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
