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Who: #26 XM Satellite Radio Acura drivers Bryan Herta, Christian Fittipaldi and Marco Andretti
What: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Round 1 of the American Le Mans Series, LMP2 Class
Where: Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Fla.
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
Television: SPEED Channel (live), 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Bryan Herta on the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring:
“Certainly the guys at Acura have put in a lot of work over the winter attempting to make the XM
Acura faster. We’ve made some aerodynamic changes that will be very difficult for fans to notice and have
identified some areas of weakness from last year that we wanted to correct and I think we’ve achieved that.
For sure there will be a target on our back at Sebring, though. Christian (Fittipaldi) and Marco (Andretti)
have gotten some time to drive the car at a couple of tests and I think they really enjoyed driving, so I look
forward to driving with them. It’s a very long race but I’ll be disappointed if we aren’t running up front and
challenging for the win.”
Bryan Herta Facts
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This is Herta ’s second season driving the XM Acura for Andretti Green Racing in the ALMS. |
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Herta is the defending champion of the 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 class. |
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In 2007, Herta was aided by teammates Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti as the trio drove to victory
in the first ALMS start for AGR and for Acura. |
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With the 2007 victory at Sebring, Herta, Kanaan and Franchitti became the only three drivers in history to win an IndyCar® Series race, a CART race and an American Le Mans Series race |
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Herta had 10 starts in ALMS in 2002 with Panoz Motorsports that included five top-five finishes. |
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Herta has five career major American racing wins including two in the IndyCar Series and two in
CART. He has 10 career major American racing poles. |
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