2010 Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta

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Running of 1010 Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010.

Fans line the crest of the aptly named Spectator Hill as the first group of GT cars pass through Turn 5 during the opening laps of the 1,000 mile, 10-hour Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta Saturday.

The unique lines of the new Panoz Abruzzi "Spirit of LeMans" drew a crowd to the Panoz tent as a GT-Spec version of the car was slated to take the green flag at this year's Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta.

One of two GT2 Jaguar XKR of Team JaguarRSR makes its way through hundreds of fans in the paddock area to pit lane.

Team Peugeot Total driver Franck Montagny relaxes to some tunes alongside his #08 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP before taking to the 2.54-mile track.

The P1-spec #9 Audi Sport Team Joest R15 heads through Turn 5 sandwiched by two GT2 Porsches.

The road version of the new and technologically advanced Panoz Abruzzi "Spirit of LeMans" made its Petit LeMans debut.

he #911 Porsche 911 GT3R Hybrid makes its ALMS Petit LeMans debut after nearly taking victory at the 24hr Nurburgring earlier in the year.

Members of the Corvette Racing/Compuware crew make some last minute adjustments to their Chevy Corvette ZR1.

The GT-spec #50 Panoz Auto Development Abruzzi "Spirit of LeMans" did not take the green flag as anticipated.

The #08 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP of Lamy/Montagny/Sarrazin screams down the backstraight

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Fans line the crest of the aptly named Spectator Hill as the first group of GT cars pass through Turn 5 during the opening laps of the 1,000 mile, 10-hour Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta Saturday.

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