RACING AROUND TOWN

Downtown Long Beach will be transformed into a 1.97-mile race track this weekend for the 27th running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The course runs adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Schedule

The 27th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2001 schedule:

FRIDAY

7 a.m. Gates open to public

8-8:25 a.m. Toyota Atlantic Championship practice

8:40-9:15 a.m. Dayton Indy Lights Championship practice

9:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. CART FedEx Championship Series practice

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity practice

12:15-1:15 p.m. Concert: Chris Gaffney & The Cold Hard Facts

12:30-1 p.M. Pace Car On-Track activities

1:15-3 p.m. CART FedEx Championship Series practice

3:15-3:45 p.m. Toyota Atlantic Championship qualifying

3:55-4:25 p.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity qualifying

4:00-4:45 p.m. CART Fan Appreciation activities

4:35-5:05 p.m. Dayton Indy Lights Championship qualifying

5:15-5:45 p.m. Trans-Am practice

6 p.m. Facility Closed To public

6 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Concert: Cafe R & B

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SATURDAY

7 a.m. Gates open to public

8-8:40 a.m. Toyota Atlantic Championship qualifying

9-9:40 a.m. Dayton Indy Lights Championship Practice

10-11:15 a.M. CART Practice

11:15 a.m.-noon Concert: One World

11:25-11:55 a.m. Pace Car On-Track Activities

Noon-12:45 p.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

1-1:30 p.M. Dayton Indy Lights Championship Qualifying

1:45-3 p.m. CART Qualifying

3:15-4:15 p.m. Toyota Atlantic Championship Race

4:30-5 p.m. Pace Car On-Track activities

5:05-5:45 p.m. Trans-Am Series qualifying

5:45-7 p.m. Concert: Third Eye Blind

6 p.m. Facility closed to public

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SUNDAY

7 a.m. Gates open to public

8-8:15 a.m. Trans-Am Series Warm up

8:30-8:45 a.m. Dayton Indy Lights Championship Warm up

9-9:30 a.m. CART Warm up

9:40 -10:10 a.m. Pace Car On-Track activities

10:15-11:25 a.m. Texaco Havoline Challenge Dayton Indy Lights Championship Series Race

11:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Concert: One World

11:25 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Pace Car On-Track activities

Noon Pre-Race Ceremonies begin

1 p.m. Start of 27 Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach; 3:45 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Trans-Am Series race