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| Message: | February 4, 2009 (Ron Fellows has retired and Max Papis is trying nascar) http://www.corvetteracing.com/history/2009releases/general/racing1.shtml Corvette Racing will have a new driver lineup for the 2009 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Antonio Garcia will join defending ALMS GT1 champions Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans 24-hour, and 1000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance races. Marcel Fässler will be teamed with 2005-07 GT1 champions Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R in the three long-distance races. Canadian Ron Fellows, a member of Corvette Racing since its inception, will continue with the team in an advisory and ambassadorial role. Garcia, from Spain, won the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT1 class with Aston Martin Racing. Marcel Fässler, from Switzerland, won the 2007 Total 24 Hours of Spa with a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R which is the FIA GT Championship's only endurance race. The Belgian endurance race was first ran in 1924. http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=1352 http://www.fiagt.com/driverinfo.php?drivername=Marcel%20F%C3%A4ssler http://www.marcel-faessler.ch/ http://www.antoniogarcia.com/ | ||||
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