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Photo by De’Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n Thousands attended the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (TGPLB) and its surrounding events this past Thursday through Sunday. From the Roar in the Shore kickoff on Wednesday to the final races on Sunday, ear-plugged attendees seemed to enjoy the mostly sunny weather as race car after race car ripped through the city circuit to both disappointing crashes and sweet victories.<\/p>\n Check out our photo coverage of Long Beach\u2019s largest event:<\/p>\n Photos by De\u2019Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n Canadian James Hinchcliffe won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Verizon Indycar Series Race on Sunday, marking his first victory since sustaining serious injuries in a 2015 crash practicing for the Indianapolis 500.<\/p>\n Following the 2015 crash, Hinchcliffe was out for the rest of that season. He finished second in 2016, his best finish that year, at the rain-interrupted Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway over the summer.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people talked about 2016 as sort of the comeback year,\u201d Hinchcliffe said in a statement. \u201cPersonally we really wanted to as a team to put an exclamation point on that by coming to victory lane. \u201cWe came as close as humanly possible in Texas last year. Didn’t quite get the job done. We were sore to not win a race last year.\u201d<\/p>\n {gallery}asia\/indycar{\/gallery}<\/p>\n Photos by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n Craig and Kirt Bennett, each driving a 1974 Shadow DN4, raced to a one-two finish on Saturday, with Craig taking the win .063 seconds ahead of his brother, according to TGPLB officials.<\/p>\n Presented by the Historic Motor Sports Association (HSMA), watching the Can-Am Challenge<\/a> proved nostalgic for some as the parade-like race showed off cars built in the late 60s and early 70s, dubbed \u201cthe beasts of the race tracks back in their day,\u201d said Jim Michaelian, TGPLB CEO.<\/p>\n RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n {gallery}asia\/canamchallenge{\/gallery}<\/p>\n Photos by De\u2019Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n Forrest Wang, driving the Get Nuts Lab \/ Zestino Tires Nissan 240, took the victory during the second consecutive night of the challenge on Saturday. Alex Heilbrunn of Peru came in second with Dean Kearney of Huntington Beach taking third.<\/p>\n \u201cDrifting at night and under lights truly is a testament of the drivers skill,\u201d Jim Liaw, president of Formula DRIFT, said in a statement. \u201cThe drivers really put on a show tonight to close out our fifth consecutive year drifting at night during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n {gallery}asia\/driftchallenge{\/gallery}<\/p>\n Photos by De\u2019Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship victory went to Jordan Taylor and his brother Ricky during the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, marking their third consecutive win in Long Beach, and continuing their undefeated streak in WeatherTech Championship this year, according to TGPLB officials.<\/p>\n Ricky drove to victory during the two opening races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar calendar, with Jordan landing the third.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were plenty of race moments where things went well for me and bad for Jordan, but not always,\u201d said second-place finisher Ryan Dalziel in a statement. \u201cI hit the brakes, went one way, and it was the same as the GTD car. I tried to go the other way, but then I saw a big black Cadillac drive right by me and that was the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n {gallery}asia\/imsa{\/gallery}<\/p>\n Photos by De\u2019Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n Alvaro Parente from Porto, Portugal, defended his title capturing his second Pirelli World Challenge, but not without a slight hiccup. Flooding due to a fire hydrant incident during the 50-minute race, paused the competition for 15 minutes on lap 10 while crews cleaned flooded turns eight and nine, according to Autoweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat (incident) was a little crazy with the water on the track,\u201d Parente told Autoweek. \u201cI went into that turn and all of a sudden there was a river in front of me so I just went foot off throttle and prayed that I wouldn\u2019t crash or anything and just skidded through the puddle.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0 Photo by Darren Bishop of Long Beach firefighters shutting off the hydrant.<\/em><\/p>\n {gallery}asia\/pirelliworld{\/gallery}<\/p>\n Photos by De\u2019Niro Pankey.<\/em><\/p>\n North Carolina-based Robby Gordon won race two, with American\/Australian driver Matthew Brabham taking second and Arizona-based Gavin Harlien finishing third.<\/p>\n Love my @ToyoTires<\/a>! Thanks everyone for the support at the @ToyotaGPLB<\/a> @SSuperTrucks<\/a> @SPEED_ENERGY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7pbRqhtZYk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Robby Gordon (@RobbyGordon) April 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Verizon Indycar Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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