Rich Archbold: Grand Prix of Long Beach founder remembers planning race on a restaurant napkin

When he was working feverishly in 1973 to get the first Grand Prix of Long Beach off the ground, one of the things Chris Pook remembers vividly is a cocktail napkin.
If you’re wondering how a cocktail napkin fits into the history of a race that has become a worldwide motorsports success story — and will celebrate its 50th anniversary next weekend — you’re in luck.
I recently sat down with Pook, the founder of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach to talk about that napkin an