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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">21/01/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Daytona honour for Phil Hill</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Phil Hill to become Grand Marshall</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Phil Hill, one of the winning drivers of the 1964 Daytona Continental and the first American to capture a Formula 1 championship, will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 40th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.<BR> <BR> The 74-year-old Hill, who also became the first American to win a Formula 1 race, achieved international acclaim in the sportscar world by being among the select group of drivers to win at Daytona, LeMans and Sebring.<BR> <BR> "It's an honour to have Phil Hill presiding as the Grand Marshal of the Rolex 24 At Daytona," said Speedway President John Graham. "His history making accomplishments as a racer make him a natural choice to give the command to start engines in North America's most prestigious sportscar race."<BR> <BR> Hill, who was born in Miami, and was raised in Santa Monica, and became the first American to win a Formula 1 championship when he drove a Ferrari to the title in 1961. For 17 years his record was unchallenged and today is shared with only one other American, Mario Andretti. Hill remains the only American born Formula 1 champion.<BR> <BR> Other illustrious career highlights include winning the gruelling 24 Hours of Le Mans three times, the 12 hours of Sebring three times, the Argentine 1000 km three times, the Grand Prix of Italy twice and the Belgian Grand Prix. He has the distinction of having won the first and last races of his driving career, the final victory being the BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch in England in 1967.<BR> <BR> Serving as the honorary starter for the Rolex 24 At Daytona is Walter Fisher, the President of Rolex U.S.A. Fisher will wave the green flag to start the Rolex 24 At Daytona.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>