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Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame

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A ceremony where a retired racing driver receives a plaque from a city official
City of Long Beach City Manager Pat West presenting Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame plaque to Mario Andretti on April 17, 2008

TheLong Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame is awalk of fame located on South Pine Avenue in thedowntown waterfront area ofLong Beach,California, to recognize those who have made a major contribution to auto racing in Long Beach.[1][2] The project was conceived in late 2005 through talks between the Economic Development Bureau of the City of Long Beach and officials in order to improve and strengthen the city's ties with theopen-wheel car racing event, theGrand Prix of Long Beach. It earned support from elected officials, local government and business and auto racing enthusiasts, and was officially dedicated in a ceremony led byBeverly O'Neill, theLong Beach mayor, on April 6, 2006. The Redevelopment Agency of Long Beach provided development funding for the Walk of Fame, and the project set out to inform the public about Long Beach's contribution to auto racing.[3]

Each year, two or three auto racing figures are inducted following a vote by an informal group of individuals such as local officials and Long Beach Grand Prix Association members.[4][5] A 22 in (1.8 ft) bronze medallion plaque, depicting a rendition of each inductee's car and listing their greatest achievements in auto racing, is permanently embedded in the palm-lined concrete sidewalk. The medallions proceed up the sidewalk's center alongside the Grand Prix of Long Beach race circuit in front of theLong Beach Convention Center.[3][6] Members are inducted at a ceremony held outside the Long Beach Convention Center in the week of the Grand Prix;[7] drivers and their families receive a 6 in (0.50 ft) and 3 in (0.25 ft) bronze medallion replica from Long Beach's mayor.[3][8] Mark Vaughn ofAutoweek described it as "a venue somewhat similar to theHollywood Walk of Fame".[9]

A total of 42 people from the world of motorsports have been inducted since 2006.[10] The two inaugural members,Dan Gurney andPhil Hill, were inducted in 2006. All but fifteen inductees are from the United States.[1] In 2019,Sébastien Bourdais andWill Power were the first two activeIndyCar Series participants to be added to the Walk of Fame.[11] Only one person has been posthumously inducted,Gary Gabelich, the formerworld land speed record holder in 2008.[12]Katherine Legge became the first woman to be inducted in 2024.[13] There have been three racing teams added to the Walk of Fame.[10] In 2007,Newman/Haas Racing, who were considered one of the most successful squads in Long Beach Grand Prix history, became the first team added to the Walk of Fame;[14] the two other teams areChip Ganassi Racing, inducted in 2011,[15] andGalles Racing, who was added the following year.[16]Bruce Flanders,Gerald Forsythe,Kevin Kalkhoven,Roger Penske andChristopher Pook are the five non-drivers who are members of the Walk of Fame.[10] The three most recent inductees were two-time Long Beach winnerScott Dixon, former Long Beach mayor Beverly O'Neill, and the President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach Jim Michaelian.[17]

