SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Children 12 AND UNDER FREE ADMISSION When accompanied by a paying adult March 17-20, 2010 2010 May Bring First-time Sebring Winner

The road to Le Mans begins at Sebring! Tickets are now on sale for the 58th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Sebring Advance Ticket Discount Deadline Fresh from Florida. America’s oldest and most prestigious sports car February 15th endurance race takes the green flag at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 20th, kicking off the season. Tickets to the 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida are available at A stellar entry is highlighted by the return of Le Mans champion Peugeot advance purchase discounts until Feb. 15th. to battle the Highcroft and the Aston Martin Lola on Sebring’s America’s greatest sports car endurance race takes legendary 3.7-mile road course. One of the best GT fields in Sebring the green flag at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 20th, history will be on the grid. Corvette, BMW, , Porsche, Jaguar, and kicking off the 2010 American Le Mans Series. Gates Ford teams will help make 2010 a year to remember. In addition, the open at 6 am on March 17th, and remain open 24 hours new Challenge cars will make their debut as a new a day through Saturday. class within the race. In addition to the popular four-day and Saturday only Supertickets, Sebring International Raceway has intro- Could there be a first-time winner at Sebring in 2010? Peugeot, Acura, duced a two-day ticket (Friday/Saturday) for race fans Aston Martin and Lola have never won at Sebring, but this could be the unable to attend all four days but want to catch Friday’s year one of those manufacturers wins America’s greatest endurance supporting events and the big endurance classic on classic. Saturday. Gates open at Sebring on Wednesday, March 17th, and remain open All Supertickets purchased by Feb. 15th result in a $10 savings per ticket. After that date, gate prices 24 hours a day through Saturday’s endurance classic. Tickets are apply. available at special advance purchase rates until Feb. 15th. Sebring Sebring International Raceway is America’s oldest Supertickets are now offered as four-day, two-day (Friday-Saturday), circuit. The legendary 3.7-mile circuit offers and Saturday-only tickets. As always, kids 12 and under are admitted a wide variety of camping, viewing and hospitality op- free at Sebring with a paying adult. tions. For more information, visit sebringraceway.com or call 800-626-7223. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Order Tickets Online at sebringraceway.com Five ALMS Teams Receive Automatic Le Mans Invites Five teams and six entries from the American Le Mans Series Corvette Racing also received an invite for winning the GT1 are among the first 29 teams offered official invitations to this class in 2009. With the team’s move to GT2, however, it is likely year’s running of the . As has been the that it will decline the automatic entry. case for the last 11 seasons, all championship-winning entrants Since 1999, American Le Mans Series teams have been driv- in each American Le Mans Series class receive invites to com- ing forces at Le Mans with eight overall championships and 25 pete the following year in the world’s greatest auto race. class championships. ’s two entries and the first invite for reigning LMP1 champion Patrón Highcroft Racing lead the Series’ con- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tingent. Not only did the trio of , and give Risi its second straight GT2 crown at Le Mans Seven supporting events will be part of the 2010 Sebring this year, but the trio also won at Sebring and as schedule, including the IMSA Prototype Challenge, Patron well. GT3 Challenge, Star Mazda Championship, Formula Atlanta and Skip Barber National. Vintage racing will also be part Flying Lizard Motorsports appears on its way to a sixth straight of the spectacular lineup of racing at the famous road racing appearance at Le Mans with its Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The circuit. team won its second consecutive Series GT2 championship this year with six victories for Porsche works drivers Patrick Sebring International Raceway is America’s fan-friendly road Long and Jörg Bergmeister. racing circuit. A wide variety of camping, parking and viewing options are available. For more information see the order form Will Duncan Dayton take his Patrón Highcroft squad to Le Mans on page 7 or visit sebringraceway.com. in 2010? The team has its official invite. Both Patrón Highcroft and Lowe’s Fernandez Racing – LMP2 – also received entries Sebring boasts nearly six decades of racing history. Past win- for their championship performances. Patrón Highcroft owner ners of the 12-hour classic include , A.J. Foyt, Duncan Dayton has made no secret of his ambitions to take his , , , , Stirling team to Le Mans in the past. Moss and . Porsche is the leading manufacturer with 18 overall wins, while Ferrari is second with 12 victories.

