The 48th Annual Exxon Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Presented by Dodge
Sebring International Raceway / Sebring, Florida
March 15 - 18, 2000

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In the combined GT, GTS and Prototype warm-up this morning, 40 of the 42 starting cars participated. Only the #23-GT Lambert/Pobst/Conte Porsche 911 GT3 R and #52-GT Burgess/Collin/Mathewson Porsche 911 GT3 R did not take to the track. The #26-GT team stated the car is ready to race so there was no need to warm-up. The #52 team was unavailable for comment.

The #51-GT car lost a motor during the warm-up and are changing to a new one before the start of the race. They have until 9:40 to get the engine in place and push the car to the grid. At 9:10 the team reports the engine is in place and they should be ready to go by race time. At 9:40, just after the formation lap was closed, the #51-GT appeared on pit lane. The car will start from the pits, and will be one lap down as a result.

The #66-GT Buckler/Fitzgerald/Nagel Porsche 911 GT3 R is moving to the rear of the grid after changing tires. The #89-GT McCormick/Baumann/Dullum Porsche 911 GT3 R also moves to the rear for a driver change (Wattles out, Baumann in).

James Foyle completed his first race Friday as chief steward of the Women's Global GT Series. "It was fine," he said. "They responded to the discussions we had. It was a good clean race, good show. I'm proud of them." Foyle has served as a Sports Car Club of America club steward for 25 years and an operating steward with SPORTS CAR the past three years. He has also been assistant chief steward of the SCCA Runoffs for three years and has been named chief steward of that event for 2000.

Driver change: #89-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R, delete driver Stan Wattles, add driver Kurt Baumann/Great Falls, VA.

At 10:04, engines start
At 10:05, all cars are away
At 10:09, green flag
At 10:11, end of the first lap: #78-P, #77-P, #2-P, #1-P, #43-P, #42-P, the #09-GTS has stopped off course.

From the Goodyear Tire & Rubber engineers - track temperature at the concrete portion of the S/F is 86 degrees. On the asphalt sections the temperatures can be as much as 25 degrees higher.

At 10:17, car #02-P into the pits, speed violation stop and go penalty. A second penalty has been assessed on the #02 car for speeding while leaving the pits. The #09-GTS has returned to the track.

The #09-GTS team reports something from a car in front of them went under the car and into the engine. It hit the cable for the master power, knocking out the car's electrical system. Zak Brown had to get out of the car and reconnect the cable. There was no other damage.

At 10:23 car #66-GT spun and continued at turn 17.
At 10:23, car #66-GT into the pits, stop and go penalty for speeding +13 in the pits.
At 10:32, car #91-GTS reports some right front body damage on the car, but not enough to stop.
At 10:35, in Prototype: #78, #77, #2, #43, #1, #42 (13 laps). In GTS: #91, #3, #93 (13 laps). In GT: #23, #5, #10 (12 laps)
At 10:38, car #66-GT slow at turn 10, possible suspension damage. Into the pits. The left rear tire was worn badly from a bumper stay was bent into the tire.
At 10:42, car #52-GT into the pits, hood up, and driver out, reported brake problems. 20-second penalty for too many men over the wall.
At 10:43, car #21-GT into the pits, no driver change.
At 10:48, car #06-P into the pits, no driver change.
At 10:50, car #3-GTS into the pits, driver change, Kniefel.

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At 10:51, car #0-P into the pits,
At 10:52, car #89-GT into the pits.
At 10:52, car #37-P into the pits, behind the wall.
At 10:53, car #06-P, into the pits, dead battery.
At 10:53, car #74-P spun and stopped backwards on course. Local yellow.
At 10:54, car #9-P into the pits.
At 10:56, car #78-P into the pits.
At 10:56, car #6 into the pits, brake problems.
At 10:58, car #91 into the pits, driver change Wendlinger.
At 10:59, car #93 into the pits, driver change Amorim.
At 10:59, car #2 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 10:59, car #27 into the pits, fuel only.
At 10:59, car #89-GT into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 11:01, car #38-P spun and continued.
At 11:00 car #0 into the pits.
At 11:00, car #87 into the pits, driver change Robertson.
At 11:00, car #4 into the pits, driver change Collins.
At 11:00, car #74 into the pits, driver change Robinson.
At 11:00, car #77 into the pits, new tires only.
At 11:02, car #92 into the pits, driver change Archer.
At 11:03, car #36 into the pits.
At 11:03, car #06 into the pits, stop and go penalty.
At 11:04, car #6 into the pits, brake problems.
At 11:04, car #42 into the pits, fuel only.
At 11:04, car #38 into the pits, driver change Schroeder.
At 11:09, car #10 into the pits, driver change Brian Cunningham, working on broken CV joint.
At 11:10, car #52 into the pits, driver change Mathewson.
At 11:10, car #33 into the pits, driver change Slater.
At 11:11, car #07 into the pits, driver change Peter.
At 11:12, car #71 into the pits, driver change Hawkins.
At 11:16, car #07 into the pits, stop and go penalty, +7 over the limit.
At 11:19, car #21 into the pits, driver change Wagner.
At 11:21, car #23 into the pits, driver change Lambert.
At 11:21, car #51 into the pits, driver change Wollek.
At 11:23, car #03 spun and continued at turn 17.
At 11:25, cars #10 and #6 back out after long stop.
At 11:27, car #03 into the pits, driver change Haywood.
At 11:27, car #5 into the pits, driver change Luhr.
At 11:29, car #88 into the pits, driver change Chester.
At 11:30, car #89 into the pits, driver change McCormick.
At 11:31, car #19 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change
At 11:32, car #87 into the pits with a broken oil cooler.
At 11:30, driver Maassen is being taken to the infield hospital for heat exhaustion.
At 11:33, car #30 into the pits, driver change Jeannette.
At 11:35, car #37 into the pits, driver change Dale Whittington.
At 11:36, car #2 pushed behind the wall with throttle problems.

