Long Beach Grand Prix

* When: 1 p.m. today, Channel 7.

* Track: Long Beach street circuit (temporary road course, 1.968 miles, 11 turns).

* Race distance: 161.376 miles, 82 laps.

* Last year: Paul Tracy moved from 17th to victory, pulling away at the end for his 16th career win. It was the farthest back a winner has started on a temporary street circuit since Al Unser Jr. won from 19th in 1986 on the old downtown course in Miami.

* Last CART race: Cristiano da Matta, who replaced Michael Andretti on the Newman-Haas team, won the season-opening Telmex Tecate Grand Prix in Monterrey, Mexico. Da Matta came out on top in a mid-race battle with pole-sitter Kenny Brack, then held off series champion Gil de Ferran in the last few laps of the race that was shortened to 78--two fewer than scheduled--by a two-hour time limit.

* Fast facts: The best finish for a Toyota was third, last year by Jimmy Vasser. . . . Mario Andretti won the first four events at Long Beach (1984-87).

* Next race: Firestone Firehawk 600, April 29, Fort Worth.

* On the Net: https://www.cart.com

Long Beach Grand Prix Lineup

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P. Driver Car Lap speed Speed 1. Helio Castroneves Honda Reynard 68.556 103.343 mph 2. Kenny Brack Ford Lola 69.097 102.534 3. Tony Kanaan Honda Reynard 69.223 102.347 4. Cristiano da Matta Toyota Lola 69.312 102.216 5. Gil de Ferran Honda Reynard 69.344 102.169 6. Dario Franchitti Honda Reynard 69.366 102.136 7. Michel Jourdain Jr. Ford Lola 69.589 101.809 8. Jimmy Vasser Toyota Reynard 69.807 101.491 9. Michael Andretti Honda Reynard 69.853 101.424 10. Christian Fittipaldi Toyota Lola 69.999 101.213 11. Alex Tagliani Ford Reynard 70.013 101.193 12. Paul Tracy Honda Reynard 70.073 101.106 13. Max Papis Ford Lola 70.093 101.077 14. Nicolas Minassian Toyota Lola 70.099 101.068 15. Bryan Herta Ford Reynard 70.146 101.001 16. Tora Takagi Toyota Reynard 70.202 100.920 17. Patrick Carpentier Ford Reynard 70.272 100.820 18. Scott Dixon Toyota Reynard 70.303 100.775 19. Mauricio Gugelmin Toyota Reynard 70.670 100.252 20. Alex Zanardi Honda Reynard 70.675 100.245 21. Max Wilson Phoenix Lola 70.683 100.233 22. Roberto Moreno Toyota Reynard 70.769 100.112 23. Shinji Nakano Honda Reynard 71.871 98.577 24. Oriol Servia Ford Lola 71.919 98.511 25. Michael Krumm Ford Lola 71.974 98.436 26. Adrian Fernandez Honda Reynard 72.403 97.852 27. Luiz Garcia Jr. Ford Lola 76.483 92.632 28. Bruno Junqueira Toyota Lola 99.916 70.908

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Dayton Indy Lights Lineup

The Race: Texaco Havoline Challenge, Dayton Indy Lights Championship Series Race, 10:15 a.m. today

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P. Driver Lap speed Speed 1. Derek Higgins 85.345 88.750 mph 2. Nilton Rossoni 85.682 88.401 3. Townsend Bell 85.845 88.233 4. Mario Dominguez 85.967 88.108 5. Jon Fogarty 86.262 87.807 6. Damien Faulkner 87.636 87.636 7. Kristian Kolby 86.596 87.468 8. Rudy Junco 86.875 87.187 9. Cory Witherill 87.162 86.900 10. Dan Wheldon 87.207 86.855 11. Luis Diaz 88.122 85.954 12. Rolando Quintanilla 89.092 85.018

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Note: All drivers in identical GM V6 Lolas on Dayton Daytona tires.

Atlantic Championship Series Results

* The Race: Toyota Atlantic Championship Series Race No. 1

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Fi. St. Driver Reason Out/Laps 1. 1. David Rutledge 32 2. 3. Hoover Orsi 32 3. 2. Joey Hand 32 4. 6. Michael Valante 32 5. 7. Tony Ave 32 6. 5. Martin Basso 32 7. 10. Rudolfo Lavin 32 8. 9. Jonathan Macri 32 9. 12. Guy Cosmo 32 10. 8. Rocky Moran Jr. 32 11. 16. Matthew Halliday 32 12. 13. Frank Dancs 32 13. 17. Hank Mazzotta 31 14. 18. Zac Mazzotta 31 15. 19. Anthony Simone 31 16. 22. Eric Jensen 31 17. 15. Stephan C. Roy mechanical 25 18. 21. Steve Lorenzen electrical 20 19. 20. Bob Siska electrical 12 20. 5. Grant Ryley mechanical 2 21. 11. T.J. Bell contact 0 22. 14. Andrew Kirkcaldy contact 0

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RACE STATISTICS

* Time of race: 46 minutes 38.049 seconds.

* Average speed: 81.025 mph.

* Margin of victory: 4.383 seconds.