Mario Andretti, a four-time winner of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, will be one of two grand marshals for this year’s race.

To celebrate the Grand Prix of Long Beach’s golden anniversary, we will present readers with 50 fun facts. Here are the first 15.

Despute several changes and challenges, the Grand Prix has managed to bring large crowds back to the beloved street race in Long Beach.

Despite recent efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute the animal to deeper waters, the minke whale was found dead on Sunday, officials confirmed.

The 25-foot whale doesn’t seem sick or injured, but the hope is that the whale can soon find its way out to sea.

A minke whale that had been swimming around in the Long Beach Harbor for most of last week was found dead Sunday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was working with local officials to examine the carcass and determine what happened to the whale, according to Michael Milstein, public affairs officer with NOAA.