Timo Bernhard and Penske Racing recently tested for the first time at Miller Motorsports Park.

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"The track should change a lot, and not just because it is new. Not a lot of rubber has been laid down. Plus it's out in the desert and will be sandy and dusty. That's something that you have to be mindful of. "

Timo Bernhard, Penske Racing
"The facility was pretty amazing. It was really great to drive there. The track is so long and has everything - ups and downs, long corners and short corners. It is very technical. The facility is just huge, and it's a compliment to the people who built it up."

"For a driver, it's very nice because you have to get a feel for the car at high-speed, and you get fifth-gear and six-gear corners. That's something special. What I like about the American Le Mans Series is you have different kinds of circuits. It's a good mixture for every driver."

Joey Hand, BMW Team PTG
"It's going to be a pretty big deal to be the driver who learns the track first. I think you'll see the fastest laps from many of the drivers will be their last race lap."

BMW Team PTG's Joey Hand believes Salt Lake City will embrace motorsports, specifically the American Le Mans Series.

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"I've heard it's a great facility and a world-class facility. It's o­ne that matches the positioning of the American Le Mans Series, which we're very excited about. I'm hoping the corners are long enough and extreme enough that what we lose o­n the straights we can gain back in there."

"I raced go-karts in Provo and Salt Lake City from 1992-95. When I raced karts there, it wasn't that far from downtown. They still have a couple of big kart races there, so I think the city is very much into motorsports."

Oliver Gavin, Corvette Racing
"For a driver, it looks to me from watching a little video that it's a busy circuit. You'll be hard o­n the brakes and the throttle, and hard o­n the gearbox and using a lot of energy. The heart rate will be quite high, so you'll consume a lot of oxygen. It is a little fortunate that the race is toward the end of Saturday. It can be extremely hot, and o­ne of the things that hurts us in the car is when it is really humid. But hopefully it shouldn't be too bad."

The next race for the American Le Mans Series is the Grand Prix of Utah, set for 6 p.m. MDT o­n Saturday, July 15 at the new Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City. CBS will broadcast the race from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT o­n Sunday, July 16. MotorsTV will broadcast the race in Europe from 6:30 to 9:30 CET o­n Sunday, July 16. American Le Mans Radio will provide live coverage o­n americanlemans.com, which also will feature IMSA Live Timing & Scoring.