1975 Long Beach Grand Prix

August 2023 United States Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit Long Beach.png September 28 1975 Long Beach Grand Prix 7 9 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship Long Beach, California, United States Temporary street course 2.02 3.25 50 101 162.5 Temperatures up to 73.9 F C; wind speeds up to 9.9 mph km/h1975 Long Beach Grand Prix weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Long%20Beach/1975-09-28 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 5, 2013 Tony Brise Theodore Racing GBR Tony Brise Theodore Racing 1:19.905 GBR Brian Redman Haas Racing GBR Vern Schuppan Jorgensen AAR AUS Eppie Wietzes Formula Racing CAN 1976 The 1975 Long Beach Grand Prix was the inaugural running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was held September 28, 1975, on a 2.020 mi km on temporary street circuit. It was race 7 of the 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship. An estimated 65,000 spectators saw Englishman Brian Redman win the race from Australian Vern Schuppan, with Canadian driver Eppie Wietzes finishing third.Brian Redman Formula Winner https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wi9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2287%2C5754570 11 August 2011 The Spokesman-Review 29 September 1975 AP Spokane, Washington Background In 1974 the city of Long Beach began a billion-dollar redevelopment program of the downtown area.Circuits: Long Beach http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-038.html Grand Prix Encyclopedia Inside F1, Inc. 13 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623152945/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-038.html 23 June 2011 live Chris Pook, a British travel agent working in Long Beach, proposed holding a street course race in the vein of the Monaco Grand Prix. In order to prepare for a Formula One race the following year, the organizers decided to hold a Formula 5000 race in Long Beach.Richardson Darcy Leigh Jim Michaelian: The Man Behind The Grand Prix http://gazettes.com/article_305ddb6e-e4d9-522d-90d6-5ce1513cbc3f.html Gazettes.com 16 August 2011 https://archive.today/20120708151618/http://gazettes.com/article_305ddb6e-e4d9-522d-90d6-5ce1513cbc3f.html 8 July 2012 13 April 2010 live Huffman John Pearley Walking With Giants – Long Beach Grand Prix Modified August 2008 http://www.modified.com/features/0808_sccp_long_beach_grand_prix/index.html 16 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001150228/http://www.modified.com/features/0808_sccp_long_beach_grand_prix/index.html 2011-10-01 dead Qualifying Qualifying times were set in two sessions on Saturday. Seeded drivers had one 45-minute session and one 1 hour, 15 minute session, while non-seeded drivers had two 45-minute sessions.Schedule of Events http://www.myf5000.com/images/long_beach_ticket_package_4.jpg Media package Long Beach Grand Prix Association 3 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405221211/http://www.myf5000.com/images/long_beach_ticket_package_4.jpg 5 April 2012 live Starting positions were set by two heat races, with the finishers from Heat 1 starting in odd positions and Heat 2 in even positions. Pos Driver Team Car Time 1 USA Mario Andretti Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:21.297 2 USA Al Unser Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:21.948 3 GBR Tony Brise Theodore Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:22.036 4 GBR Jackie Oliver Phoenix Racing Shadow DN6-Dodge 1:22.799 5 GBR Tom Pryce Phoenix Racing Shadow DN6-Dodge 1:23.346 6 GBR Brian Redman Carl A. Haas Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:23.602 7 AUS Vern Schuppan All American Racers Eagle 755-Chevrolet 1:23.674 8 NZL Graham McRae Eddie Lewis Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:24.039 9 USA Elliott Forbes-Robinson Francisco Mir Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:24.091 10 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Hogan Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:24.168 11 USA John Gunn Racing Consultants Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:24.204 12 CAN Eppie Wietzes Formula Racing Lola T400-Chevrolet 1:24.223 13 USA Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:24.264 14 GBR David Hobbs Hogan Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 1:24.491 15 USA Jon Woodner Interscope Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 1:24.817 16 CAN John Cannon Anglo American Racing March 73A-Chevrolet 1:24.909 17 USA John Morton Krinitt Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:25.347 18 USA Brett Lunger Chris Oates, Ltd. Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:25.529 19 AUS Warwick Brown McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 1:25.734 20 USA Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:26.090 21 USA Bob Earl T. P. Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 1:26.183 22 USA Evan Noyes Evan Noyes Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:26.357 23 USA John Korn Jomar Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 1:26.846 24 USA George Follmer Lance Smith Racing Lance LSR1-Chevrolet 1:26.947 25 USA Randy Lewis Wrangler Wracing Team Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:26.966 26 NZL Chris Amon McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 1:27.167 27 USA Tuck Thomas Lancer Stores Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:27.574 28 USA Benny Scott Black American Racers Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:27.645 29 USA Bob Nagel Nagel Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:28.562 30 USA Roger Bighouse Roger Bighouse Chevron B24-Chevrolet 1:28.570 31 USA John David Briggs Briggs & Fodge Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:28.650 32 USA John Benton Formula Magazine Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:29.252 33 Bob Allen Manteca Motors Eagle 74A-Chevrolet 1:29.743 34 USA Arlon Koops Solazure IV, Ltd. Lola T330-Chevrolet 1:29.801 35 USA Michael Brockman J. Levitt Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 1:30.086 36 USA Bill Baker Barbara Baker Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:31.310 37 USA Bill Simpson E. J. Simpson Berta Argentina BA-3-Chevrolet 1:31.894 38 USA Skeeter McKitterick AME Racing Chevron B24-Chevrolet 1:31.952 39 Gary Wilson Sting Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 1:33.219 40 USA Ron Dykes J. B. Quality Products Lola T192-Chevrolet 1:33.496 41 USA Jim Gustafson Jim Gustafson Racing March 73A-Chevrolet 1:36.831 42 USA Michael Brayton Ill-Eagle Eagle Mk.5-Chevrolet 1:37.730 43 CAN Garth Pollard G. W. Pollard Lola T330-Chevrolet 1:38.810 44 Steve Durst J. Levitt Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 2:05.826Klopfer Wolfgang Long Beach Grand Prix http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=L75G Old Racing Cars 11 August 2011 Allen Brown https://web.archive.org/web/20120516204130/http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=L75G 16 May 2012 live Untitled http://www.myf5000.com/files/long_beach_q_grid_heat.pdf Independent Press-Telegram 11 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405221219/http://www.myf5000.com/files/long_beach_q_grid_heat.pdf 5 April 2012 live Heat races Heat 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 64 GBR Tony Brise Theodore Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 16:32.444 2 2 5 USA Mario Andretti Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 1 3 00 GBR Tom Pryce Phoenix Racing Shadow DN6-Dodge 12 Finished 3 4 48 AUS Vern Schuppan All American Racers Eagle 755-Chevrolet 12 Finished 4 5 33 USA Elliott Forbes-Robinson Francisco Mir Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 5 6 4 AUS Warwick Brown McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 12 Finished 10 7 91 USA Jon Woodner Interscope Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 12 Finished 8 8 28 USA Randy Lewis Wrangler Wracing Team Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 13 9 19 USA Bob Earl T. P. Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 12 Finished 11 10 20 USA Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 7 11 50 USA John Korn Jomar Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 12 Finished 12 12 75 USA Bob Nagel Nagel Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 15 13 71 USA John David Briggs Briggs & Fodge Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 16 14 69 USA Michael Brockman J. Levitt Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 12 Finished 18 15 97 Bob Allen Manteca Motors Eagle 74A-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 17 16 46 USA John Morton Krinitt Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 9 17 8 Gary Wilson Sting Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 9 Retired 20 18 26 USA Michael Brayton Ill-Eagle Eagle Mk.5-Chevrolet 7 Retired 21 19 39 USA John Gunn Racing Consultants Lola T332-Chevrolet Retired 6 20 96 Steve Durst J. Levitt Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet Retired 22 DNS 88 USA Tuck Thomas Lancer Stores Lola T332-Chevrolet Did not start DNS 65 USA Bill Simpson E. J. Simpson Berta BA-3-Chevrolet Did not start Long Beach F5000 Grid http://www.myf5000.com/files/long_beach_grid.jpg 11 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405221225/http://www.myf5000.com/files/long_beach_grid.jpg 5 April 2012 live Heat 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 51 USA Al Unser Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 16:30.391 1 2 1 GBR Brian Redman Carl A. Haas Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 3 3 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Hogan Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 12 Finished 5 4 10 GBR David Hobbs Hogan Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 12 Finished 7 5 94 CAN Eppie Wietzes Formula Racing Lola T400-Chevrolet 12 Finished 6 6 2 NZL Chris Amon McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 12 Finished 13 7 9 CAN John Cannon Anglo American Racing March 73A-Chevrolet 12 Finished 8 8 13 USA Ron Dykes J. B. Quality Products Lola T192-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 20 9 45 USA George Follmer Lance Smith Racing Lance LSR1-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 12 10 30 USA Skeeter McKitterick AME Racing Chevron