LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) — The three-day 51st Long Beach Grand Prix began Friday with qualifying or practice sessions for all races, the start of the drifting competition and a concert by Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco.<\/p>\n
A practice session for Sunday’s featured IndyCar race will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the 1.97-mile, 11-turn street circuit surrounding the Long Beach Convention Center. IndyCar drivers will participate in an autograph session from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Convention Center’s Grand Ballroom that is free to all spectators.<\/p>\n
A practice session for the Porsche Carrera Cup cars will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Qualifying will be held from 4:40 to 5:10 p.m.<\/p>\n
The practices for the Historic Sports Car Challenge of American muscle cars that raced from the 1970s through 1991 will be held from 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. Qualifying will also be held Friday. Practices for the IMSA sports car races will be from 1:10 to 2:40 p.m., with qualifying set for 5:25 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
A practice session for Saturday and Sunday’s Stadium Super Trucks races will be from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
The series for 600-horsepower V-8 engine trucks was founded in 2013 by former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon, who also drives on the series as does his 17-year-old son Max. Max Gordon won the first of the two races in Long Beach last year, his third victory in four years in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Myles Cheek won last year’s second race.<\/p>\n
The initial part of the drifting competition will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
In drifting, drivers intentionally maneuver their cars into controlled sideways slides at high speeds through a marked course, with a judging panel determining the winner based on execution and style.<\/p>\n
The final portion will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the Terrace Plaza outside the Long Beach Convention Center and is free to Friday race ticket holders.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s schedule features qualifying for the IndyCar race and a concert by the international hard rock supergroup Kings of Chaos, including Aloe Blacc.<\/p>\n
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