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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">16/02/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Panoz’ Fourth Driver</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Gualter Salles</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"> The 30 year old from Rio will partner Klaus Graf in the #51 Panoz LMP07 this year. Graf was the team’s test driver last year.<BR> <BR> Don Panoz: I am really pleased to have been able to secure the talents of a driver of Gualter’s calibre. His racing experience in the US, determination and enthusiasm will, I am sure, add another dimension to our team.”<BR> <BR> David Brabham and Jan Magnussen stay together in the #50 car. Dr Panoz described them as “the strongest pair in international sportscar racing.”<BR> <BR> Gualter Salles will have his first run in the LMP07 this weekend at Road Atlanta, during the Spring Training Test. He competed at Daytona’s Rolex 24 in Franz Konrad’s Lola.<BR> <BR> The official press release thanks Hiroki Katoh and Johnny O’Connell for their efforts during 2000. The latter of course won the Rolex 24 in his first race for his new team.<BR> <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>