APRIL 15, 2026

(Porsche)

The two factory Porsche 963 prototypes will compete on the streets of Long Beach on Sunday (April 18) in a new Apple Music livery. Following victories at Daytona and Sebring, both secured by Porsche Penske Motorsport, IMSA now moves from Florida to California. At just 100 minutes in duration, the tight and technical Long Beach street race is, along with the Detroit street race, the shortest event on the IMSA calendar.

(INDYCAR)

From the Press Release:

Tré Cool, drummer for the five-time GRAMMY Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–inducted punk rock trio Green Day, will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 19, on the streets of LongBeach, California.

One of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, Green Day (and one of PMD's all-time favorites) has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and amassed over 22 billion cumulative streams. The band first achieved global success with its breakout album “Dookie” and went on to define a generation with releases such as “American Idiot,” which earned them a GRAMMY Award for Best Rock Album, and their most recent 2x GRAMMY nominated 14th studio album, “Saviors,” which debuted at No. 1 on seven Billboard charts. In 2025, Green Day completed the largest stadium tour of their career across 33 countries. The band’s enduring global appeal was further underscored by a high-profile performance during the opening ceremony of Super Bowl LX in February 2026.

Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG

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