THE LEADING EDGE: A GUIDE TO THE 2009 AMERICAN SERIES SERIES 101

SERIES 101 INFORMATION...... 2-21 • Overview...... 2-3 • Premium Brand...... 4-5 • Green Racing and the ® Green X® Challenge...... 6-7 • Classes of Competition...... 8-9 • Race Car Comparisons...... 10-11 • Anatomy of a ...... 12-13 • Protecting the Driver/Effects of Racing...... 14-16 • Leader Lights System...... 17 • Behind the Wheel...... 18 CIRCUITS • For the Fans...... 19-21

2009 CIRCUITS...... 22-27

2009 TEAMS...... 30-40

2009 MANUFACTURERS...... 41-50 • Auto Manufacturers...... 41-46 • Chassis Manufacturers...... 47-48 • Manufacturers...... 49-50 TEAMS ALL-TIME WINS, POLES AND CHAMPIONS...... 52-61

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES AND LE MANS...... 62-64 • A Link to the Past and Future...... 62 • A Competitive Impact at Le Mans...... 63 • American Le Mans Series Winners at Le Mans...... 64

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The Leading Edge: A Guide to the 2009 American Le Mans Series was written MANUFACTURERS and edited by the staff of the American Le Mans Series. Managing Editor: Ryan Smith. Supervising Editor: John Evenson. Writers/Contributors: Allison Barry, Bob Dickinson, Misty Dreifuss, Jamie Sellers, Ryan Smith. Photography: Dan R. Boyd, and Mark and Terri Taylor. Design: Chris Spinner, Josh Winstead. Copyright 2009 by the American Le Mans Series. All rights reserved.

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AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES 1 RACING INTO THE NEXT DECADE

99 SERIES RACES. . . AND COUNTING! After celebrating an epic 10th season in 2008, the new year marks a fresh beginning for the American Le Mans Series with the start of its second decade of world-class sports

SERIES 101 car racing in North America. The beginning of the season at Sebring – and the 100th race for the American Le Mans Series – continues the magic Series founder Dr. Don brought from Le Mans to America in 1998.

The first on October 10, 1998 laid the foundation for the start of the American Le Mans Series the following year. In March of 1999, the American Le Mans Series began its inaugural season at the with the factory BMW of JJ Lehto, and Jörg Müller taking the victory. is entirely appropriate that Sebring – site of that first Series race – will also serve as the scene of its 100th all-time event.

Through 10 years and 99 races, the America