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SEBRING, Fl — AllanMcNish in No. 2 Audi R-15 bolted from the field at the start of the 57th running of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida and for the first hour of the race looked invincible. An hour into the race he was already lapping the back of the P2 cars and had a 10 second lead over the second place Peugeot.

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McNish gave up the lead to the No. 07 Peugeot on a pit stop but then recaptured the lead two or three laps later turning the fastest lap of the race to date at 1:45.232, which is near qualifyung time.

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SEBRING, Fl — Just 90 minutes before the start of the race and the pits are a proverbial beehive of activity as race officials, team members, drivers, and media people are finishing preparation.

The famed old race track saw a beautiful sunrise greet it this morning with clear skies. Drivers have just completed their last test session, a 30 minute romp that is the last chance to make final adjustments before the green flag drops.

Now there is 90 minutes of ceremony as teams make final preparations before the start of the race.

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A quite moment between Audi teammates.

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The Audi waits for the test session to go green.

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A look over the shoulder to the Audi R-15.

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Waiting for the test session to start.

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More waiting.

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SEBRING, FL — The course is just starting to come to life with the first of several pre-race meetings just completing. Stay tuned for the first official post. There is a sliver of a moon over the track. This is the quiet before the cacaphony of racing reaches its full force with the start of the 57th running of the Mobile 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Florida Fresh.

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