For 40 years racing has taken place on the streets of Long Beach, first with Formula 5000 (1975) and then F1 (1976 to 1983) before IndyCar (1984 to present). This Saturday, the Long Beach sPrix takes electric racing to California for the first time. In this photo, at the start of the 1978 US Grand Prix West, the Brabham-Alfa Romeo's of John Watson and Niki Lauda are vying for first place with the Ferrari's of Gilles Villeneuve and Carlos Reutemann. The latter will have the last word.
