The Auto Channel--Long Beach Grand Prix ProAm

Long Beach Celebrity ProAm

BEST RACE IN 19 YEARS
MELROSE PLACE THE WINNER

Annually the Pro-Celbrity race at the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend is a barn burner...a demo derby with TV stars and this years 10 lapper took the prize as best of all as five cars tried to crowd into all the corners in the last lap resulting a lot of broken fenders and pleased race fans.

Motorcycle star Wayne Rainey driving with hand controls as a result of a serious accident a few years surprised a lot of people by chasing down and almost passing Grant Show, (Melrose Place), but gave way to Jason Bateman, (Simon), and former two-time winner Alphonso Ribeiro, (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) to eventually finish fourth.

Two Toyota Celicas were trashed.

Six cars were zapped on both sides. Perry King,Melrose Place put on one of th best drives of the race coming from 12th on the 16 car grid and challenge for first with two laps to go - and that's where the fun really started - as the celebs went three wide in the tight corners and traded a lot of Toyota paint. King eneded up fifth in a well torn up sports car.

   RESULTS

1. Grant Show             Melrose Place
2. Jason Bateman          Simon
3. Alphonso Ribeiro       Fresh Prince
4. Wayne Rainey           World Motorcycle champ
5. Perry King             Melrose Place
6. Rick Schroeder         Lonesome Dove
7. Leslie Gudel           Press Box
8. Paul Moyer             NBC news anchor
9. Robert Hayes           Homeward Bound
10.Sharon Lawrence        NYPD Blue
11.Bud Gordon             Toyota Dealer
12.Stephen Root           News Radio
13. Kate Linder           Young and Restess
14 Bruce Jenner           Olympic champion
15 Rick Kirkham           Inside Edition

Bill Maloney, TACH

Long Beach Celebrity ProAm

BEST RACE IN 19 YEARS MELROSE PLACE THE WINNER

BEST RACE IN 19 YEARS
MELROSE PLACE THE WINNER