Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame
The Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame is located on South Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach, California. Long Beach has hosted its downtown open wheel street race since 1975, the longest running major street race in North America. The Walk of Fame was created to honor key contributors to motorsports and annually inducts new members during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race week.
City of Long Beach City Manager Pat West presenting Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame plaque to Mario Andretti on April 17, 2008
Each inductee is honored by a 22-inch bronze medallion in the sidewalk that includes a rendition of the racer's car and lists top achievements in motor sports. The medallions proceed up the center of the palm-lined sidewalk alongside the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race circuit in front of the Long Beach Convention Center.
Inductees
| Inductee[1] | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Gurney | 2006 | California native, driver and team owner in Formula One, Indy car, and sports cars |
| Phil Hill | 2006 | California native, first American to win Formula One World Drivers' Championship (1961) |
| Newman/Haas Racing | 2007 | 7-time winning team at Long Beach (1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Chris Pook | 2007 | Founder and organizer of the Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Brian Redman | 2007 | Winner of the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix |
| Mario Andretti | 2008 | 4-time Long Beach winner (1977, 1984, 1985, 1987) 1978 Formula One champion 4-time Indy car champion |
| Gary Gabelich | 2008 | Long Beach native and Land Speed Record holder |
| Parnelli Jones | 2008 | 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, Formula One and Indy car car owner |
| Bobby Rahal | 2009 | 3-time CART series champion |
| Al Unser, Jr. | 2009 | 6-time winner of Long Beach Grand Prix (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995) 2-time CART Indy Car champion 3-time winner (Pro) of Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race (1985, 2009, 2014) |
| Michael Andretti[2] | 2010 | 2-time Long Beach winner (1986, 2002) 1991 CART Indy Car champion |
| Danny Sullivan[2] | 2010 | 1992 Long Beach winner 1988 CART Indy Car champion |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 2011 | 5-time Long Beach winning team (1996–1999, 2009) |
| Jimmy Vasser | 2011 | 1996 Long Beach winner 1996 CART Indy Car champion 2008 Long Beach winning car owner |
| Galles Racing | 2012 | 5-time Long Beach winning team (1988-1992) |
| Scott Pruett | 2012 | 2-time Long Beach sports car winner (Grand-Am 2006, Trans-Am 1987) |
| Adrián Fernández | 2013 | 2009 Long Beach sports car winner, former IndyCar team owner and driver |
| Paul Tracy | 2013 | 4-time Long Beach winner (1993, 2000, 2003, 2004) 2003 CART Champ Car series champion |
| Gerald Forsythe | 2014 | 2-time Long Beach-winning car owner (2003, 2004) |
| Dario Franchitti | 2014 | 2009 Long Beach winner 4-time IndyCar Series champion |
| Kevin Kalkhoven | 2014 | 2008 Long Beach winning car owner |
| Robby Gordon | 2015 | 2 victories in CART, former IndyCar team owner and driver |
| Bryan Herta | 2015 | 2 victories in CART, IndyCar team owner and former driver |
| Bruce Flanders | 2016 | Longtime Long Beach Grand Prix announcer |
| Roger Penske | 2016 | 6-time Long Beach winning owner 14-time Indy car championship team 16-time Indianapolis 500 winning team |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2017 | 2-time Formula One World Champion 1989 CART Indy car champion |
| Tommy Kendall | 2017 | Sports car champion |
| Helio Castroneves | 2018 | |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 2018 | |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2019 | joining Al Unser Jr. as the only drivers to win three or more consecutive Grands Prix in Long Beach |
| Will Power | 2019 | |
| Oriol Servià | 2020 | |
| Willy T. Ribbs | 2020 |
References
- Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame - Past Honorees Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- "Long Beach Motorsports Walk Of Fame Adds Danny Sullivan, Michael Andretti During Grand Prix Ceremony". Everything Long Beach. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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