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The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix was a
sports car race held at the
Riverside International Raceway. The race was held throughout the track's existence, from 1957 until 1987. The race was sponsored by the ''
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...
'' to raise money for its charities. The Special Events director was
Glenn Davis, the winner of the 1946
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman) is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard ...
. During the early 1970s, the event was the season ending race for the
Can-Am
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an Sports Car Club of America, SCCA/Canadian Auto Sport Clubs, CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.
History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two r ...
series.
Results
The 1981 event was also a part of the
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...
.
References
External links
Ultimate Racing History: Riverside archive*World Sports Racing Prototype
an
Can-Am races
IMSA GT Championship races
World Sportscar Championship races
Auto races in the United States
Sports competitions in Los Angeles
Motorsport competitions in California
Recurring sporting events established in 1957
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