Auto racing Highcroft Racing announces exciting changes for the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. Scott Sharp will be joining the team and partnering with Le Mans winning driver, david Brabham, with Patron Spirits as the team's title sponsor. Patron Spirits is the distiller of Patron Tequila, the world's number one selling ultra-premium tequila.

  
The team will be known as Patrón Highcroft Racing. Highcroft Racing is a factory-backed team which campaigned an Acura ARX-01a in the LMP2 class in the 2007 ALMS season.

Duncan Dayton, Team Principal of Patrón Highcroft Racing, said, "I am truly excited to announce the partnership between Patrón Spirits and Highcroft Racing's Acura program in the ALMS. Our ability to attract Patrón Spirits is a testament to the hard work that Highcroft has put in over the past 18 months and our results on the track. This partnership represents a significant milestone for this young team and for the ALMS.

"The team is delighted to welcome Scott Sharp to the Patrón Highcroft Racing family," Dayton continued. "Scott comes from a long line of sports-car racers and holds strong family ties to the Connecticut area. In fact, some of our team members worked for the original Newman-Sharp teams over 20 years ago. Scott's distinguished career in the Indy Racing League certainly bodes well for a successful partnership with Patrón Highcroft Racing, Acura and David Brabham."

In moving from the IndyCar Series to the ALMS, Scott Sharp's career has come full circle. Sharp began racing sports cars in the beginning of his professional career, and is returning to the arena once again. Sharp has won nine IndyCar events and has 35 top-five finishes in the Series. He holds the record of 138 consecutive IndyCar starts. In 1996, he was the IndyCar Series co-champion and also won the 24 Hours of Daytona. He is a two-time Trans-Am champion, winning 15 races over three seasons.