B24-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 19 11 12 USA Benny Scott Black American Racers Lola T332-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 14 12 55 USA Bill Baker Barbara Baker Lola T332-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 18 13 22 USA John Benton Formula Magazine Lola T332-Chevrolet 11 + 1 lap 16 14 6 NZL Graham McRae Eddie Lewis Lola T332-Chevrolet Retired 4 15 0 GBR Jackie Oliver Phoenix Racing Shadow DN6-Dodge 8 Accident 2 16 63 USA Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet Retired 10 17 73 CAN Garth Pollard G. W. Pollard Lola T330-Chevrolet Retired 22 18 82 USA Jim Gustafson Jim Gustafson Racing March 73A-Chevrolet Retired 21 19 85 USA Arlon Koops Solazure IV, Ltd. Lola T330-Chevrolet 2 Accident 17 DNS 24 USA Evan Noyes Evan Noyes Lola T332-Chevrolet Did not start DNS 25 USA Brett Lunger Chris Oates, Ltd. Lola T332-Chevrolet Did not start DNS 18 USA Roger Bighouse Roger Bighouse Chevron B24-Chevrolet Did not start Race At the start, Al Unser led from 2nd on the grid. On lap 3, polesitter Tony Brise had taken the lead and Mario Andretti took over second place. Brise led until lap 15, when both Andretti and Unser got by. Brise re-passed Unser on the next lap, and battled with Andretti until he re-took the lead on lap 29. On lap 33, Andretti retired with transmission problems, and one lap later Brise retired with a broken driveshaft. Brian Redman took the lead and pulled away to a nearly 30-second victory over Vern Schuppan and Eppie Wietzes. Redman also clinched the season points championship.Aldrich Adria Allen SCCA Race Results Inaugural Formula 5000 Grand Prix Race http://www.fototime.com/B71FEE3B6AC0AB2/orig.jpg California Sports Car Club Region 13 August 2011 https://www.webcitation.org/60tVqzSz8?url=http://www.fototime.com/B71FEE3B6AC0AB2/orig.jpg 13 August 2011 live in "F Sheff at…" Pages http://home.roadrunner.com/~fsheff/covlb975a.htm 13 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916210135/http://home.roadrunner.com/~fsheff/covlb975a.htm 2012-09-16 dead Redman Formula Victor https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ID4NAAAAIBAJ=&pg=4119%2C3791916 13 August 2011 The Leader-Post 29 September 1975 AP Regina, Saskatchewan 15 Result Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 GBR Brian Redman Carl A. Haas Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 50 1:10:12.042 4 2 48 AUS Vern Schuppan All American Racers Eagle 755-Chevrolet 50 +29.938 7 3 94 CAN Eppie Wietzes Formula Racing Lola T400-Chevrolet 50 Running 10 4 2 NZL Chris Amon McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 49 + 1 lap 12 5 10 GBR David Hobbs Hogan Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 49 + 1 lap 8 6 4 AUS Warwick Brown McCormack/Burke Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 49 + 1 lap 11 7 24 USA Evan Noyes Evan Noyes Lola T332-Chevrolet 48 + 2 laps 27 8 19 USA Bob Earl T. P. Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 48 + 2 laps 17 9 46 USA John Morton Krinitt Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 48 + 2 laps 28 10 30 USA Skeeter McKitterick AME Racing Chevron B24-Chevrolet 46 + 4 laps 20 11 12 USA Benny Scott Black American Racers Lola T332-Chevrolet 40 + 10 laps 22 12 64 GBR Tony Brise Theodore Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 34 Driveshaft 1 13 5 USA Mario Andretti Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 33 Transmission 3 14 50 USA John Korn Jomar Racing Lola T330-Chevrolet 33 Battery 21 15 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Hogan Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 29 Halfshaft 6 16 91 USA Jon Woodner Interscope Racing Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet 27 Accident 13 17 33 USA Elliott Forbes-Robinson Francisco Mir Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 27 Camshaft 9 18 13 USA Ron Dykes J. B. Quality Products Lola T192-Chevrolet 27 Suspension 16 19 28 USA Randy Lewis Wrangler Wracing Team Lola T332-Chevrolet 20 Rod 15 20 51 USA Al Unser Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 17 Suspension 2 21 00 GBR Tom Pryce Phoenix Racing Shadow DN6-Dodge 14 Gearbox 5 22 75 USA Bob Nagel Nagel Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 14 Mechanical 23 23 55 USA Bill Baker Barbara Baker Lola T332-Chevrolet 14 Black flagged 24 24 20 USA Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Lola T332-Chevrolet 11 Rod 19 25 39 USA John Gunn Racing Consultants Lola T332-Chevrolet 9 Overheating 25 26 9 CAN John Cannon Anglo American Racing March 73A-Chevrolet 6 Halfshaft 14 27 6 NZL Graham McRae Eddie Lewis Lola T332-Chevrolet 1 Accident 26 28 45 USA George Follmer Lance Smith Racing Lance LSR1-Chevrolet 0 Wheel 18Long Beach Grand Prix http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9794 Ultimate Racing History 4 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324102748/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9794 24 March 2012 live References 1975 Atlanta Grand Prix 1975 Monterey Grand Prix 1975 SCCA/USAC F5000 Championship None 1976 United States Grand Prix West Grand Prix of Long Beach Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach Grand Prix Category:Formula 5000 race reports