SEBRING FACTS, FIGURES & TRIVIA cont.
Team Oreca’s Dodge Viper entries, which finished 1-2-3 in the GT1 class, 7-8-9
overall, and in numerical order: 91-92-93.
only one of the past four winners started on the front row. This is a reversal of
American Le Mans Series era, when 13 out of 15 winning cars started on the
front row.
rain affected the 12-hour race.
Prior to 1970, Sebring used the famous “Le Mans start,” in which the drivers
ran to their cars to start the race. The cars were lined up according to qualifying
speeds from 1964-69. Prior to 1964, cars were placed on the grid according to
engine displacement. Regular qualifying began in 1970 when the rolling start
replaced the Le Mans start.
Sebring was also the site of America’s first Formula One race in 1959, and the
first SCCA Trans-Am race ever in 1966.
champion Bruce Jenner and Scott Pruett for the GTO class win in 1986. The last
NASCAR regular to win at Sebring was Terry Labonte, who won the GT class in
1984. The last Daytona 500 winner to compete at Sebring was Michael Waltrip
in 2012.
three pit stops the entire race. In recent years, the winning car typically has made
12-15 pit stops.
Donohue co-drove a Penske Camaro to victory, finishing 3rd overall.
taking the lead on the final lap.
in the same year: John Surtees (1964), Jim Hall (1965), Hans Stuck (1975), and
Allan McNish (2006).
year (1996) in different cars (Jim won overall, Will won in GT2).
His family would travel from Georgia every March to attend the races. Other
famous spectators include Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Jim Morrison of
the Doors.
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