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The Sebring Hall of Fame has announced has an impressive record of open wheel racing, with numer- its class of 2010. ous starts in both and Indy Car racing. Former Sebring winning drivers , John Morton, John Morton drove in four different decades at Sebring, and , former official and promoter Reginald beginning in 1964 with the Shelby Cobra team. Morton Smith, and tire manufacturer Michelin join the prestigious won the Sebring 12 Hours in 1994, co-driving with Johnny Hall of Fame in March. O’Connell and . He earned class wins for in 1993 and 1995. Morton also finished second at The induction ceremony takes place on Friday, March 19th, Sebring in 1986 driving a . His stellar career the day before the 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of also includes nine starts and a class win at Le Mans. Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida, at the Four Points by Sheraton Chateau Elan Hotel overlooking the famous The late Reginald “Reggie” S. Smith. served as an offi- Hairpin Turn at Sebring International Raceway. Dedicated cial at Sebring for three decades. From 1952-1972 he was to preserving Sebring’s extensive sports car racing history, race secretary, acting as second in command behind race the Sebring Hall of Fame was formed in 2002 at the 50th founder Alec Ulmann. In 1973, Smith became the race pro- Anniversary celebration of moter, and then assisted in the America’s premier sports rebirth of Sebring during the car endurance race. The Sebring Hall of Fame event is mid-1970s. The late Phil Walters open to the public (seating is very Michelin-equipped cars have was a two-time Sebring limited and must be reserved in dominated Sebring since 1999, winner. He co-drove with advance). Tickets are a $200 dona- scoring eleven consecutive John Fitch in 1953, giv- overall wins, the first tire manu- ing car owner Briggs tion and can be purchased by calling facturer to accomplish such a Cunningham his most sig- Jan Shoop at 800-626-7223. Sebring streak. In addition, Michelin nificant international vic- Hall of Fame member Derek Bell will has earned 31 class victories at tory in the first FIA World Sebring since 1999, recording Championship sports car serve as MC for the ceremonies. 106 wins in the 109-race his- race ever held. Two years tory of the American Le Mans later, again driving for Series. Michelin also has won Cunningham, he drove a D-type Jaguar to victory with Mike the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 12 consecutive years. In 2009, Hawthorn. In addition to his stellar career in road racing, the Michelin GreenX Challenge for the American Le Mans he raced under the name “Ted Tappett” in oval track midget Series was introduced at Sebring. racing, scoring dozens of victories. The Hall of Fame induction luncheon is held every other Hurley Haywood has 28 career starts at Sebring, an all- year. Following the 2010 event, the next induction will be time record. He won the Sebring 12 hours twice in addi- held in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the Sebring tion to three victories at Le Mans and five wins at Daytona. 12 hour classic and the 100th anniversary of the City of Haywood won the first IMSA-sanctioned Sebring race Sebring in March 2012. in 1973 driving a Porsche with Peter Gregg and Dave Previous Sebring Hall of Fame Inductees are drivers: Dan Helmick. His second Sebring victory came in 1981, driv- Gurney, Jim Hall, Mario Andretti, John Fitch, Phill Hill, Al ing with Al Holbert and Bruce Leven. Haywood also has Holbert, Bob Holbert, , Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebring class victories in 1972 and 1993. Derek Bell, , , Carroll Shelby, won twice at Sebring driving for Nissan. In , and Hans Stuck; race 1990 he co-drove to victory with , and became the officials John Bishop, Charles Earwood, Ford Heacock, first person to drive both the first and second place car in Sr., and Dave Cowart; Promoters Alec and Mary Ulmann, the same year. Daly won again the following year, co-driv- Charles Mendez, John Greenwood and Dr. Don Panoz; ing with Geoff and . In 1992 he captured his manufacturers Porsche, Ferrari and . third straight podium with a second-place finish. Daly also

Order Tickets Online at sebringraceway.com 3 Patrón Highcroft Racing Teams with Honda

