2009 Event Schedule   35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach   TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Subject to change without notice) (PDF Printable Version) Thursday, April 16 (NOTE:  Admission is FREE to Thursday events – no ticket required) Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame Induction - 11 a.m. (Pine Ave. at Convention Center) Lifestyle Expo opens - 3 p.m. American Le Mans Series (ALMS) practice - 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. RaceMania at Shoreline Village - 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. ALMS practice - 5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes - 6 p.m. FREE Admission to “Shark Lagoon,” Aquarium of the Pacific - 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tecate “Thursday Thunder on Pine” (Pine Ave., incl. Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pageant) - 6:30 p.m. Tuner Thursday at The Pike - 6:30 p.m.   Friday, April 17 Gates open - 7 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens - 8 a.m. ALMS practice - 9 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. IndyCar practice - 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity practice - 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Firestone Indy Lights practice - 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. IndyCar practice - 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity qualifying -  3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. ALMS qualifying - 3:55 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. IndyCar autograph session - 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. (IndyCar Paddock) Team Drifting - 5:05 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. SPEED GT Challenge practice - 5:30 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Tecate Light “Fiesta Friday” Concert Starring “El Tri” -  6 p.m. Lifestyle Expo Closes - 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 Gates open - 7 a.m. ALMS Warmup - 7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens - 8 a.m. SPEED GT Challenge practice - 8:05 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying - 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. IndyCar practice - 10:25 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity RACE - 11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. Team Drifting - 12:50 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. IndyCar qualifying - 2:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series At Long Beach RACE -  4:15 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes - 6 p.m. Tecate Light Rock-N-Roar Concert -  6 p.m. Starring "Puddle of Mudd"   Sunday, April 19 Gates Open - 7 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens - 8 a.m. SPEED GT Challenge qualifying - 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.   IndyCar practice - 8:40 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Firestone Indy Lights RACE - 9:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Team Drifting - 11:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. IndyCar Pre-Race Activities - 12:30 p.m. 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long - 1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Beach IndyCar RACE (85 laps) SPEED GT Challenge RACE - 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes - 5:30 p.m.   (PDF Printable Version)