American Le Mans Series - PEACH OF A START FOR PETIT WEEK




Fox Sports Grill in Atlanta the hot spot Tuesday night of race week.

The week-long kick off for the 12th annual Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA6 will include a high-profile promotion at midtown Atlanta's Fox Sports Grill (261 19th Street) on Tuesday night, September 22.

A number of drivers and teams will be on-hand for the event from 5 to 9 p.m. ET (stay tuned for confirmations!) that will feature pit stop demonstrations, racing simulators, driver autograph sessions and a chance to win tickets to the 1,000-mile/10-hour endurance classic.

Leading sports talk station 790-AM (The Zone) will broadcast its weekly motorsports show from the event.

Petit Le Mans is set for 11:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 26 from Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. Class winners in the 1,000-mile/10-hour classic earn automatic entries for the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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