Long Beach Grand Prix revs into gear Friday with racing, family events and more

Southern California's big race weekend kicks into gear. Some of the world's best drivers will be speeding through the streets of Long Beach for the Grand Prix.Southern California's big race weekend kicks into gear. Some of the world's best drivers will be speeding through the streets of Long Beach for the Grand Prix this weekend.

"It's great to have the opportunity now to put into effect all the planning we've done for the last 11 months. Here it is, race weekend, Day 1, Friday morning," said Jim Michaelian, CEO and President of Grand Prix of Long Beach. "We gotta make sure everything is prepared and everybody is ready to go because this is going to be a fun-filled weekend."

"It's our 49th year. We've got practice and qualifying for all series here today. Tonight we've got a concert," said Chris Esslinger, Director of Communications for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. "Right now we're trending to beat last year's attendance record, which we had over 192,000 people over the three days," said Esslinger.

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