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Celebrity and Pro Racers in the 2012 Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Pro Race

Here Are the Scheduled Celebrity and Pro Racers Listed Alphabetically

By , About.com Guide

These celebrities and pros are scheduled to compete in the Celebrity/Pro Race on Saturday, April 14, 2012. They will also be out for their qualifying laps on Friday, April 13. This year's group is a mix TV and movie actors, athletes and media personalities.

CELEBRITIES

Jillian Barberie Reynolds - Television personality and co-host on news show Good Day LA, and anchor on Fox NFL Sunday.

Adrien Brody - Academy Award winning actor for his role in The Pianist, also appeared in King Kong, The Village, Summer of Sam, Midnight in Paris and Detachment.

Adam Carolla - Radio and TV host best known for collaborations with Jimmy Kimmel on Crank Yankers and The Man Show, most recently seen on Celebrity Apprentice, Carolla also hosts a daily podcast, The Adam Carolla Show.

Eddie Cibrian - Television and film actor best known for roles in CSI: Miami, Ugly Betty, Vanished, Invasion, Third Watch, Sunset Beach, and Baywatch Nights.

Kate Del Castillo - Mexican actress, star of the long-running Reina del Sur (Queen of the South. She also appeared in the Showtime series Weeds and the feature films Under the Same Moon, Trade, and American Visa.

Kim Coates - Film and television actor best known for his roles in Sons of Anarchy, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Prison Break, CSI: Miami, Black Hawk Down, and Pearl Harbor.

Eileen Davidson - Soap star who played Ashley Abbot on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful for over 20 years as well as appearing on Days of Our Lives and Santa Barbara. Davidson has also penned a series of Mystery novels for Penguin.

William Fichtner - Actor, starred in the TV show Prison Break, feature films Armageddon, Blackhawk Down, The Perfect Storm and Date night, most recently seen in HBO's Entourage.

Hill Harper - Actor in TV, film and stage, currently playing Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on CSI: NY. He has appeared in For Colored Girls, The Handler, City of Angeles, Loving Jezebel and The Visit.

Brody Jenner - from reality TV series, The Hills. Son of Olympian Bruce Jenner, who also drove in and won the Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix.

Cain Velasquez - Former UFC Heavyweight champion who has lost only one bout in his professional career.

Rutledge Wood - The host of Top Gear USA and an auto racing analyst for the Speed Channel.

The Pro category includes:

Fredric Aasbo - Scion drift driver and Rookie of the Year;

Bryan Clauson - former USAC National Midget champion and 2012 driver;

Jim Jonsin - Grammy-winning record producer, American Idol mentor and the owner of Rebel Rock Racing.

Other Drivers

The Southern California Toyota Dealer seat is being filled by Biff Gordon, General Manager of Quality Toyota in Corona, CA.

Rounding out the field is charity auction winners Douglas Fregin and Jerry Westlund whose charity donations earned them a chance to challenge the celebrities and pros for the second and fourth years respectively.

For general information on the Long Beach Grand Prix, go to the Long Beach Grand Prix Guide.

This information was accurate at the time of publication. For the most current information visit the official Long Beach Grand Prix website at www.gplb.com.

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