David Brabham did it again. Another late-race pass meant victory in the American Le Mans Series, this time a historic first overall victory for Acura and Patrón Highcroft Racing. Brabham passed Penske Racing's Timo Bernhard with 90 seconds left Saturday to win the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix with Scott Sharp at Lime Rock Park. ...more

July 14, 2008

and home track - for the first time in 15 years today at the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix. ...more

July 12, 2008

It's hard enough for a privateer like Intersport Racing to play David to a manufacturing Goliath like Audi. But when that David goes up against the Goliaths two Audi R10 TDIs with a singleton Lola B06/10-AER, well the odds of success border on the miniscule. ...more

July 10, 2008

So now that David Brabham is the only driver in the American Le Mans Series to win races in four different classes, the question becomes obvious. Which one is the most memorable? With 13 victories over the years, it's naturally quite a task for even someone the level of Brabs. "Each one was great. You can't deny that," said Brabham, whose most recent triumph came with Scott Sharp in Patrón Highcroft Racing's Acura ARX-01b at Long Beach. Then Brabham seemingly went down the list of highlights, starting with his stint as part of the factory Panoz prototype effort. "We took Petit Le Mans in 1999. And the Washington DC win with Jan (Magnussen) in 2002 was one of the highlights," Brabham noted. "The location was great and to beat Audi back then, only a few of those opportunities came your way. We had a fraction of their budget. The Nurburgring win in 2000 was fantastic having beaten Audi and BMW in their backyard. With GT1, the Ferrari 550 won a few. Then winning at Sebring driving an Aston Martin in its first race in more than 40 years meant a lot, for sure. Then there was the Panoz win at Sebring in 2006. That was probably the most unlikely win that we could have scored. And Long Beach was really good. Having the record happen there with such strong support from Patrón will be one of my most memorable ones." ...more

May 5, 2008

SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY –– The world's top two Le Mans prototype teams will race head-to-head for only the second time ever in Sebring. ...more

February 25, 2008

SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY –– Sebring International Raceway has announced the 2008 inductees into the Sebring Sports Car Racing Hall of Fame. Roger Penske, Derek Bell, Hans Stuck, David Cowart and Audi join the prestigious Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Friday, March 14, the day before the 56th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY — It was business as usual for Team Audi, as the fourth annual American Le Mans Series Winter Test came to a close on Wednesday with the Florida sun kissing the famed track. After Peugeot stole the headlines on Tuesday by breaking the track's lap record, Audi reclaimed the top spot with a top lap of 1:44.180 (127.856 mph) during the morning session, bumping the French team to second — 0.394 seconds in the rear. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY — You can't be this good out of the box ... can you? Team Peugeot is showing that it can be that good, smashing the track lap record by turning a lap in the time of 1:42.801 (129.571 mph) on Tuesday in just its fourth run on the historic track. The lap broke the one-day old record of 1:43.821 (128.298 mph) set by Audi on day one of the fourth annual American Le Mans Series Winter Test. ...more

January 30, 2008

SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY — "Being green doesn't have to mean being boring," proclaimed Panoz Motorsports president and CEO Scott Atherton at a morning press conference during the American Le Mans Series Winter Test on Tuesday. Those words echoed as the mighty Corvette Racing team — which won its seventh consecutive GT1 manufacturers and team championships in 2007 — unveiled the Corvette Compuware E85 to a conglomerate of worldwide media. ...more

January 30, 2008

When Lowe's Fernandez Racing hits the circuit at Sebring International Raceway today, it will enter the second phase of its American Le Mans Series venture. A brand new Acura chassis, the next-generation ARX-01b, will be on display as the team prepares for its second appearance in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The work will continue through Wednesday at the American Le Mans Series' fourth annual Winter Test at Sebring. "We took delivery on December 28th," said Tom Anderson, co-owner with Adrian Fernandez. "We are quite excited about the changes that have been made between last year's 01a-specification ARX versus the 01b which we received. The computer numbers look very impressive and hopefully this will translate to the quicker estimated lap times that the computer shows. We are really looking forward to getting to Sebring and our first on-track adventure with it." Fernandez and Luis Diaz finished second in LMP2 and third overall in the team's Acura-powered Lola in the 2007 race at Sebring. Lowe's Fernandez served as the engine development team for Acura last year, and the 3.4-liter V8 never suffered from a reliability standpoint. ...more

January 28, 2008