{"id":255284,"date":"2026-04-07T06:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255284\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:19:08","slug":"team-honda-athletes-to-serve-as-grand-marshals-for-acura-grand-prix-of-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255284\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Honda Athletes to Serve as Grand Marshals for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach welcomes a team of champion athletes to kick off the race with their championship spirit.Long Beach Today<\/p>\n

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has announced that six Team Honda athletes who competed in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina will serve as Grand Marshals for the upcoming race weekend on April 17-19. The group includes medalists in events like para alpine skiing, para snowboarding, sled hockey, and speedskating.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has a long tradition of honoring champions from across the sports world as Grand Marshals, and this year’s group of Team Honda athletes are coming off impressive performances on the global stage. Their appearance is expected to add even more excitement and energy to the race weekend festivities.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The six Team Honda athletes serving as Grand Marshals are: Audrey Crowley (Para Alpine Skiing), Brenna Huckaby (2026 Bronze Medalist – Para Snowboarding), Brody Roybal (2026 Gold Medalist – Sled Hockey), Declan Farmer (2026 Gold Medalist – Sled Hockey), Jordan Stolz (2026 two-time Gold and Silver Medalist – Speedskating), and Kaysha Love (Bobsled). As Grand Marshals, they will have the honor of delivering the famous words ‘Drivers, start your engines!’ to kick off the IndyCar race.<\/p>\n

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take place on April 17-19, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach<\/p>\n

An annual IndyCar race held in downtown Long Beach, California that attracts top drivers and large crowds.<\/p>\n

Team Honda<\/p>\n

The group of athlete ambassadors sponsored by Honda who competed in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina.<\/p>\n

Jim Liaw<\/p>\n

President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Ed Beadle<\/p>\n

Vice President of Marketing at American Honda Motor Co., Inc.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a tremendous honor for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach to recognize these remarkable Team Honda Olympic and Paralympic athletes as our Grand Marshals. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has long embraced the tradition of honoring champions from across the sports world, and this year’s Grand Marshal group thrilled audiences around the world with their talent and determination at Milano Cortina 2026 \u2013 we are proud to celebrate their accomplishments here in Long Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jim Liaw, President and CEO, Grand Prix Association of Long Beach<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Power of Dreams is more than a slogan for Honda \u2013 our Team USA athlete ambassadors pursue their dreams every day by pushing limits and inspiring everyone around them. We’re proud to bring that same energy to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, where Honda INDYCAR and Acura IMSA drivers will do their best to honor the Team Honda Olympic and Paralympic athletes with a checkered flag.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ed Beadle, Vice President, Marketing, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Fans will have the opportunity to salute the Grand Marshals as part of Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend festivities on April 17-19, 2026.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is continuing its tradition of honoring champions from across the sports world by welcoming a group of inspiring Team Honda Olympians and Paralympians as Grand Marshals for the 2026 race weekend. Their appearance is expected to add even more excitement and energy to the festivities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach welcomes a team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-255284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}