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Found this on the web, so it must be true:
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(API) Sebring, FL

Well-places sources at Krusty-Motorsports revealed today that they are
fielding two last-minute entries in tomorrow's American LeMans Series race
at Sebring, FL.

The first, in the LMP class, is nominally a 1962 International Harvester
Scout.  It has been re-engineered to utilize a composite chassis, a rear
mounted BMW V-12, and an ultra-sophisticated aerodynamic & ground-effects
package.  Driver Richard Welty turned down an offer earlier this year to
drive a Ferrari for the Doyle-Risi team.  "Anyone can win in one of those
heaps!", said Welty in a telephone interview. 

In the GT class, Krusty has fielded a 1969 IHC stepside pickup.  This
chassis was cleverly concealed under an outer skin that appeared to
observers as a BMW M3 sedan at the "petit LeMans" last October in Atlanta. 
Welty's first-place finish at the Panoz' Road facility last Fall exempted
him from qualifying for tomorrow's race, and allowed his crew time to
restore his ride to its original body-line elegance.

Regrettably, Krusty-Motorsports will not be entering a car or driver in the
"Women's Global GT Series".  Unnamed sources, however, indicate that this
slot will be filled in time for the July 25 event at Sears Point Raceway
(live on NBC) in Sonoma, CA.  Our sources would not identify the female
driver other than by the apparent codename: "T".




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