien Bourdais\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4786\" data-attachment-id=\"4786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397128159&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach-004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Takuma Sato&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-004-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-004-1024x561.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4786'>\n\t\t\t\tTakuma Sato\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-005-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Weekend Filled with Racing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4787\" data-attachment-id=\"4787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/a-weekend-filled-with-racing\/40th-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-005.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397128500&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach-005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marco Andretti&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-005-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40th-Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach-005-1024x562.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4787'>\n\t\t\t\tMarco 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