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At 11:42, car #1 into the pits, driver change Magnussen.
At 11:41, car #37 pushed behind the wall.
At 11:41, car #9 into the pits, driver change Wallace.
At 11:42, car #06 into the pits, driver change Graham.
At 11:47, car #2 back from behind the wall, driver change Katoh
At 11:50, car #36 into the pits, driver change Smith.
At 11:51, car #0 behind the wall.
At 11:55, car #74 behind the wall with a broken gear box.
At 11:47, car #3 into the pits, driver change Bell.
At 11:51, car #31 into the pits, driver change Collard.
At 11:55, car #27 into the pits, driver change Lienhard.
At 11:57, car #77 into the pits, driver change Alboreto.
At 11:58, car #21 into the pits, no driver change.
At 11:58, car #21 into the pits, no driver change.
At 11:58, car #38 into the pits, driver change Kelleners.
At 11:59, car #43 into the pits, driver change Soper.

Noon Quotes:

CHRIS KNEIFEL (#3 Corvette Racing Corvette C-5R): "The car's running very well, but we're struggling with the handling."

JACK BALDWIN (#74 Robinson Racing Reynard): "The worst thing that's happened so far was not the spin but the gearshift knob broke off in my hand. I have a two-inch nub to shift with and it's already making blisters on my hand. The spin happened when I was passing the Lola just past the hairpin. As I passed, I hit some dead air and spun. There was no damage but I got hung on the curb and had to wait for the corner workers to pull me off. The car is running okay but it seems like our tires are going off too fast."

RODNEY McLEOD (#30 White Lightning Racing Porsche): "This is my first time in a car with a roof on it. I've been driving in the South American Indy Lights and F3/F3000 in Mexico and South America. I've tested a lot here at Sebring but this is my first race here. It was very hectic the first few laps. It was like everyone was running a sprint race. Once it settled down, I got into a rhythm and it was a lot of fun. We had a nice long window of over 90 minutes for my stint."

JOHNNY O'CONNELL (#2 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster): "We've got real problems with the throttle and gearbox.it's half-throttle and not changing gears. Looks like we're going back."

KELLY COLLINS (#4 Corvette Racing C5-R): "The racing is good. We're pretty conservative right now. We're not pushing it too much so we can make the tires last longer. We're going as fast as we can right now."

At 12:00, car #33 into the pits, driver change Paul Jr.
At 12:01, car #42 into the pits, driver change Muller.
At 12:02, car #92 into the pits, driver change Duez.
At 12:06, car #87 back on track after an extensive stop.
At 12:07, car #66 into the pits, driver change Fitzgerald.
At 12:07, car #37 into the pits, fuel, tires, not driver change.
At 12:13, car #2 returns to the race, into the pits at 12:15
At 12:15, car #08 into the pits, driver change Rice.
At 12:16, car #03 into the pits, driver change Reiser.
At 12:21, car #19 into the pits, driver change Angelelli. 

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At 12:04, the track temperature from Goodyear engineers: 78 degrees
At 12:22, car #74 retired with suspension failure.
At 12:22, car #1 into the pits, fuel only.
At 12:22, car #52 into the pits, driver change Burgess.
At 12:25, car #06 into the pits, fuel only.
At 12:27, car #09 into the pits, driver change Jurasz.
At 12:28, car #9 into the pits, fuel only.
At 12:31, car #36 blown engine, turn 13, car stopped, driver out.
At 12:31, car #23 pushed behind the wall, engine failure, retired.
At 12:31, car #07 into the pits, driver change Quester.
At 12:37, car #0 fixing power steering problems in pits.
At 12:37, car #71 into the pits, driver change Skea.
At 12:40, car #07 into the pits with a drive through penalty.
At 12:40, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 12:42, car #31 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 12:44, car #10 into the pits, driver change Law.
At 12:45, car #5 into the pits, driver change Muller.
At 12:43, car #3 into the pits, driver change Fellows.
At 12:45, car #38 into the pits, driver change Weaver.
At 12:45, car #93 into the pits, driver change Belloc.
At 12:47, car #51 into the pits, driver change Maassen.
At 12:51, car #0, into the pits, driver out while crew works on inside of car.
At 12:51, car #91 into the pits, driver change Beretta.
At 12:51, car #6 returns to the course with Stuck driving.
At 12:52, car #78 into the pits, fuel only.
At 12:54, car #77 into the pits, fuel only
At 12:54, car #30 into the pits, driver change Lauer.
At 12:54, car #0, heading behind the wall.
At 12:54, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 12:54, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 12:54, car #70 into the pits, driver change Mowlem.
At 12:53, car #27 into the pits, driver change Baldi.
At 12:59, car #87 into the pits, driver change Barbosa.
At 12:59, car #41 into the pits, driver change Zadra.
At 12:59, car #88 behind the wall with suspension problems.
At 1:00 pm, top three by class: P - 1, 78, 77 (88 laps); GTS - 91, 92, 3 (80, 79, 78 laps); GT - 5, 70, 51 (77, 76, 76 laps)
At 1:01, car #92 into the pits, driver change Donohue.
At 1:01, car #33 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Konrad.
At 1:01, car #9 spun in turn 17, stopped in a bad spot. Driver Wallace "I don't know what went wrong".
At 1:03, car #89 into the pits, driver change Baumann.
At 1:03, car #33 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Konrad.
At 1:03, car #21 into the pits, took door off and worked on it, driver change Lewis.
At 1:07, car #1 into the pits, driver change Raphanel.
At 1:09, car #0 retiring from the race with power steering/handling problems.
At 1:09, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 1:09, car #19, into the pits, fuel and tires only.

