In honor of the 78th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010, the michelinracingusa.com staff offers 24 bits of Le Mans history, factoids and trivia. See www.michelinracingusa.com for updates, features and the complete list, plus Rick Dole photos.

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Note 8 of 24: 100,000 miles per Day!

During the 2009 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 41 (of 55) Michelin entries completed 101,153.736 miles during the 24 hour race That equals 11,944 laps around Circuit de la Sarthe or four trips around the equator.