It's hard to believe that the ninth annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda CX-7 will mark the 75th race in the history of the American Le Mans Series. Since the inaugural race at Sebring in 1999, the Series has seen a bevy of world-class drivers, teams and exotic sports cars go head-to-head in the ultimate test of man and machine.
A look at the first 74 Series events by the numbers reveals more than a few interesting statistics. For example, did you know that since the first race in Sebring a grand total of 675 different drivers have combined to post 34,474.37 miles (330 hours, 57 minutes) at 20 different venues? As if that's not enough, here is a sampling of a few other tidbits:
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