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At 1:10, car #09 into the pits, driver change Jurasz.
At 1:12, car #66 into the pits, driver change Nagel.
At 1:12, car #07 into the pits, driver change Peter.
At 1:12, car #27 into the pits, fuel, tires and brakes, no driver change.
At 1:12, car #71 into the pits, driver change Willingham.
At 1:12, car #08 into the pits, driver change Hurtgen.
At 1:12, car #31 into the pits, driver change Bernard.
At 1:12, car #70 into the pits, fuel only.
At 1:12, car #06 into the pits, driver change Empringham.
At 1:16, car #93 into the pits, fuel only.
At 1:16, car #5 into the pits, fuel only.
At 1:16, car #91 into the pits, fuel only.
At 1:21, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, no driver change.
At 1:21, car #51 into the pits, fuel only, stop and go penalty for speeding in pits.
At 1:22, car #09 into the pits, trailing oil, driver out, blown engine, retired.
At 1:22, car #03 into the pits, driver change Stanton.

George Robinson (#74-P Robinson/Baldwin/Hoerr Reynard 2KQ/Judd) "We are disappointed. We expected some gearbox problems with the new car. We've faced them in all of our practice sessions. Unfortunately, not only did the gearbox brake, but the suspension actually separated from the structure of the car. We were prepared to replace the gearbox, but we can't repair the suspension problem. So we're finished ten hours too early."

At 1:32, car #6 into the pits after contact with #42, replaced a tie-rod.
At 1:34, the #2 car is back from behind the wall after working on linkage/throttle problems.
At 1:34, car #51 into the pits for a stop and go penalty. While exiting from the penalty he was over the limit again. There will be an additional stop and go penalty.
At 1:34, car #88 into the pits, heading behind the wall.
At 1:35, car #07 stopped on course, the driver is out of the car.
At 1:38, car #07 into the pits. The kill switch was loose and had to be tie-wrapped.
At 1:43, car #51 into the pits for another stop and go.
At 1:43, car #1 into the pits, crew checked the rear of the car.
At 1:44, car #77 moving slowly with a shredded right front tire, bodywork damage on that corner of the car. The car was running second overall when the tire let loose.
At 1:45, car #77 into the pits, changed nose of car, driver change McNish.
At 1:45, car #30 into the pits, replacing the radiator.
At 1:46, car #4 into the pits, driver change Pilgrim.
At 1:47, car #1 into the pits, checking rear of car again.
At 1:48, car #6 into the pits with a left rear tire puncture.
At 1:52, car #1 into the pits, check the rear one more time.
At 1:53, car #2 returns to the track.
At 1:56, car #37 into the pits, engine shut off and the rear cowling is off.

David Price (Director of Racing, team Panoz), the #1 car had a problem with "a rear shock absorber, it is fixed now".

At 1:58, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 1:58, car #78 into the pits, driver change Pirro, repairing damage to the left side of nose.

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At 2:00, top three by class: P - #42, #43, #78 (114 laps); GTS - #91, #3, #92 (106, 105, 105 laps); GT - #5, #70, #51 (101, 100, 98 laps)
At 2:00, car #66 into the pits, replacing punctured radiator.
At 2:00, car #71 into the pits, cutting piece of right rear fender off, fuel and tires.
At 2:01, car #08 into the pits, broken drive shaft.
At 2:01, car #06 into the pits, fuel and tires.
At 2:05, car #87 into the pits, fuel and tires.
At 2:05, car #33 into the pits, driver change Slater.
At 2:06, car #52 into the pits, driver change Collins, speeding penalty, too many men over the wall penalty.
At 2:06, car #31 into the pits, fuel and tires.
At 2:07, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Gounon.
At 2:10, car #19 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:12, car #52 into the pits, stop and go penalties.
At 2:12, car #10 into the pits, driver out of the car, broken rear axle.
At 2:13, car #19 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:15, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Archer.
At 2:16, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Kniefel.
At 2:16, car #38 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Schroeder.
At 2:19, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wendlinger.
At 2:19, car #27 into the pits, fuel only, problem with fuel pump.
At 2:19, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Lehto.
At 2:20, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Amorim.
At 2:21, car #37 returned to the track after fixing electrical problems.
At 2:22, car #66 returned to the track after a radiator change.
At 2:25, car #66 back in the pits, checking behind a tire.
At 2:25, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Hawkins.

