From street racing risk to IndyCar mainstay: How Long Beach Grand Prix has thrived for 50 years

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "When there's a new mayor or change in leadership at the City Council, the Grand Prix has continued on because it has deep roots in the community, and people understand what it brings." Will President Trump attend Indy 500?: 'Open invitation' after years of speculation The Grand Prix of Long Beach debuted at a time in the U.S. where racing on city streets was all but seen as a faux pas, more than 20 years after a tragedy in the small town of Watkins Glen, N.Y. injured 12 spectators and left a young boy dead.
55% : So how then has Long Beach, through three eras with Formula 5000, Formula 1 and various iterations of CART, Champ Car and IndyCar, managed to outlast potential financial pitfalls, political sea changes and the always possible general wane of public interest?
45% : Three of those -- all but the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach -- were either first launched since the turn of the millennium (St. Pete) or have seen pauses of at least one year for non-pandemic events outside the race promoters' control (Detroit and Toronto).

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