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Home > Company Index > Leisure > Sporting Activities > Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, Inc.

Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, Inc.
 PROFILE
The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach gets a lot of engines revving. The company organizes and promotes the Grand Prix of Long Beach, a temporary road course that winds through the city streets each year. Started in 1975 by CEO Christopher Pook, the course first played host to Formula 1 cars from Europe and today is one of the most popular Indy car races in the US. The competition now attracts more than 200,000 spectators, second only to the Indianapolis 500. Pook is also organizing a Grand Prix-style race to be run in Denver for the 2002 season. The company was acquired by Dover Downs Entertainment in 1998.

 COMPETITION
International Speedway Corporation (ISCA)
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (dossier)
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (TRK)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
1997 Sales (mil.): 30.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 1,445.0%
Employees: 59
Revenue per employee: $523,728.81

 KEY PEOPLE
• Christopher R. Pook
    CEO
• David Gillam
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3000 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90806
US
Phone: 562-981-2600
Fax: 562-981-2616
Online: Web Site

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