Jim Matthews (#36) "It was the transmission that initially caused the problem. When it broke the engine over-revved and blew."

Tim Robertson (#87) "The car's running great. But I was giving way to a faster car and went off track. With the car having a low spoiler and low ground effects its hard to stay away from snags. The spoiler got snagged by a piece of fiberglass which messed up the oil cooler. We had to replace it. I'm having a great time, this is my first time at Sebring."

Gunnar Jeannette (#30) "I am way out of shape! I've driven some HSR races here and know the track pretty well - learning cars takes more time than learning the best line on the track. I love the track. It's very cool - 12 hours is still a long time even with (driver) changes - a real test of cars and drivers. It's a real honor to be here at age 17. There are tons of ex-F1 drivers and it's cool to be on the track with the caliber of drivers here. It's great to know they are regular guys. On TV they are portrayed as giants." (about racing here) "I drove a double stint at Daytona - at night! It was OK. Here I am wiped out after one stint. You are constantly busy. You have to be smooth to keep up your speed. Daytona has long straights. Here your longer high speed portions have bends so you are constantly busy. Apart from the front and back straights, there's nothing straight on this track." 

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At 2:33, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Bouchut.
At 2:34, car #2 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:34, car #6 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change van Overbeek.
At 2:34, car #70 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Murry.
At 2:37, car #31 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Collard.
At 2:38, car #1 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:40, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Collins.
At 2:40, car #37 behind the wall, electrical problems.
At 2:40, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wagner.
At 2:42, car #77 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:43, car #08 has reported differential problems and they will replace the gearbox.
At 2:48, car #78 into the pits, fuel only.
At 2:49, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Luhr.
At 2:50, car #30 back out after replacing radiator.
At 2:51, car #3 into the pits, checking on smoke from car.
At 2:55, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Bell.
At 2:56, car #2 behind the wall, throttle linkage.
At 2:56, car #07 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Riccitelli.
At 3:00, top three by class: Prototype - #42 (142), #78 (142), #43 (141); GTS - #91 (131), #92 (130), #3 (129); GT - #5 (124), #70 (122), #51 (121)
At 3:04, car #19 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Taylor.
At 3:05, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 3:07, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Paul Jr.
At 3:08, car #38 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Kelleners.
At 3:06, car #09 behind the wall with gearbox problems.
At 3:11, car #87 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change James.
At 3:11, car #30 into the pits, fuel and replace water line.
At 3:13, car #92 into the pits, fuel only.
At 3:13, car #42 into the pits, fuel only.
At 3:13, car #27 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Theys.
At 3:14, car #52 behind the wall, engine problems.
At 3:15, car #51 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wollek.
At 3:15, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Beltoise.
At 3:16, car #91 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Dupuy.
At 3:20, car #89 into the pits, fuel only.
At 3:22, car #51 into the pits, shock absorber problems.
At 3:22, car #10 retired with engine probems.
At 3:24, car #1 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Brabham.
At 3:30, car #30 into the pits, bodywork repairs, no driver change
At 3:33, car #52 retired - water system failure.
At 3:33, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Skea.
At 3:36, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Pilgrim.
At 3:38, car #77 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Capello.
At 3:43, car #89 into the pits, tires only.
At 3:43, car #78 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Biela.
At 3:50, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Fellows.

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Alex Job (owner, # 23-GT Lambert/Pobst/Conte Porsche 911 GT3 R) "We don't know the cause of our early engine failure and won't know until Porsche Motorsports North America takes the engine apart. What we do know was Randy Pobst put the Cranium Porsche in the lead on the first lap, and when Bruno Lambert took over on lap 33, he continued to put a second a lap on the GT-class field. Sebring is usually a friend - we've won the 12-hour twice. But sometimes she can be an enemy. We're going to take the team to our room at the Panoz hotel, open a bottle of wine, watch the race wind down, and cheer the winners."

At 3:50, car #66 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Buckler.
At 3:56, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Mazzuoccola.
At 3:56, car #19 back on track after a long stop, fixed broken steering column.
At 3:59, car #31 returns to the track after 20+ minute stop to fix sticking brakes.
At 4:00, car #38 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Weaver.
At 4:00, the track temperature from Goodyear engineers: 89 degrees
At 4:00, top three by class: Prototype - #42, #78 (174), #43 (173); GTS - #91 (160), #92 (159), #3 (158); GT - #5 (153), #70 (150), #03 (149).
At 4:01, car #6 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Said.
At 4:01, car #43 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:02, car #70 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Mowlem.
At 4:02, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Zadra.
At 4:04, car #51 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Maassen.
At 4:06, car #03 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Reiser.
At 4:09, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Konrad.
At 4:10, car #92 into the pits with a flat tire, fuel and tires, driver change Donahue.
At 4:10, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Muller, relinquishes the lead to the #78 car.
At 4:10, car #27 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:11, car #70 into the pits with left rear damage.
At 4:12, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Muller.
At 4:14, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change McCormick.
At 4:15, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, front brakes, driver change Belloc.
At 4:15, car #07 into the pits, fuel and rear tires, driver change Quester.
At 4:15, car #38 into the pits with left rear suspension damage, apparently from shunt with a Viper.
At 4:18, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Beretta.
At 4:19, car #1 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:32, car #87 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Robertson.
At 4:37, car #77 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:38, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Collins.
At 4:39, car #66 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Fitzgerald.
At 4:40, car #78 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:40, car #43 is passed by the #1 car, but slides and damages the left front of the car on the right rear of the #1 Panoz.
At 4:42, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Kniefel.
At 4:44, car #78 returns to the pits, loose bodywork, clip reset.
At 4:45, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Willingham.
At 4:45, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Lewis.
At 4:46, car #19 into the pits, fuel only.
At 4:46, car #43 into the pits, put on new nose, driver change Soper.

