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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">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">28/02/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Jeannette to Grab Extra Miles</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">With Jackson Aboard Panoz</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/jeanjack_lr.jpg"></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">Panoz Motor Sports official test driver Gunnar Jeannette will team up with sportscar driver and enthusiast Wayne Jackson in a third Panoz in selected rounds of this year¹s American Le Mans Series.<BR> <BR> Jackson has added the Panoz LMP-1 (chassis #01) to his already impressive collection of historic sportscars which include a Porsche 956, Ferrari 333SP (chassis #001) and a Nissan GTP machine.<BR> <BR> While he has considerable experience aboard historic prototype machines, this will be Jackson's first assault in contemporary machinery in the LMP900 class.<BR> <BR> Jeannette will join Jackson for the 50th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - Presented by Dodge, next month as well as the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta at the conclusion of the season.<BR> <BR> A former AMA Superbike racer, Jackson anticipates entering the Miami and Washington D.C. street events - Washington being the home race for the Columbia Maryland resident.<BR> <BR> After Jackson and Jeannette tested the Panoz LMP-1 at Road Atlanta on Tuesday, it's new owner was full of praise for his new machine.<BR> <BR> "I am really ecstatic at the opportunity," Jackson said.<BR> <BR> "This car is really fast and solid and I was pleasantly surprised to learn how cost effective the car will be to run.<BR> <BR> "The support from Don Panoz and the factory team already has been fantastic and I am really looking forward to Sebring. I have always been a big Porsche fan in the past, but there is no substitute for brute V8 American power."<BR> <BR> After strong performances in historic cars, Jackson made his ALMS debut in the 1999 Petit Le Mans. He has moved through the ranks - taking the fastest lap in the GTS class at the Daytona 24 Hour last year.<BR> <BR> Jackson's historic stable is maintained by Kevin Jeannette - Gunnar's father<BR> - who also will oversee his Panoz assault.<BR> <BR> "With Kevin preparing my cars and Gunnar being the official factory test driver - it makes perfect sense to have Gunnar join me," Jackson said.<BR> <BR> "He is a very talented young man and will prove to be very beneficial to our program."<BR> <BR> Gunnar will join the factory squad for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, but is delighted at the opportunity to gain some additional race miles.<BR> <BR> "This will allow me to get a lot of laps in the car before Le Mans - it really is an ideal situation for me to learn more about the Panoz and working through traffic in an LMP900 car," he said.<BR> <BR> "This year is just getting better and better for me. I really can't wait to get started at Sebring."</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>