The 50th anniversary of the Grand Prix of Long Beach is just around the corner, and to celebrate the milestone, we’re presenting readers with 50 fun facts about Southern California’s 200-mph beach party over the next week.

On Sunday, we presented the first 15 facts. Today, it’s time for fun facts Nos. 16-20.

We’ll publish five more facts each day through to the final day of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, on Sunday.

The Grand Prix is the longest-running major street race in North America.

The Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame was created in 2006.

Toyota was the Grand Prix’s title sponsor from 1980 to 2018, making the partnership among the longest continuously running sports sponsorships in the U.S.

Acura became the title sponsor of the Grand Prix in 2019.

Michael Andretti had his first and last IndyCar wins at the Grand Prix, in 1983 and 2002.

Coming Tuesday

The next five facts, Nos. 21-25, will be published Tuesday.