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Kevin Buckler (#66) "For all the damage we've received we're doing good. Get hit and fix it, over and over. But the car feels good and the track is good".

At 4:49, car #31 pushed behind the wall.
At 4:50, car #08 is being pushed down pit lane.
At 4:52, car #10 retired
At 4:56, car #30 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Jeannette.
At 5:00, top three by class: Prototype - #42, #78, #77 (204); GTS - #91 (188), #92 (186), #3 (183); GT - #5 (179), #70 (174), #03 (173)
At 5:00, car #3 into the pits, lost 2 cylinders.
At 5:04, car #6 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Stuck.
At 5:04, car #27 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Baldi.
At 5:04, car #03 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Stanton.
At 5:04, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires.
At 5:08, car #1 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Magnussen.
At 5:08, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Slater.
At 5:08, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Archer.
At 5:09, car #51 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wollek.
At 5:10, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Dullum.
At 5:11, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Amorim.
At 5:12, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wendlinger.
At 5:14, car #3 into the pits, ignition problems
At 5:15, car #30 into the pits, heading behind the wall with ignition problems.
At 5:18, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Bouchut.
At 5:19, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Pilgrim.
At 5:20, car #38 behind the wall and retired with suspension problems.
At 5:21, car #07 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Peter.
At 5:23, car #41 into the pits, stop and go penalty.
At 5:30, car #77 into the pits, fuel only.
At 5:33, car #70 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Murry.
At 5:34, car #78 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Biela.
At 5:36, car #19 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change van de Poele.
At 5:37, car #87 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Barbosa.
At 5:37, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Luhr.

Kelly Collins (#4) "We're happy to put pressure on the Vipers. I've pushed them into two mistakes so far. Race traffic is improving as cars drop out".

Bob McLeod (#30) "At Sebring you can get into a good rhythm as opposed to a short sprint. The bumps in turn 17 make a lap interesting. I've used the track for testing Barber Dodge cars. In the race, you have to be aware of the prototype traffic. Otherwise, the car feels great."

Olivier Beretta (#91) "The car is fantastic. If everything stays as is, we will have a good result." (compared to Daytona) "Every race is different. One thing I can say is that there are no more endurance races. They are all sprints now. This is good for us as we have a strong car."

At 5:40, car #6 is officially retired, broken rear axle.
At 5:41, car #43 into the pits, fuel only.

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At 5:41, car #3 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Bell.
At 5:44, car #19 into the pits, long stop for engine problems.
At 5:49, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wagner.
At 5:54, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Beltoise.
At 5:54, car #3 pushed behind the wall with fuel injection problems.
At 5:55, car #1 into the pits, fuel only.
At 5:57, car #06 back on course after long repairs.
At 5:58, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Lehto.
At 5:58, car #66 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Nagel.
At 6:00, top three by class: Prototype - #78 , #77 (237), #42 (236); GTS - #91 (217), #92 (215), #93 (210); GT - #5 (207), #70 (202), #03 (201)
At 6:00, car #06 into the pits with the cowling off, gearbox change, returned to track at 6:11.
At 6:02, car #27 into the pits, fuel only.
At 6:02, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Hawkins.
At 6:04, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Duez.
At 6:05, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Dullum.
At 6:07, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, new hood, driver change Paul Jr.
At 6:07, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Baumann.
At 6:09, car #88 into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 6:12, car #06 returns to the track.
At 6:14, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Dupuy.
At 6:18, car #78 into the pits, fuel and tires, new nose, bled the brakes, front wheel fire, 20 second penalty for too many men over the wall, driver change Kristensen.
At 6:19, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Freon.
At 6:19, car #51 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Maassen.
At 6:21, car #77 takes the lead from teammate #78, still in the pits.

Grady Willingham (#71) "We got hit just before pit in. We were able to duck in for tires and repairs. The track surface is great, the best yet. I'm glad it didn't rain!"

Karl Wendlinger (#91) "The car still feels good." (compared to Daytona) "It's a different objective here. Daytona was a try for the overall win, here its to win class. But Sebring is much more challenging and interesting. Daytona, boring".

