Jim Cooke
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Dad,Racer, Runner,20+Yr. Indy Car & IMSA Spotter: Montoya, Junqueira, Gidley,Dixon, Tagliani,,Alonso, Sarrazin, Minassian,VeeKay, Kanaan.!
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It's #MarioMonday , before we leave #LongBeachGP here's Mario Andretti , Long Beach 1977, the 1st time an American won an #F1 #GP on home soil. he got by Scheckter & held off Niki for victory Andretti Global Andretti INDYCAR & INDY NXT Doc Holliday Jim Jim Lowe Giovanni Talli
Happy Birthday Greg, always in our thoughts. #RedGlovesRule #SeeYouUpFront Max Papis Dario Franchitti Tony Kanaan jimmy vasser James Hinchcliffe Jeff Pappone ๐จ๐ฆ RaceCanada.ca
#AGPLB , Long Beach GP, 25 years ago Juan Pablo Montoya ruled the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach streets. 4th consecutive Chip Ganassi Racing Long Beach #INDYCAR victory.
My thoughts < #AGPLB . I've never worked directly with 'Fro' Felix Rosenqvist ,but have studied him from INDY NXT by Firestone to #INDYCAR . He's especially smart on street circuits & I think Meyer Shank Racing have given him a car more tuned to his liking. let's see what happens Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
2/2 #ThrowbackThursday the 1st Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was a F5000 race to 'prove' the location & circuit, Sept.1975. 44 cars entered. The Top 10 Qualifiers: Andretti, Unser, Brise, Oliver, Pryce, Redman, Schuppan McRae, EFR, Scheckter. Photo: Tom Pryce, Shadow-Dodge, DNF-gearbox #IndyCar
#ThrowbackThursday #GPLongBeach 1998 ,Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Zanardi gets in a crash, goes a lap down, Crew Chief Rob Hill reefs on the LF suspension, Zanardi leads only 2 laps & gets the Victory. Only the radio cord kept him from jumping out of the car on the Victory lap #IndyCar
#LongBeachGP ,April 17th, 2016 Simon Pagenaud wins for Team Penske in a hard fought duel with Scott Dixon. The Paddock is always thinking of you Simon, get well asap. See you at #Indy500 Matt Archuleta Donald Mascola Marshall Pruett Eric Smith Curt Cavin Joey Barnes J. Douglas Boles Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Toyota sponsored the #LongBeachGP for so many years that Southern California folks simply referred to the Event as ' The Toyota Grand Prix '. Here's the final Toyota LBGP poster, celebrating James Hinchcliffe's James Hinchcliffe 2017 victory, #IndyCar #IMSA Becky Dalton Mike Hull
#MarioMonday April 19th, 1970 #SpanishGP Mario Andretti starts 20th, finishes 3rd,his first #F1 Podium. A terrific Paul-Henri Cahier Bernard Cahier photo showing the track, the car & Mario's helmet covered in fire extinguisher dust. Andretti Global Jim Giovanni Talli Peter DeLorenzo
#ThrowbackThursday ,Niki Lauda comes out of retirement in 1982. Ron Dennis & Marlboro are not certain of his commitment, so they only offer him a 3-race contract. Niki wins his 3rd race, the #F1 #GPLongBeach ahead of Keke & Gilles. #McLaren Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach #GrandPrix
Happy Anniversary James. James Hinchcliffe was also the Mayor of Long Beach Apr.9th,2017 for Schmidt-Petersen Motorsports #GPLongBeach Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach MurderHawk INDYCAR on NBC Leigh Diffey Townsend Bell #IndyCar #Indy500
NTC Clermont,FL. Another form of Speed Sport where 1/1000th second is crucial โฆNoah Lyles, OLYโฉ โฆLeigh Diffeyโฉ โฆTownsend Bellโฉ #NBCSports #Paris2024
It's #MarioMonday ,Mario Andretti won the Long Beach GP 4 times over a 10 year period. In '77 #F1 Lotus Cosworth 78 (his favorite #GrandPrix car) ,'84,'85,'87 (photo-right) Newman-Haas Lola's #IndyCar races. The Long Beach Grand Prix is a true classic event
Update from the front lines, standing in the shadows of Motown, tom keene Michael Barr , still Un-De-Feated Detroit Tigers #GoTigersGo
It's #Ferrari Friday , you gents posted some terrific photos of Dan Gurney yesterday, I'll keep that going. 1959 French #GP #F1 #Ferrari 246 Justin Gurney Giovanni Talli Doc Holliday JLowe Racing F.R.A.N.C.K tim grimm Orsola Del Zenero Jeff Pappone ๐จ๐ฆ Jeff Teravainen Alfonso ๐ช๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ Pedro Alvarez
#ThrowbackThursday April 4th,1993, the G.O.A.T. Mario Andretti wins the Valvoline 200 at PHX for Newman-Haas and at 53 years of age becomes the oldest driver ever to win an #IndyCar race. No one will ever duplicate this amazing accomplishment. #Andretti Andretti Global