Charity ALMS race coming to Philadelphia

Geoffrey Whaling, chief coordinator of Philadelphia-based North American Motorsport Events, confirmed Monday his interest in staging a race and "alternative energy festival" – a two-to-three-day motorsport event planned for at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Willow Grove, Pa., near Philadelphia, in July 2010.

The race would be for cars in the American Le Mans Series, North American's top sports car series, which features former F1, IRL and Champ Car drivers. The event also would feature support races using alternative fuels or hybrids and would benefit local charities.