At 6:26, car #77 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change McNish.
At 6:30, car #03 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Haywood.
At 6:34, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Skea, including 1-minute penalty.
At 6:34, car #37 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Field, trouble restarting car.
At 6:36, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Auberlen.
At 6:38, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Zadra.
At 6:41, car #07 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Riccitelli.
At 6:45, car #19 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:46, car #1 retired with a blown engine.
At 6:48, car #3 retired with a broken exhaust valve.
At 6:53, car #42 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:54, car #71 into the pits, reconnected the radio.
At 6:54, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Belloc.

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At 6:57, car #27 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Lienhard.
At 6:57, car #70 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Mowlem.
At 6:59, car #37 into the pits, long stop for dirty injector.
At 7:00, the top three in class: Prototype - #77, #42, #78 (266); GTS - #91 (244), #92 (242), #93 (237); GT - #5 (233), #70 (226), #03 (225)
At 7:01, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Muller.
At 7:04, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change McCormick.
At 7:04, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Donohue.
At 7:06, car #4 into the pits, working on the gearbox, 25-minute stop, driver change Collins.
At 7:08, car #37 into the pits, pushed behind the wall.

Mauro Baldi (#27) "The car is bad, terrible. It's too late to try and fix anything. It won't handle and its very bumpy. When the handles like this, Sebring is terrible."

At 7:10, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Konrad.
At 7:11, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Mazzuoccola, long 4 minute stop.
At 7:12, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Beretta.
At 7:13, car #78 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:18, car #06 behind the wall.
At 7:24, car #77 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change. #77 is leading at the start of his pit stop, still leading when he returns to the track. Note: the car is running with only one headlight.
At 7:24, car #87 into the pits, fuel only.
At 7:25, car #88 into the pits, fuel and tires, no driver change.
At 7:25, car #66 into the pits, severe oil leak, extended stop.
At 7:30, car #51 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wollek.
At 7:31, car #43 into the pits, fuel only.
At 7:34, car #19 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Angelelli, rooftop repairs.
At 7:35, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, bled the brakes, loses the lead to teammate #92.
At 7:42, car #21 is stopped on course.
At 7:42, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Bouchut.
At 7:45, car #42 into the pits, fuel only, moves from second to third place overall.

Tom Salkowsky, motorsport director, BMW of North America, Inc. "I give a lot of credit to all the members of the team. Whether it was a flat tire, CV joint or brakes, they worked diligently, quickly and really hard and never gave up until the car just couldn't move anymore. We still have some development work on the 6 car, but on the bright side of things, it really gave us an opportunity to run it for over seven hours on a course like Sebring that really beats up the team and the cars. Many teams take three, six months or a year to develop a car before they bring it to the race track. This is a car that we developed very quickly and it's out many, many months before the production M3. That says a lot about the team. There will be bumps along the way, no doubt about it, but we learned from the experience and we'll come back very hard for Charlotte."

At 7:51, car #66 into the pits.
At 7:53, car #77 (overall leader) into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Theys. There was no change in position.
At 7:54, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Amorim.
At 7:54, car #03 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Stanton.

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At 7:55, car #07 into the pits, fuel and tires, new battery, driver change Peter.
At 7:58, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Hawkins.
At 8:00, top three by class: Prototype - #77, #78 (299), #43 (298); GTS - #91, #92, #91 (267), #93 (263); GT - #5 (255), #70 (250), #03 (247).
At 8:00, car #78 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Pirro.
At 8:06, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Slater.
At 8:07, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Archer.
At 8:09, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 8:09, car #19 into the pits, fuel only.
At 8:09, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 8:10 full course caution - #51 stopped on the track at turn 16. Car retired with rear suspension failure.
At 8:11, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Gounon.
At 8:12, car #66 into the pits.
At 8:13, car #4 into the pits, fuel only.
At 8:14, car #70 into the pits,
At 8:14, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Luhr.
At 8:14, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Dullum.
At 8:14, car #37 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Field.
At 8:16, car #42 into the pits, changing brakes, driver change Muller.
At 8:18, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Wendlinger.
At 8:18, car #93 into the pits, fuel only.
At 8:18, car #77 into the pits, fuel only.
At 8:18, car #06 retired, piston failure.
At 8:20, green flag.
At 8:29, car #37 into the pits, fuel only, fixed broken headlight.
At 8:37, car #21 retired with drive train failure.
At 8:38, car #37 into the pits, stop and go penalty.
At 8:53, car #88 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Baron.
At 8:59, car #78 into the pits, fuel only.
At 9:00, top three positions by class: Prototype - #77, #78, #43 (323); GTS - #91 (293), #92 (292), #93 (288); GT - #5 (282), #70 (276), #03 (275)
At 9:00, car #21 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Baldi.
At 9:06, car #19 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Taylor.
At 9:07, car #71 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Willingham.
At 9:08, car #66 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Fitzgerald.
At 9:09, car #07 into the pits.
At 9:11, car #4 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Pilgrim, going behind the wall, starter problem.
At 9:13, car #37 into the pits, fuel only.
At 9:14, car #42 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 9:14, car #33 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Paul Jr.
At 9:14, car #41 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Zadra.
At 9:14, car #43 into the pits, fuel and tires only. 