Inductees

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Key
†Indicates posthumous induction
Inductees of the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame[10]
InducteeNationalityYearNotesRefs
Dan Gurney United States2006Formula One,IndyCar,NASCAR, andsports car driver and team owner andGrand Prix of Long Beach co-founder[1]
Phil Hill United States20061961 Formula One World Champion and24 Hours of Le Mans,12 Hours of Sebring winner
Newman/Haas Racing United States2007One of the most successful teams at the Grand Prix of Long Beach[14]
Christopher Pook United States2007Co-founder of the Grand Prix of Long Beach and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach president and CEO
Brian Redman United Kingdom20071975 Long Beach Grand Prix winner and 13-time Formula One Grand Prix starter[5]
Mario Andretti United States2008Formula One, IndyCar,Indianapolis 500,24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Long Beach GP andDaytona 500 champion[18]
Gary Gabelich† United States2008Dragster and stock car driver who set theworld land speed record on theBonneville Salt Flats in 1970[12]
Parnelli Jones United States20081963 Indianapolis 500,midget car, NASCAR,off-road andsprint car winner[19]
Bobby Rahal United States2009Indianapolis 500,CART andSports Car Club of America champion and 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring winner[20]
Al Unser Jr. United States2009Two-time Indianapolis 500,International Race of Champions, CART champion, Grand Prix of Long Beach and 24 Hours of Daytona winner
Michael Andretti United States20101991 CART champion and two-time Grand Prix of Long Beach winner[9][21]
Danny Sullivan United States20101985 Indianapolis 500 winner, 1988 CART champion and 1992 Grand Prix of Long Beach winner
Chip Ganassi Racing United States2011Five-time Grand Prix of Long Beach winning team[15]
Jimmy Vasser United States2011Long Beach Grand Prix driver and winner owner,1996 CART champion and 2010Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race winner in the Pro class[22]
Galles Racing United States2012Five-time Grand Prix of Long Beach winning team[16]
Scott Pruett United States2012Pruett drove a wide variety of vehicles, and won at Long Beach in each ofTrans-Am andGrand-Am
Adrián Fernández Mexico20132009 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach class winner and helped increase Hispanic/Latino presence at the Long Beach Grand Prix[23]
Paul Tracy Canada2013Four-time Grand Prix of Long Beach winner and2003 CART champion[24]
Gerald Forsythe United States2014Won the Long Beach Grand Prix twice and the supportAtlantic Championship round four times as a car owner[25]
Dario Franchitti United Kingdom2014Four-timeIndyCar Series champion and winner of both the Long Beach Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500[26]
Kevin Kalkhoven Australia2014Won the2008 Grand Prix of Long Beach and the 2005 Long Beach Atlantic Championship race as a car owner[8]
Robby Gordon United States2015Winner in each of IndyCar, NASCAR, sports car and off-road racing[27]
Bryan Herta United States2015Won the1993 Indy Lights Championship and won the2011 Indianapolis 500 as a car owner
Bruce Flanders United States2016Since 1978, Flanders has announced the Grand Prix of Long Beach and short track events[28]
Roger Penske United States2016Penske had ledTeam Penske to 16 Indianapolis 500 wins, 177 race victories, and 13 IndyCar titles at the time of induction[29]
Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil2017Two-time Formula One and Indianapolis 500 champion, and the1989 CART winner with 40 race wins in both series[30]
Tommy Kendall United States2017Sports and stock car driver who won multiple Trans-Am Series Championship titles and theIMSA GTU Series Championship[31]
Hélio Castroneves Brazil2018Won the2001 Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500 three times[32]
Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia2018Clinched the1999 Grand Prix of Long Beach en route to claiming the1999 CART tile and won the Indianapolis 500 twice
Sébastien Bourdais France2019Four-timeChamp Car World Series champion and three-time Long Beach race winner[6][11]
Will Power Australia2019Two-time Long Beach Grand Prix winner, and the2014 IndyCar Series and2018 Indianapolis 500 champion
Oriol Servià Spain2020[a]1999 Indy Lights champion and CART,American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am andFormula E driver[34]
Willy T. Ribbs United States2020[a]Formula Atlantic,IMSA, and NASCAR driver who was the first African American to qualify for theIndianapolis 500 in 1991
Bill Auberlen United States2022Two-time class Long Beach sports car race winner who won 63 times in IMSA competition at the time of induction[35]
Alex Zanardi Italy2022Two-time CART, Long Beach Grand Prix champion, 15 wins in American open-wheel racing, andParalympic handcycling champion[36]
James Hinchcliffe Canada2023Won the2010 Indy Lights race at Long Beach and the2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach[37]
Ryan Hunter-Reay United States2023Winner of the2010 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the2012 IndyCar Series title and the2014 Indianapolis 500
Katherine Legge United Kingdom2024First woman to win a major North American open-wheel car race with her victory in the 2005 Long Beach Atlantic Championship event and was the first female Champ Car race leader in2006.[13]
Takuma Sato Japan2024Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner who won the2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach, becoming the first Japanese racer to win an IndyCar Series event.
Scott Dixon New Zealand2025Six-time IndyCar Series champion and two-time Grand Prix of Long Beach winner in2015 and2024[17]
Jim Michaelian United States2025President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach[38]
Beverly O'Neill United States2025Former mayor of the City of Long Beach from 1994 to 2006[39]

By nationality

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Inductees by nationality
NationalityInductees
 United States26
 United Kingdom3
 Australia2
 Brazil2
 Canada2
 Colombia1
 France1
 Italy1
 Japan1
 Mexico1
 New Zealand1
 Spain1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abRibbs and Servià had their induction ceremony in September 2021.[33]

References

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  39. ^Donegan, John (April 10, 2025)."On eve of historic Grand Prix, Motorsports Walk of Fame honors beloved mayor Beverly O'Neill".Long Beach Post. RetrievedJune 15, 2025.

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