Duncan Dayton’s Patrón Highcroft Racing and Honda “We are delighted to continue our relationship with Honda Performance Development will again team up in the American Performance Development,” Dayton said. “We will have the No. Le Mans Series with the 2009 LMP1 championship-winning 1 on our car for 2010 and firmly believe the ARX-01c will give outfit fielding a factory-backed Acura ARX-01c prototype for us the best opportunity to defend that championship. We are 2010. The highest-scoring Acura team for each of the past very much looking forward to continuing our working relation- three seasons - and last year’s LMP1 champion – will race an ship with the team at HPD – they have played an integral role in iteration of the original Acura American Le Mans Series entry. our championship success.” Patrón Highcroft Racing will be the exclusively designated test Patrón Highcroft gave Acura its first LMP1 victory and class team for HPD. It is charged with evaluation of the new ARX-01c championship in 2009. After making its debut in the champion- platform and the testing of a new HPD engine under consider- ship in 2006, Patrón Highcroft has recorded key milestones ation for the 2011 season. on its way to championship success. The team scored fac- tory Acura backing in 2007, secured the Patrón Spirits Company as a naming rights sponsor in 2008 and then collected the American Le Mans Series LMP1 championship this year. Along the way the team also scored key mile- stones for Acura and HPD - recording the first overall American Le Mans Series win, the first LMP1 victory and now, the first LMP1 champi- onship in the American Le Mans Series for the marque. In fact, in 2009 Acura became the first manufac- turer to win two class championships in a single season, with Lowe’s Fernandez Racing’s LMP2 entry joining Patrón Highcroft’s LMP1 assault as class title winners. During the past three sea- sons, Patrón Highcroft Racing has also grabbed seven class victories, four overall wins and six class pole positions. For 2010, the LMP1 and LMP2 classes will be combined for the majority of the American Le Mans Series. At Sebring, the classes will remain separate and in full compliance with the rules of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. will be back with Patrón Highcroft in 2010. Could he lead what may be a two-car team? “The combined prototype class is going to provide some extremely fierce competition and our team is very much looking forward to the fight,” he added. “In fact, we are extremely keen to investigate expanding our operation to put the budget in place to run a second car. We’re talking to a number of potential new marketing partners to add to our sponsorship portfolio- partners.

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RESTROOMS Competitor Paddock TROPHYNorth & CHALET Paddock PAY-PHONE MEDICAL SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY POLICIES ◆ Advance ticket prices expire February 15. TRAM STOPS ◆ No personal golf carts and no off-road vehicles (including ATVs, ATCs, dune buggies and bicycles). Signs Posted No pets allowed on raceway property. TRAM ROUTE ◆ ◆ Sebring International Raceway has special handicapped parking and viewing areas. HANDICAPPED PARKING AIRPORT SHUTTLE ◆ No bonfires. Only charcoal fires permitted. PICK-UP / DROP-OFF ◆ No scaffolding over 6 feet. No scaffolding inside vehicles. Individual camping areas must not be roped. TOWER ◆ No furniture may be left on raceway property. VICTORY CIRCLE ◆ Remember to bring your ticket! Sebring International Raceway does not replace lost, misplaced, forgotten or stolen tickets. VIEWING MOUNDS ◆ All illegally parked vehicles will be towed and impounded at owner’s expense. TURN ONE CLUB ◆ Race runs rain or shine. NO REFUNDS.

