{"id":272680,"date":"2026-04-17T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272680\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:53:09","slug":"51st-acura-grand-prix-of-long-beach-kicks-off-with-indycar-practice-lupe-fiasco-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272680\/","title":{"rendered":"51st Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach kicks off with IndyCar practice, Lupe Fiasco concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">LONG BEACH, Calif. &#8211; The Acura Grand Prix of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=foxla+tag+long+beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Long Beach <\/a>opens its gates this Friday for its 51st year, transforming the streets of downtown Long Beach into a high-octane racing hub.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The three-day event offers a mix of professional racing, interactive fan experiences, and nightly musical performances.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The event features a 1.97-mile, 11-turn street circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Friday&#8217;s schedule is packed with practice sessions starting at 7:45 a.m., including the headline IndyCar series and the Porsche Carrera Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Fans can access a free IndyCar autograph session in the Grand Ballroom from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The evening concludes with the first round of the drifting competition and a performance by Grammy-winner Lupe Fiasco on the Terrace Plaza.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Timeline:<\/p>\n<p> 7:30 a.m. Friday: Gates open to the public.7:45 a.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. Friday: Practice sessions for Porsche Carrera Cup, Historic Sports Cars, and IMSA.3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m. Friday: Featured IndyCar practice session.5:15 p.m. Friday: Free IndyCar driver autograph session.6:30 p.m. Friday: Lupe Fiasco concert and drifting competition begin.Saturday: IndyCar qualifying and Kings of Chaos concert.Sunday: The featured Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar race. <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The Stadium Super Trucks series remains a fan favorite, founded by racing veteran Robby Gordon. T<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">he competition is a family affair, as Gordon&#8217;s 17-year-old son, Max Gordon, returns to the track following a successful run last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Max Gordon won the first of two races in Long Beach last year, marking his third victory at the venue in just four years.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Spectators holding Friday race tickets can attend the Lupe Fiasco concert at 6:30 p.m. at no additional cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Those interested in meeting the drivers should head to the Long Beach Convention Center\u2019s Grand Ballroom early for the autograph session, which is free to all ticket holders on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on information from Chris Esslinger, Director of Communications for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. City News Service contributed.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/long-beach\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONG BEACH, Calif. &#8211; The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach opens its gates this Friday for its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1184,131,133,132,137,100,127,1181],"class_list":{"0":"post-272680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-long-beach","10":"tag-long-beach-headlines","11":"tag-long-beach-news","12":"tag-los-angeles-county","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272680","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=272680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}