Tucker, Bouchut signed to Audi Factory Supported 24 Hours of Le Mans Team

Tucker, Bouchut signed to Audi Factory Supported 24 Hours of Le Mans Entrant, Headline the Team Kollès Audi driver line-up, Bouchut to Race in 17th Consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans

Level 5 Motorsports' Scott Tucker and co-driver Christophe
Bouchut are taking their winning ways overseas as the American Le Mans
Series regulars will be competing in the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans, June
12-13, in France.

The pair has been selected to join the Audi Factory effort managed by Team Kollès for the twice-around-the-clock classic in a factory-supported Audi R-10 TDI. The championship-winning Audi endeavor has been unmatched in recent years, scoring triumphs in 14 of the 28 races it has run, including three-consecutive Le Mans victories in 2006-08.

In May, the duo will return to Circuit Paul Ricard in France where Audi will test the R-10 at the famed track and the team will make final preparations for grueling endurance event. Tucker recently posted back to back podiums in the Formula Le Mans series at Paul Ricard in January, "Paul Ricard is a wonderful track in a really beautiful setting. I'm looking forward to this test with Audi and of course the R-10."

The strong performance of the car, and the experience of F1 team-owner Dr.
Colin Kollès is a great match for the duo of Tucker and Bouchut.

"Running the Audi R10 with Team Kollès gives us a great opportunity to win the most prestigious race in the world," Tucker said. "As a driver, you could not ask for anything more."

Tucker will enter Le Mans with an impressive résumé himself. As the most successful driver ever in the prestigious Ferrari Challenge Series and a veteran of numerous endurance events, his Level 5 Motorsports entry dominated the debut of the Le Mans Prototype Challenge in the 12 Hours of Sebring, March 20, 2010. The team won in commanding fashion with Tucker taking the checkered flag in the Florida darkness. The victory came on the heels of the team¹s best finish in Grand Am's Daytona Prototype as the they notched a third-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January.

"We've had a lot of success on the track in the last two years and I feel it has been building for this opportunity with Team Kollès," Tucker said. "There is no greater test for a car or driver than the 24 Hours of Le Mans."

Bouchut, who co-drives with Tucker regularly, is no stranger to endurance racing. As a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1993), 24 Hours of Spa (2001) and the Rolex 24 at Daytona (1995), in addition to being the only triple FIA GT winner in history, Bouchut has found success in the grueling competitions. This marks his 17th consecutive entry in the Le Mans race.

"Endurance racing is not like any other form of racing," Bouchut said. "You have to have all of the focus as a driver and the ability to keep that focus through the most difficult of conditions. When you know that you have the best equipment and the best team behind you, it certainly helps you focus on what you need to do on the track."

Team Kollès debuted in the Le Mans Series last year, and returns in 2010 as the only Audi R10 effort to carry on the winning tradition of these storied cars. The factory-supported Audi effort is in addition to the latest effort from Team Principal Kollès, who recently became Team Principal for the HRT F1 entry, formerly Campos Meta.

"We have been working for several months to bring Christophe and Scott to the team," Kollès said. "Christophe is a very fast and experienced driver who will bring a lot to the team. I think we have done a good job of
adapting the car to the new regulations, and I am sure that he and Scott,
along with driver Manuel Rodrigues, will be able to do great things in the
Audi R10. Everything is possible!"

The 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place June 12-13, 2010, in Le Mans, Sarthe,
France. The event has been held annually since 1923 and is the world's
oldest sports car race.