6 TICKET INFO 800-626-7223 sebringraceway.com SEBRING 2010 ADVANCE TICKET ORDER FORM TICKET INFO ADVANCE PRICES GOOD UNTIL FEBRUARY 15 Tickets are now on sale for the 58th Annual Mobil1 No. Tickets Type Price Amount presented by Fresh from Florida. Tickets SUPERTICKET purchased before Feb. 15th result in big savings over tickets pur- chased at the gate. All tickets provide access to the Paddock. _____ Saturday Only $ 70.00 ______Camping is available on the premises and children 12 and _____ Friday & Saturday 80.00 ______under are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Parking in unrestricted areas is $25 for cars, vans and pickup trucks. _____ All Four Days 90.00 ______Recreational vehicles, large trucks and camper trailers require PIT BOX parking passes on sale in advance or at the main gate. No off-road vehicles (including ATVs, ATCs, dune buggies and bicycles) are _____ Pit Box Seat 200.00 ______allowed on the premises. Motorcycles are allowed only in desig- _____ Pit Box Seat (child) 100.00 ______nated areas. Gates open Wednesday, March 17, and remain open 24 hours PRIVATE PIT BOX (25 seats) a day through Saturday. _____ Private Pit Box 5,200.00 ______SUPERTICKETS Supertickets allow your gate admission and access to all CLUB SEBRING spectator areas including the Paddock. Four-day Superticket is _____ Club Sebring 500.00 ______$90 in advance, $100 at the gate. Two-day (Friday-Saturday) ticket is $80 in advance, $90 at the gate. Saturday only Super- _____ Club Sebring (child) 250.00 ______ticket is $70 in advance, $80 at the gate. SAVE by purchasing your Superticket now! PARKING (vehicle only)* CLUB SEBRING PIT SUITE _____ Car General Parking 25.00 ______The ultimate way to experience America’s greatest Sports Car race, the Club Sebring suite overlooks pitlane to provide an _____ Car North Paddock 75.00 ______encompassing view of all the racing thrills. The price of $500 per membership includes admission, light snacks, beverages all _____ RVs General Parking 75.00 ______four days and catered meals on Saturday (children 12 and under _____ RV North Paddock 95.00 ______$250.00). PIT BOX Postage Service Charge 8.00 An open viewing area on top of the Sebring pit tower puts you right on top of the action. Pit boxes are located in the paddock _____ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ ______and overlook the front straight and start/finish line. Price is $200 *Each occupant must have admission ticket. (children 12 and under $100.00). MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover may be used for ticket CAR PARKING purchase by mail or phone. Cars, vans and pickups in general admission area – $25. This All information must be completed including signature or we cannot fee will be waived if there are at least four persons in the process your ticket request. vehicle. Please charge: RV PARKING American Recreational vehicles, trucks, and camper trailers require park-  y  d  t  Express ing passes for non-restricted and non-reserved areas at a price of $75 per vehicle. VERY LIMITED. ACCOUNT NUMBER ______RESERVED TRACKSIDE PARKING/CAMPING Sebring Raceway offers 10 ft. wide reserved parking spaces SIGNATURE ______directly on the 3.7 mile circuit at several exciting locations. The Expiration Date ______price for a reserved space is $500 on the Start/Finish and $400 elsewhere, and must be ordered in advance. For availability call MAIL TICKETS TO: (Please print) 800-626-7223. NAME ______NORTH PADDOCK PARKING ADDRESS ______Sebring International Raceway now offers parking in the North Paddock, adjacent to the Competitor Paddock. This gives race fans a CITY ______convenient access to all portions of the circuit. North Paddock park- ing is $75 for cars and $95 for RVs. VERY LIMITED! STATE/ZIP ______ULMANN STRAIGHT E-MAIL ______Spacious reserved camping/parking along the famous Ulmann Straight is available on a limited basis. This area offers race fans a PHONE NO. ______stunning view of the back stretch and the entry into Turn 17. Spaces  Please check here if the above is a new address. are $900 each and must be reserved in advance. No Refunds — Race runs rain or shine. All orders received after February 13, 2010, will be held at Will-Call. FREE ON-SITE PARKING & CAMPING All orders outside USA will be held at Will-Call. No personal checks will be A large area adjacent to the front gate has been designated accepted after March 1st, 2010. Raceway assumes no as free parking and camping for race fans. Within a short walk of responsibility for lost, stolen or destroyed tickets. all the action (tram service will be offered Friday and Saturday), Make your check or money order payable to: this will allow spectators to camp near the track and avoid park- SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, INC. ing fees. NOTE: Early arrival camping will not be allowed until 113 MIDWAY DRIVE, SEBRING, FLORIDA 33870 March 1, 2010. 7 A Decade to Remember at Sebring The first decade of the new century will be remembered 7. Aston Martin Victory – 2005 as perhaps the greatest in Sebring history. The year 2000 In the debut race of the DB9, the legendary British manu- brought big changes to Sebring, including a new pit struc- facturer returns to victory lane for the first time in 49 years, ture and a track hotel, to name just a few. And the American winning the GT1 category. Le Mans Series brought the world’s best racing teams to 8. The Fastest Sebring Ever – 2009 Sebring, producing some of the most exciting moments in The new Audi R15 wins in its debut race, setting the fastest endurance racing history. It is difficult to pick just ten great average in Sebring history. moments from the pre- vious ten years, but we 9. Bentley Comes to Sebring – 2003 did our best. Although they didn’t win at Sebring, the Bentley team made its only North American appearance here before winning at Le Mans. 1. The Great Finish 10. First Green Challenge – 2009 – 2007 A new era in motorsports as the American Le Mans Series, The now legendary last the Global Leader in Green Racing, introduces the Michelin lap Porsche vs. Ferrari Green X Challenge. battle for the GT2 win thrilled all those in attendance and a world-wide television audience. With fire- works as a back-drop, the Risi Ferrari bumped its way to victory by the closest margin in Sebring history.

2. First Diesel Win – 2006 Audi records a historic first, winning Sebring with its diesel- powered R10 prototype. 3. Audi vs BMW Battle – 2000 Audi records its first major international endurance rac- ing victory after a furious race long battle with defending Sebring champion BMW. 4. 50th Anniversary Celebration – 2002 A record crowd watches Audi win its third straight Sebring. Dozens of former winning drivers and their cars return to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of America’s greatest sports car race. 5. Saleen Upsets Corvette – 2001 One of the biggest upsets ever at Sebring, as Saleen stuns Corvette in the GTS class. 6. Penske Porsche Breaks Audi Streak – 2008 Porsche takes the overall win for the first time in 20 years, ending Audi’s eight-year winning streak.

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