is often referred to as the greatest racecar driver of all time, having proven himself a winner at all levels of competition. Born in Italy, he came to America at an early age where he and his twin brother Aldo made a name for themselves on Pennsylvania dirt tracks. Since then he has won almost every type of race there is, including the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Drivers Championship (1978). He drove at Sebring six times (1966, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72) and won three (1967, 70, 72). Retiring after the 1994 racing season, Andretti continues to hold the all-time Indy car record for poles won (67), race starts (407), and laps led (7,587) and is second all-time in Indy car victories (52). In 2000, Andretti was named the "Driver of the Century" by both the Associated Press and Racer magazine. He was inducted into the Sebring International Raceway Hall of Fame in 2004.

has carried the All-American banner in international racing for nearly 50 years. He is the only American to win a Formula One race in a car of his own construction (Spa 1967). A week earlier he won the 24 Hours of LeMans with A.J. Foyt in a Ford Mk IV. In the late 1960s and 1970s, Gurney' Eagles dominated Indy car racing, winning the Indy 500 three times (1968, 73, 75). He won the 1959 Sebring in only his second appearance and, in later years, Gurney' Eagle MkIII GTP cars powered by Toyota won the last 17 races that they entered, including the 12 Hours of Sebring twice (1992, 93) and the 24 Hours of Daytona (1993). 1970 was the last time Gurney drove at Sebring; he retired from driving later that year.

almost holds the record for the most drives at Sebring with fourteen (1968, 69 70, 72, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 91) and won the race in 1975 and 1978. Born in Lancashire, Great Britain, Redman had a checkered career in Formula One (McLaren, Cooper, Shadow, BRM, Williams), endurance racing (Wyer, BMW, Ferrari, Group 44, Porsche) and Formula 5000 (Haas/Hall Chaparral). He won the Formula 5000 championship three times (1974, 75, 76) and the IMSA Camel GT championship once (1981). Today, he is active promoting vintage racing through his company, Intercontinental Events Inc.

was press officer at Sebring from December of 1969 through 1972. He had been a reporter for the Tampa Times and the Ulmanns hired him to improve press relations at the event. He later went on to work in advertising and the graphic arts fields. He currently lives in Tampa.

was, for almost a quarter of a century, a mechanic/metal fabricator for Luigi Chinetti Sr.' North American Racing Team (NART). He had the opportunity to help prepare Ferraris for Mario Andretti, Pedro Rodriguez, Sam Posey, Mike Parkes, Dan Gurney, and many others. He currently lives in South Florida where he collects and restores vintage Ferraris.

was representative of the hundreds of SCCA club racers who raced at the Sebring 12 Hours alongside the legends of motorsports. He drove at Sebring in 1970, 1976 and 1977, each time in an Alfa Romeo. Today he operates Spruell Motorsports in Chamblee, Georgia, supplying performance parts for SCCA and vintage racing.

is the son of Alec and Mary Ulmann, the founders of the Sebring 12 Hours. He was involved with the race from the late 1960s to 1972 and was instrumental in securing Liggett & Myers involvement in the 1969 Sebring Continental (Formula 5000) race, believed to be the first tobacco motorsports event sponsorship.
Ulmann was a national racquets doubles champion (two Opens and eight Amateurs) ten times over three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s. He currently lives in Southampton, New York.

was a photographer for Road & Track magazine for many years, recording the images that were, for many of us, our monthly exposure to motor racing. Since retiring from shooting races, Warner has been instrumental in the founding and growth of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, one of the premier vintage car events in the world. In 2002, he received the Meguiar's Award, honoring the Collector Car Hobby's Person of the Year.

 
 
 
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