Gordie's Shore Things

Information concerning the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, provided by Gordie Morris, former sports writer, updated frequently to highlight the activities and events before, after and during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

WHELDON GETS 'GOOD GUY' AWARD AFTER WIN IN IOWA

Dan Wheldon led the last 60 laps en route to winning last Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer at Iowa Speedway. It was his second victory of 2008 and, after the race, he made a lot of friends in the state of Iowa by graciously agreeing to donate his share of the race winnings to...

DRIVERS MIGHT NEED WATER WINGS THIS WEEKEND!

The IndyCar Series heads for Iowa Speedway this weekend...hoping to get a break from the rainy weather that has caused such catastrophic losses throughout the state. It's the second appearance for the series on the .875-mile oval. Dario Franchitti won there in 2007, leading for 96 of 250 laps...

DIXON WINS AT TEXAS AS ANDRETTI CRASHES....AGAIN!

Polesitter Scott Dixon won the Bombardier LearJet 550 at Texas last Saturday...with some help from Marco Andretti. For the second straight race, Marco Andretti was part of a multi-car crash with less than 10 laps remaining and, for the second straight race, the winner cruised home under...

BRISCOE TOPS FIELD AT MILWAUKEE

Ryan Briscoe's favorite color has to be yellow...at least this week! Briscoe was leading with barely two laps to go in Sunday's ABC Supply/A. J. Foyt Indy 225 at the Milwaukee Mile, with Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon right on his wing and setting him up for a last-lap pass before....yellow flag!...
 
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