Toyota Grand Prix Long Beach

In its 32nd year of Grand Prix sponsorship, Toyota has become one of the largest sponsors in all of motorsports,
as well as one of the most successful programs in U. S. racing.

Toyota Motorsports

Now among the largest supporters of motorsports in the U.S., both competitively and through sponsorships, Toyota seeks new challenges - and, hopefully, new triumphs - on a variety of fronts in the new millennium. Toyota Racing Development (TRD), based in Costa Mesa, plays a major role in developing and building racing engines. Toyota continues to compete in off-road racing, NASCAR and, of course, remains title sponsor of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, where its U.S. motorsports involvement began over 30 years ago!

Bridgestone

Bridgestone is excited about a new era in Champ Car history, a time when Bridgestone- equipped drivers will compete on road and street courses around the world. We are confident the Bridgestone Potenza racing radials will provide these demanding drivers with the consistency, durability and reliability needed to race in so many different competitions.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

It’s casual, it’s fun, and it’s for the entire family! Enjoy “Stuffed Shrimp, Shrimp Po’boy, Peel ‘n’ Eat Shrimp, ....” But it’s not just about shrimp. There’s Mahi Mahi, Bone-In Rib Eye Steaks, Hamburgers, Cold Beer, and incredible Specialty Cocktails! Down home cookin’ with a down home warmth, just the way Forrest and Bubba would have done it!

Canon

Canon Business Solutions is proud to be the "Official Printer, Scanner, Copier and Fax Solution of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach." Canon Business Solutions provides digital, multi-functional devices that manage documents in color and black-and-white. Canon, the market brand leader, also provides large format printers, fax machines and document imaging devices. Canon Business Solutions offers software packages that enable businesses to manage, store, archive and retrieve documents efficiently and easily. We tailor solutions to your business' needs - just as we did for the Grand Prix!

CHARTER

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband communications company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including Charter Digital® video entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed® Internet access, and Charter Telephone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable, tailored and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data networking, video and music entertainment services and business telephone. Charter’s advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand. Long Beach, California is home to Charter’s West Division headquarters. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com

Coca-Cola BOTTLING CO. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Southern California is honored to have yet another opportunity to partner with the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the City of Long Beach. Our local bottling company has had a long and good relationship with both. We continue to expand our beverage offerings and are committed to offering the right product in the right package at the right place in the right way for every consumer. We're excited to be featuring our brands Coca-Cola Zero; one of our newest brands, FUZE, as well as Dasani water and Powerade. With the most-recognized trademark in the world, Coca-Cola sports a long list of associated products, including four of the world’s top five soft drink brands – Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite.

EZ Lube

EZ Lube is proud to be the "Official Oil Change" of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Visit any one of the 84 convenient EZ Lube locations throughout Southern California and you’ll receive excellent service by the industries best trained employees with 19 years of automotive experience that you can trust. EZ Lube offers complete automotive maintenance for your vehicle plus we offer MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL which helps prevent wear, maintains viscosity, and keeps your engine clean. For more information on EZ Lube please visit ezlube.com today. EZ Lube. The Dealer Alternative.

Gehl

The "Official Construction Equipment Supplier" of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Gehl Company has been on duty building the entire circuit on Long Beach's streets for 15 straight years. Gehl equipment will also be used to remove crashed and disabled race cars from the track. Gehl is also the "Official Supplier to the Champ Car Safety Team," and supplies its Dynalift telescopic handlers to other road racing tracks on the Champ Car calendar.

Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center

As the official hotel for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center will serve as the credential office and also host many official events during race weekend. The hotel's international ambience, the friendliness of its staff and first-class accommodations will make anyone's visit a memorable experience.

Imperial Capital Bank

Like the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Imperial Capital Bank has been racing and winning in the highly competitive California bank marketplace for 34 years. Come and see our banking professionals at our offices in Beverley Hills, Encino, Glendale, Costa Mesa, San Diego, and San Francisco California and Carson City Nevada for personalized hands on service. Imperial Capital Bank specializes in banking products such as checking, savings, and cash management services for customer and business customers and offers a wide array of commercial and multifamily loans nationwide and motion picture, television and video game financing. With over $3 billion in assets, Imperial Capital Bank delivers High Performance Banking with customer service and satisfaction.

King Taco

For over 30 years, King Taco has been recognized as a leader in Mexican Fast Food Service. Its consistency and commitment to provide only the best in authentic Mexican food has allowed the company to expand in Los Angeles County. Quality, service, cleanliness and value are hallmarks for its successful image and reputation, and King Taco returns to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to satisfy the appetites of fans during race weekend.

Korbel

Korbel is the official champagne of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Established in 1882, Korbel Champagne Cellars has been a part of America's greatest celebrations for more than 120 years. It has been the exclusive champagne of the past five presidential inaugurations, and was the champagne of choice for the Camelot years of the Kennedy administration.

Korbel has been a supporter and licensee of the 1996 Olympic Games, an Official Supporter of the 2000, 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams and the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, a supporter of Team Dennis Conner for the 1995 America's Cup and the first global sponsor of Times Square 2000. Korbel is the number one selling premium methode champenoise-produced champagne in America.

Long Beach Transit

Long Beach Transit is proud to introduce its debut as the Official Transportation Sponsor of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Long Beach Transit has been serving race fans for the past 33 years with easy to ride service that starts and ends in the heart of downtown Long Beach at 1st and Pine Avenue. As the seventh largest public transit operator in California, the company serves 27.1 million boarding customers annually on 245 buses, shuttles and vans, on 39 routes in twelve cities.

