2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

In GTLM, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won for Corvette Racing, their second consecutive victory at the event.

[4] With 63 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led by Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, and Richard Westbrook with a five-point advantage over Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy, and Frédéric Makowiecki.

[6] The GT Daytona (GTD) class did not take part in the event, owing to a lack of garage space at the circuit.

Spirit of Daytona Racing withdrew from the event following a late accident in the previous month's 12 Hours of Sebring.

[8] The first practice session took place at 7:40 AM PT on Friday and ended with Felipe Nasr topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:13.582.

[9] The second and final practice session took place at 4:45 PM PT on Friday and ended with Juan Pablo Montoya topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:13.160.

The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order with the grid arranged to put the Prototype cars ahead of all the GTLM entries.

The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit
The Long Beach Street Circuit (pictured in 2009) , where the race was held.