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At 9:15, car #92 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Duez.
At 9:16, car #91 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Dupuy.
At 9:17, car #77 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Capello, leading the race at the time.
At 9:18, car #93 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Beltoise.
At 9:20, new overall leader, #78-P.
At 9:21, car #89 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Baumann.
At 9:24, reports of light rain in the pits.
At 9:31, car #03 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Stanton.
At 9:31, car #5 into the pits, fuel and tires, driver change Muller.
At 9:34, car #07 into the pits, returned to the track.
At 9:38, car #77 spins and continues losing, 9 seconds to teammate #78 (59.432 seconds behind).
At 9:39, car #87 into the pits, fuel and tires only.
At 9:45, car #70 (2nd in class) into the pits, fuel only, no driver change.
At 9:46, car #33 into the pits,
At 9:46, car #37 into the pits, fuel only, driver change Dale Whittington.
At 9:51, car #78 (overall leader) into the pits, fuel only, 18 second pit stop, retains the lead.
At 9:55, car #19 into the pits, fuel only.
At 9:57, car #4 into the pits, drove behind the wall, added oil, and returned to the track.
At 9:59, car #27 into the pits, fuel only, no driver change.
At 10:01, car #43 into the pits, fuel only.
At 10:05, car #42 into the pits, fuel only. 

12-Hour Sebring Quick Notes: The last time the 1-2 starting cars finished 1-2 was 1968....The last team to finish 1-2 was Nissan in 1991 (#83 and #84 Nissan NPT-90)....Tom Kristensen was a member of last year's winning BMW team. The last driver to win 2 years in a row for different teams was Eric van de Poele (95, 96). Kristensen joins 16 other drivers having won more than once at Sebring.

Top three finishers by class:

Prototype - #78, #77, #42; GTS - #91, #92, #93; GT - #5, #70, #03

Margin of victory: 39.140 seconds

Total laps completed: 360 (ALMS record - last year 313)

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Tom Kristensen (#78-P Audi R8) "I spent last year in the BMW, now this. I'm now trying to establish myself. It was a toss of a coin to see who was going to qualify, Frank (Biela) was doing better than me, so he qualified the car." (comparing BMW to the Audi) "The difference is in the engine. The Audi has a smaller power plant and the center of gravity is lower, so it's better on the tires. Today we proved we are quicker." (late in the race) "I got in the car and it didn't start. Frank was in the lead when he gave it to me and I had to get to the   front again. I tried to find a rhythm and push it, and watch out for the slower cars, which were at their limits." (about their brake problems) "We had to bleed the brakes during the race."

Frank Biela (#78-P Audi R8) (about the marbles) "The left front louver was broken by the debris, but it was the same for everybody. Audi deserved the win."

Emanuele Pirro (#78-P Audi R8) "At Sebring at night there are ghosts. The last few laps I was worried, but I never gave up. It was a difficult task. I found myself in the lead and started to worry. The rain was unexpected. Winning the race is a fantastic feeling, we were never sure until the end, which made the whole thing sweeter."

Michele Alboreto (#77-P Audi R8) (about his years of experience a Sebring) "I didn't drive very much, I was the first one with the brake problems. I didn't drive very quick and I'm not happy with my performance, but I am happy to be back at Sebring."

Allan McNish (#77-P Audi R8) (about the 1 headlight) "The one headlight wasn't that much of a problem, the track isn't that dark. However the slower cars couldn't see me coming." (about his triple stint) "The triple stint didn't matter too much, the difficulties were with the brakes. I continually had to pump the brakes or the pedal would go to the floor."

Rinaldo Capello (#77-P Audi R8) "I finished third here last year. This car was less bumpy than last year's. There was only one good line through the course or it became real bumpy." (the difference between the two Audis at the end) "We ran out of brakes."

JJ Lehto (#42 BMW V12 LMR) "I was extremely tired after my triple stint in the dark. At the moment, the car really takes a lot of effort to drive quickly. I had to pit twice under yellow, because we realized during the first stop that the brake disc at the left front needed to be changed. It was a very exciting race. We were not sorted. All week we had an over steering problem and couldn't dial it in. We are more than happy with third. Audi was so strong. We will still be competitive."

Jorg Muller (#42 BMW V12 LMR) "My first two stints were alright with good and consistent lap times. But in the second stint I had a problem which I experienced already once at Le Mans. My right leg fell completely numb because of a trapped nerve, and I lost about two seconds a lap. All in all I was very careful because I did not expect a trouble free night. The most important thing was to bring the car home in one piece."

Bill Auberlen (#43 BMW V12 LMR) "Audi did a lot of homework in the off season. We've got our work cut out for us. I wanna get started tomorrow. Their cars were perfect. It was an unbelievable pace Audi set."

Olivier Beretta (#91-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "We came trying to win, and we did. The team worked great together. And the Michelin tires were great. We couldn't ask for more."

Jean-Philippe Belloc (#93-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "This is a little like the 24 hours of Le Mans. You can feel the spirit of the history of the track, with famous winners and big emotions winning the race."

Dominique Dupuy (#91-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "The race was more difficult this year, more competitive. But the team did a fantastic job and the tires were excellent. Everybody needed to work hard and strong. The team was fantastic. I'm very happy to be driving the Viper."