LOWE'S

With fiscal year 2006 sales of $46.9 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 13 million customers a week at more than 1,500 home improvement stores in 49 states and three stores in Canada. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe's sponsors the Lowe's Fernandez Racing Acura LMP2 for drivers Adrián Fernández and Luis Diaz in the American LeMans Series. Lowe's, the second largest home improvement retailer in the world, operates one of the largest fan clubs in motorsports. For more information on Team Lowe's Racing, visit Lowesracing.com.

Mai Tai Bar

Overlooking gorgeous Rainbow Harbor and the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Mai Tai Bar at The Pike is Long Beach's hottest new venue. Come to relax in the open air patio overlooking the water and enjoy contemporary island music by Long Beach's hippest bands. Sip a cool mai tai and watch the sunset on the harbor as live music heats up the night. The Mai Tai Bar in Long Beach is the place to be and be seen!

MOTHERS

Mothers® is proud to be the Official Car Polish Sponsor of the 34th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach — the premiere racing event in Southern California. Visitors are invited to come by and see the Mothers® Polish Car Show Corral, or visit us in the Lifestyle Expo. Known worldwide for its premium-grade polishes, waxes and cleaners, Mothers® offers a broad array of car care products under its California Gold®, FX, Reflections®, PowerBall® and Marine lines. Go to www.mothers.com for information on all of these products, along with a host of car care tips in the online Mothers® Detail Guide at www.detailguide.com and the Wax Forum at www.waxforum.com.

Orange County Register

The Orange County Register, Orange County's source for local news and information, is a proud sponsor of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Newly re-designed with clean, colorful graphics, the Orange County Register is THE newspaper - whether its sports, news, weather or classifieds - for more than 380,000 Orange County residents.

PORT OF LONG BEACH

The Port of Long Beach is one of America’s premier seaports and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. Trade valued annually at more than $100 billion moves through Long Beach, making it the second-busiest seaport in the United States.

A major economic force, the Port supports more than 30,000 jobs in Long Beach, 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California and 1.4 million jobs throughout the United States. It generates about $16 billion in annual trade-related wages statewide. With a Green Port Policy guiding efforts to minimize or eliminate negative environmental impacts, the Port also is a catalyst for innovative environmental programs.

Press Telegram

This year marks the Press-Telegram's 21st consecutive year of sponsorship of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Press-Telegram offers comprehensive coverage of the Grand Prix from many different vantage points. Sports covers race performance from green flag to checkered flag. Features is all about the parties, stars and fans that are fun to watch at the race. Photo captures all of the action in pictures with their nationally acclaimed photo staff. News publishes a comprehensive special section that is available locally at the Press-Telegram booth outside the Expo. Online @ presstelegram.com you will find extended race coverage and photos available to race fans 24/7. Read all about it! The Press-Telegram has the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach covered.

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Salonpas

Salonpas is an over-the-counter external analgesic product line designed to ease muscle pains and cool inflammation while warming the general area at the same time. The medicated patch is able to relieve minor aches and pains associated with arthritis; neck, shoulder and back pain; sports related injuries (sprains, bruises, etc.), and sore, aching feet.

SMG

SMG is proud to be an event sponsor of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. SMG has provided food service on the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach track since 1992 and introduced its trademarked "Pit Stops" in 1999.

SMG hosts over 9,000 events worldwide each year and manages over 140 Convention Centers, Stadiums, Arenas and Theaters throughout the United States and Europe. In 2002, SMG played host to the Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome and functioned as the Olympic Media Headquarters at the Salt Lake City Salt Palace Convention Center.

SPEED RACER

From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure “Speed Racer.”

Slated for release on May 9, 2008, “Speed Racer” marks the Wachowski brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since “The Matrix” movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on “The Matrix” movies and “V For Vendetta,” is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.

The film stars Emile Hirsch (“Into the Wild”) as Speed, Christina Ricci (“Black Snake Moan”) as Trixie, Matthew Fox (TV’s “Lost”) as Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) and John Goodman (“Evan Almighty”) as Mom and Pops Racer.

Inspired by the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action “Speed Racer” will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers’ films.

Tecate

Tecate is the Official Beer of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Tecate is the fourth largest import beer in the U.S., an imported Mexican premium lager, and is traditionally enjoyed with salt and lime. Additionally, Tecate recently introduced its new Tecate Light brand which will also be featured at the Grand Prix. With its authentic Mexican beer taste, Tecate will satisfy and refresh thousands of Long Beach race fans while socializing with friends at home, in bars or in restaurants.

TeQUILA PATRON

Patrón Tequila is today, the world’s number one ultra premium tequila, outselling it’s nearest competitor by eight times in the United States alone. Nine distinctive products now share the Patrón label; Gran Patrón, Patrón Añejo, Patrón Reposado, Patrón Silver, Patrón XO Café, Patrón Citrónge, Pyrat Cask, Pyrat XO Reserve, Pyrat Superior Blanco. Each of them is the finest of their brand. The newest, Gran Patrón Premium, is an extraordinary triple distilled pure tequila. Once again, Patrón is raising the bar.

Contact:
For further information, contact:
Mike Clark, Director of Marketing
(562) 490-4515; fax 562-981-2613; corpmktg@gpalb.com

Sponsor Partners

Toyota Motor Sales, USA