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The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix (held at the Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway was a race track or Road racing in Riverside, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989....
) was sponsored by the Times
Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
 to produce money for its charities. The Special Events director was Glenn Davis
Glenn Woodward Davis

Glenn Woodward Davis was an American football Halfback famous in the 1940s. A member of the Class of 1947 at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York....
, the winner of the 1946 Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , was named after the former college football coach John Heisman, is awarded annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in collegiate football....
. His secretary was Joanna Gorner, who had been Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby, is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver....
's secretary when he was beginning his Cobra team. Will Kern was Glenn's assistant. They produced the race from 1957 to the late-80s. Some of the greatest drivers in the world participated.






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The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix (held at the Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway was a race track or Road racing in Riverside, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989....
) was sponsored by the Times
Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
 to produce money for its charities. The Special Events director was Glenn Davis
Glenn Woodward Davis

Glenn Woodward Davis was an American football Halfback famous in the 1940s. A member of the Class of 1947 at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York....
, the winner of the 1946 Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , was named after the former college football coach John Heisman, is awarded annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in collegiate football....
. His secretary was Joanna Gorner, who had been Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby, is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver....
's secretary when he was beginning his Cobra team. Will Kern was Glenn's assistant. They produced the race from 1957 to the late-80s. Some of the greatest drivers in the world participated. This was the season ending race for The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am series.