{"id":67073,"date":"2019-02-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-acura-to-assume-grand-prix-of-long-beach-title-sponsorship\/"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:02:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T21:02:19","slug":"acura-asumira-el-patrocinio-titular-del-grand-prix-de-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/acura-asumira-el-patrocinio-titular-del-grand-prix-de-long-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Acura to Assume Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TORRANCE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 5, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Grand Prix Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> announced today that it has reached a multi-year agreement with Acura to become title sponsor of the Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> starting in 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevidf8e7left\" title=\"Acura to Assume Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object id=\"prnevidf8e7left\" name=\"prnevidf8e7left\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" data=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21XG2bsB3Bg\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p>The 45<sup>th<\/sup> Acura Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> will take place <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 12-14, 2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 1986 as the first Japanese luxury automotive brand, Acura is a leading nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance \u2013 a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability.\u00a0Both Acura and its American Honda parent have their U.S. headquarters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Torrance, California<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, Acura made a successful return to the top level of sports car racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, fielding two entries in the Prototype class with Team Penske. The driver combinations of <span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Pablo Montoya<\/span>\/<span class=\"xn-person\">Dane Cameron<\/span> and Helio Castroneves\/<span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> finished fifth and seventh overall in the championship, with Montoya recording the first pole for the new Acura ARX-05 at Long Beach.\u00a0Acura also continues to have entries in the series&#8217; GTD class with the NSX GT3 Evo, and has accomplishments at all levels of sports car racing. <\/p>\n<p>Honda has a long, winning history with Indy cars at <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span>. Honda-powered drivers have won six of the last 10 Grands Prix \u2013 and 13 times in 19 appearances \u2013\u00a0 including last year with <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Rossi<\/span>.\u00a0Native Californian Jimmy Vasser scored Honda&#8217;s first <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> victory in 1996, with other Honda-powered winners including <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Zanardi<\/span> (1997-98), <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Andretti<\/span> (2002), <span class=\"xn-person\">Dario Franchitti<\/span> (2009), <span class=\"xn-person\">Takuma Sato<\/span> (2013) and <span class=\"xn-person\">James Hinchcliffe<\/span> (2017).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With our U.S. headquarters nearby in <span class=\"xn-location\">Torrance<\/span>, this is a true &#8216;home&#8217; event for the Acura brand,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jon Ikeda<\/span>, Acura vice president and general manager.\u00a0&#8220;The Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> is one of <span class=\"xn-location\">North America&#8217;s<\/span> premier motorsports events, and an institution in Southern California.\u00a0Acura is delighted and proud to be associated with the Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span>, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is truly the start of a new era in the history of the Grand Prix,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Michaelian<\/span>, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span>. &#8220;As we enter our 45<sup>th<\/sup> year of conducting America&#8217;s #1 street race, we are looking forward with great enthusiasm to this new partnership with a premium luxury brand like Acura. Together we will explore new ways to elevate the Acura Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> to greater heights in the coming years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a wide variety of on- and off-track activities for the entire family, the Acura Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> will be headlined by the NTT IndyCar Series, as well as the BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix, featuring the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In addition, the weekend will feature the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge under the lights on Friday and Saturday nights, <span class=\"xn-person\">Robby Gordon&#8217;s<\/span> Stadium SUPER Trucks, the powerful sports cars of the Pirelli GT4 America series and the Historic IMSA GTO Challenge. <\/p>\n<p>Fans can select and pay for their Acura Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> tickets, parking and paddock passes online at gplb.com, or place orders by calling the toll-free ticket hotline, (888) 827-7333.\u00a0A printed ticket brochure that includes a circuit map, ticket prices, order form and other information is also available. <\/p>\n<p>Fans can also follow the Acura Grand Prix of <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> on Facebook at GrandPrixLB, Twitter @GPLongBeach and Instagram at GPLongBeach.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Acura<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Acura is a leading automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance \u2013 a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability. The Acura lineup features six distinctive models \u2013 the RLX premium luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the five-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger Acura MDX, America&#8217;s all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV, and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar. <\/p>\n<p>Five of the six models in the Acura lineup are made in central <span class=\"xn-location\">Ohio<\/span>, using domestic and globally-sourced parts, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville Auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty Auto Plant) and the Acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Marysville, Ohio<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional media information including pricing, features &amp; specifications and high-resolution photography is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2365946-1&amp;h=577703709&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acuranews.com%2F&amp;a=AcuraNews.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">AcuraNews.com<\/a>. Consumer information is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2365946-1&amp;h=3815339281&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acura.com%2F&amp;a=Acura.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acura.com<\/a>. Follow Acura on social media at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2365946-1&amp;h=2777473476&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Facuranews.com%2Fhonda-corporate%2Fpages%2Fhonda-acura-social-media-accounts&amp;a=Acura.us%2FSocialChannels\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acura.us\/SocialChannels<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg37dbleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg37dbleft\" title=\"Acura Assumes Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura Assumes Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/817797\/Acura_LBGP_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1a97left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg1a97left\" title=\"Acura Assumes Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acura Assumes Grand Prix of Long Beach Title Sponsorship\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/817796\/Acura_GPLB_Lead_Image.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgaa88left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgaa88left\" title=\"Acura Logo. 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