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Karl Wendlinger (#91-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "The car handled very well. We have been winning a lot. The team works together - the pit stops were perfect, the tires were perfect, the team was perfect, they all worked together. I'm very pleased to win a very big event like Sebring."

Ni Amorim (#93-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "This was a very good experience. We got on the Podium. In 1997 at an FIA/GT race at Sebring I was also on the Podium. This race was important. We had no problems, the car was OK and I'm happy to win."

Fredy Lienhard (#27-P Doran Special/Judd) "The race was very good, very hot, and very competitive. We are happy to be the top privateer team. We put together a good car in a short time which is a credit to this team. Our engine was not ready for practice on Monday and Tuesday so we had very little time in the car. For me personally, it is a big challenge to race here, physically the most demanding track. I didn't make mistakes. My goal was to get the car to the finish line and we did that."

Didier Theys (#27-P Doran Special/Judd) "Well, we had to change brake pads twice, only once for green flag racing. That's about three minutes each time. We lost one minute with a wheel nut, otherwise everything was perfect. We have a 6-year old chassis, but it was only factory teams that beat us. We worked very hard getting the engine ready. I have to really thank this team."

Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "After the nose of our car delaminated requiring a long change, it became a question of push. Us pushing to get back into the race. We managed to get back into the fight, and then the engine dropped a cylinder. That was bad, but then the gearbox broke. We were fortunate to finish fifth, we were coming back very strong. We had a much better handling car than the Vipers. Reliability is what we are missing. They have seven years of experience and we are still a young team. I remember that they had 2 ½ years of transmission problems before they got it right. Now we have to tread the road they have been down."

Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "For us the bottom line is to work on reliability. When it is hot like today we can not keep up with them (Vipers), but when it is cool like this evening we can keep up with them. Without the front end problem, without our engine and transmission trouble, the starter would have put us out of contention."

Franz Konrad (#33-GTS Porsche 911 Turbo) "It was a hard race. We're not so competitive with all the Vipers and Vettes. I'm glad we finished fourth and got some points. Everyone did a good job."

Dick Barbour (owner, #5-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "Twenty years ago today we had victory circle over all. To come back with Dirk (Muller) and Lucas (Luhr) is an exciting return. I am very emotional about. When the checkered flag waived, I had tears in my eyes. "

Dirk Muller (#5-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "I have really big emotions because I've grown up with Porsche. I've been driving them since 1997. I'm really happen to win the first round at Sebring. We drove the twelve hours without any problems. We were really luck, not lucky, the car was really well prepared. I must have drunk 10 liters of water today. I don't know how often I was at the restroom."

Lucas Luhr (#5-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "Talking to Dirk before we came, he told me the track was really bumpy and really hard to drive. I thought it would be just another race track, but it was really hard. I'm glad the race is over."

David Murry (#70-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "This whole team came together just over Christmas. Every time we went out, it got faster, and it really became a good racecar."

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Hurley Haywood (#03-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) (about having Craig Stanton drive the last stint) "He's never finished a big race. He did a great job and I felt that was a great reward. I remember the first time Peter Gregg let me finish in 1973." (about the race) "It was a tough race and we set up, not to be the fastest but to last. I am quite happy with third. We had no incidents. The guys in the fast cars got along with the guys in the slower cars so it was a great race. Tony Callas does a great job and Craig Stanton is a real find! I would drive with him any time. I think he is one of the finest unknown drivers around."

Craig Stanton (#03-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "This is such an honor to be here on this podium with these great drivers. We have worked so hard to put this all together. Last year, I drove with David Murry and Johnny Mowlem and I was a sponge. I soaked up all of the help they gave me and it has paid off today. This is really awesome to be on the podium of this great race."

Johnny Mowlem (#70-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "Every time I was on track I had Craig Stanton right behind me. I had to push really hard. I was basically driving qualifying laps, and unfortunately the tires couldn't handle it."

David Murry (#70-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "Where we are racing this year, every team is extremely competitive. We are a brand new team from Australia but I have quite a few of the same people I have raced with before working with the team. Dennis Boda is important to our team. And Johnny Mowlem is a terrific co-driver. Pirelli has been working very hard with us, very hard. I really appreciate their commitment to us."

Rohan Skea (team owner, #70-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) "This has been a huge effort to bring a team from Australia to America. Daytona was a huge test for us and after our race there, we decided to commit to the entire American Le Mans Series this year. It's been a tremendous effort by our team and Pirelli to develop a competitive car. This is the first Australian team to compete here. We finished 2nd and 6th in class, which is two top ten finishes and 11th and 17th overall, which is two top 20 finishes outright. John and David are great mentors. For most of our team, we've been traveling around the world twice a month. It takes 40 hours to travel here from Australia. To have success like this is icing on the cake. We've been made to feel welcome by the American Le Mans Series, Don Panoz and the American public. We feel like we are part of new family and that is very important to us."

Lap Leaders: #78 (1-24), #77 (25-26), #42 (27), #78 (28-53), #77 (54-57), #1 (58-67), #77 (68-78), #78 (79-82), #77 (83-84), #1 (85-90), #78 (91-112), #42 (113-122), #78 (123-137), #42 (138-149), #78 (150-165), #42 (166-177), #78 (178-195), #42 (196-205), #78 (206-245), #77 (246-333), #78 (334-360)