He doesn't always go to the 1000, he's been racing several events here in the states.
2 years ago, he "Ironman'd" the race, and finished pretty well (to "Ironman" a race, you never get out of the drivers seat). 37 hours behind the wheel I think.
Looks like my team #301 ran into trouble early, they're not moving, near race mile (RM) 5