| Race details | |||||
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| 3rd (B) round of the2008 IndyCar Series season | |||||
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| Date | April 20, 2008 | ||||
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||||
| Location | Streets of Long Beach | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km | ||||
| Distance | 83 laps 163.344 mi / 262.877 km | ||||
| Weather | 65 °F (18 °C), Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Justin Wilson ( Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing) | ||||
| Time | 1:06.902[1] | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Antônio Pizzonia (Rocketsports) | ||||
| Time | 1:08.252 (on lap 68 of 83) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |  Will Power (KV Racing Technology) | ||||
| Second |  Franck Montagny (Forsythe/Pettit Racing) | ||||
| Third |  Mario Domínguez (Pacific Coast Motorsports) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was anIndyCar Seriesmotor race held at thestreets of Long Beach inLong Beach, California, on April 20, 2008. It was the third round of the2008 IndyCar Series, for teams who competed in theChamp Car World Series in2007. This was because the2008 Indy Japan 300 occurred on the same weekend and there was no way of changing dates to avoid the clash.KV Racing Technology driverWill Power led all but two laps and won the race.Franck Montagny, driving forForsythe/Pettit Racing, finished second, andMario Domínguez finished third forPacific Coast Motorsports.
Due to the reunification of IndyCar and Champ Car, this was the final race held under Champ Car sanctioning. The race was run under 2007 Champ Car rules, which included the standing start, option tires, two-day qualifying format, and was run based on time (1 hour, 45 minutes) rather than a set number of laps. he contingent of former Champ Car teams produced a 20-car field, all utilizing theturbochargedPanoz DP01-Cosworth for the final time. Every participant who elected to run other races in the IndyCar season was awarded championship points towards IndyCar. The option tire rule was adopted by the IRL for 2009, as well as standing starts for selected road and street course races in 2013 and 2014 only to be abandoned in 2015 due to safety concerns.
Several IRL staff and team personnel had flown back from Japan Sunday afternoon (local time) and saw at least part of the race, including Motegi winnerDanica Patrick, who had scored her historic win the previous evening.
| Preceded by | IRL IndyCar Series round 3B 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Grand Prix of Long Beach | Succeeded by |
