Grand Prix of Long Beach’s final day is here — and it’ll be a fun one

It’s time for the main event.

While the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach certainly thrilled the thousands of visitors who descended on the city’s downtown on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, the most captivating event is, as always, set for Sunday.

That event, of course, is the titular Grand Prix of Long Beach, the NTT IndyCar Series race that provides 85 laps of adrenaline-fueled excitement.

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Felix Rosenqvist, in the No. 60 Honda, won qualifying and will start in the pole position Sunday. Defending champion Kyle Kirkwood will start 10th.

The iconic call, “Drivers, start your engines,” is set for 12:35 p.m. today, with the Grand Prix of Long Beach starting 10 minutes later.

But even though the Grand Prix of Long Beach is the headlining event, it’s not the only thing that will thrill visitors on Sunday.

The gates opened at 7:30 a.m. and at 9 a.m., racing fans can get a taste of what’s to come by watching the IndyCars warm up.

Then, at 10:45 a.m., the second Historic IndyCar Challenge race will take place, following by the annual exotic car parade at 11:45 a.m.

And the party won’t stop once a Grand Prix of Long Beach champion is crowned. Instead, the evening will end with a Stadium Super Trucks race and a GT America race.

Off the track, meanwhile, folks can still check out the lifestyle expo, with more than 100 retailers, a city-run sensory trailer for those who get overwhelmed by the excitement, and a high-end simulator — which lets you compete in a tournament by driving around Long Beach’s iconic downtown street course.

And, as has been the case the previous two days, there will be plenty of food and drinks for people to ingest.

All in all, the Grand Prix of Long Beach should close out its 49th iteration in a big way on Sunday.

Source: Orange County Register