Program Contents
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
A.J. Foyt – Grand Marshal ……………………………………………………………… 4
Sebring Schedule of Events …………………………………………………………… 5
Welcome from IMSA …………………………………………………………………… 6
Sebring Raceway Staff ………………………………………………………………… 8
2018 Hall of Fame …………………………………………………………………… 10
Craig Morgan: Friday Night Concert …………………………………………… 15
SEBRING PREVIEW ……………………………………………………………… 20-29
Michelin Becomes Official IMSA Tire …………………………………………… 30
Corvette by the Numbers …………………………………………………………… 32
IMSA Sebring Drivers …………………………………………………………… 34-38
Urban Legends of Sebring …………………………………………………………… 40
Sebring Landmarks …………………………………………………………………… 44
Evolution of the Track ………………………………………………………………… 48
WeatherTech Championship Classes …………………………………………… 49
OFFICIAL ENTRIES ……………………………………………………………… 50-55
Sebring All-time Records ……………………………………………………… 56-61
Sebring Winning Cars and Drivers ………………………………………… 62-65
Sebring Class Winners 2013-2017 ……………………………………………… 66
Sebring 2017 Results ………………………………………………………………… 69
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Preview ……………………………… 74
Continental Tires Celebrates You ………………………………………………… 76
Sebring is a Special Place for Veteran Drivers ………………………………… 78
Sebring 1971 …………………………………………………………………………… 89
Sebring Trivia …………………………………………………………………………… 98
Hendricks Field …………………………………………………………………………102
Porsche: From Banking to Bumps …………………………………………………105
Porsche GT3 Cup Preview ……………………………………………………………108
Fans Celebrate 50th Sebring ……………………………………………………… 111
Past Fans of the Year ………………………………………………………………… 114
2018 Fan of the Year ………………………………………………………………… 115
A Tribute to Barbara Maire ………………………………………………………… 118
In Memory: Dan Gurney ……………………………………………………………120
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
SOUVENIR PROGRAM
OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAM
KEN BRESLAUER, Editor/Publisher
Contributing Photographers: Brian Cleary, Richard Prince,
Michael Crews, Bill Foster, Jerry Johnson, Hal Crocker
Cover Artist: Roger Warrick
Contributing Writers: Nate Siebens, Ryan Smith,
Tom Moore, Hal Crocker, Ed Moody, Earl Fannin,
Janos Wimpffen
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