12Jul 2022 by vettevues
CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK 2022: Short Track, Big Fight

CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK 2022: Short Track, Big Fight

Corvette Racing News
CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK 2022: Corvette Racing is getting ready for this weekend. We are looking at a pre-race press release from Corvette Racing for the FCP Euro Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. Corvette Racing at Lime Rock - Photo Credit Corvette Racing CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK: Short Track, Big Fight Garcia, Taylor looking for back-to-back wins at sports car racing’s bullring DETROIT (July 12, 2022) – After racing at the wide-open spaces of places like Daytona and Le Mans, Corvette Racing this weekend travels to sports car racing’s version of a bullring: Lime Rock Park for Saturday’s Northeast Grand Prix. Saturday’s two-hour, 40-minute race is one of two GT-only events for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor, teammates in the No. 3…
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10Jul 2022 by vettevues
CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Celebrazione for Tandy, Milner!

CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Celebrazione for Tandy, Milner!

Corvette News and Archives, Corvette Racing News
Corvette Racing made history this weekend at Monza when they became the first people ever to win an event with a Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). See the press release below. CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Celebrazione for Tandy, Milner! No. 64 Corvette C8.R claims maiden win in FIA WEC on Monza debut MONZA, Italy (July 10, 2022) – VITTORIA for Corvette Racing at Monza! Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy drove the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R to a thrilling win in the Six Hours of Monza. It was the program’s first victory of the season in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the maiden win in the series for the mid-engine Corvette. Tandy crossed the finish line first in GTE Pro after the leading Ferrari…
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03Jul 2022 by controllers
Corvette C8.R 2nd at Chevy Grand Prix Canada

Corvette C8.R 2nd at Chevy Grand Prix Canada

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We are looking at the press release from Corvette Racing. Corvette C8.R placed second at the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: No. 3 Corvette Back on Podium Garcia, Taylor takes runner-up GTD PRO finish in return to Canada Great Drive by Jordan Taylor & Antonio Garcia P-2 & Team Corvette! BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (July 3, 2022) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor made their way back onto the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO podium Sunday as the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R placed second at the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It’s the first podium for the Corvette duo since April’s race at Long Beach for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The result boosted Garcia and Taylor back…
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22Jun 2022 by controllers
CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN 2022: Road to Redemption

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN 2022: Road to Redemption

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We are looking at a press release dated June 22, 2022, as Corvette Racing prepares for Watkins Glen. CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Road to Redemption Garcia and Taylor hope to rebound from Le Mans with Six Hours repeat DETROIT (June 22, 2022) – While their run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended with disappointment, Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, and the rest of Corvette Racing’s squad in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship are back stateside for another shot at a long-distance race victory. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is the first race in the U.S. since May 1 for Corvette Racing and the rest for the field of competitors in the new GT Daytona (GTD) PRO category. Through five races, Garcia and Taylor stand second in…
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12Jun 2022 by controllers
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: No Words

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: No Words

Corvette Racing News
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: No WordsBoth Corvettes retire early in final GTE Pro race at 24 Hours LE MANS, France (June 12, 2022) – Corvette Racing’s GTE Pro run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended with retirements of both Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs on Sunday. Alexander Sims in the No. 64 Corvette was fighting to regain the class lead just before the 18-hour mark when a prototype competitor moved into him on the Mulsanne Straight. The contact, with Sims on the far-left with two LMP2 cars going by, pitched the Corvette hard left into the guardrail nose-first. Sims exited the car unassisted and was fine upon his return to the paddock. He, along with FIA World Endurance Championship teammates Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy, took turns leading in the…
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07May 2022 by controllers
CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: Tough Day for No. 64 Corvette

CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: Tough Day for No. 64 Corvette

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Rain, bad luck conspire against Milner, Tandy in fourth-place run The team had a fourth-place finish in the Six Hours of Spa due to misfortune and Mother Nature. Photo Credit: Corvette Racing SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (May 7, 2022) – Misfortune and Mother Nature worked against Corvette Racing on Saturday as an early-race advantage turned into a fourth-place class finish for the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R at the Six Hours of Spa. Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy finished a lap down in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s GTE Pro class but had hopes for much more early on. Nevertheless, the team will take all the information it gained from this weekend into its next event – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Saturday’s race was a disjointed one, to say…
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01May 2022 by controllers No Comments

CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Just off the Podium

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Fourth in GTD PRO for Garcia, Taylor and No. 3 Corvette with Le Mans up next CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA The Corvette Racing team made the right strategy calls Sunday. MONTEREY, Calif. (May 1, 2022) – Corvette Racing made the right strategy calls Sunday and put itself in position for another incredible comeback in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Things didn’t exactly pan out in the best way but Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor still came out better than where they started with a fourth-place finish at the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R challenged for a third straight podium in the new-for-2022 GTD PRO class. The team now takes a break from IMSA competition and will prepare…
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08Apr 2022 by controllers No Comments
CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Points Lead in GTD PRO

CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Points Lead in GTD PRO

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Garcia, Taylor, No. 3 Corvette drive back to take third in wild sprint race Points Lead in GTD PRO Garcia, Taylor, No. 3 Corvette drive back to take third in wild sprint race LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2022) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor left the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday with a third-place class finish and the championship lead after three rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Garcia and Taylor recovered from a mid-race, drive-through penalty in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R for a second consecutive podium finish in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class. The pairing parlayed the result into an early-season points lead in the category’s Manufacturer, Driver and Team standings heading to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in…
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19Mar 2022 by controllers No Comments
CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING 2022

CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING 2022

Corvette Racing News
Congratulations to Team Chevrolet Corvette for their Win at Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 2022! Truly a team effort. Flawless driving, flawless pit stops, flawless reliability. Garcia, Taylor, Catsburg, No. 3 Corvette C8.R take 12th victory in 12 Hours No. 3 Corvette Returns to its Winning Ways in GTD PRO at Sebring 2022 SEBRING, Fla. (March 19, 2022) – Corvette Racing made it a dozen victories in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, the first victory in America’s oldest sports car race for the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8.R. Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, and Nicky Catsburg teamed for the landmark win with the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette in the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The trio combined to lead 247 laps or 913.9 miles…
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01Feb 2022 by vettevues
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Tough Debut in GTD PRO

CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Tough Debut in GTD PRO

Corvette Racing News
We have a press release from Corvette Racing at the Rolex 24 followed by some photos from the Corvette Corral by Gary Rosier. Corvette Racing Rolex 24 2022 - Photo Credit Corvette Racing CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Tough Debut in GTD PRO Corvette C8.Rs, team soldier through to complete full 24 hours DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2022) – Corvette Racing made it through a tumultuous Rolex 24 At Daytona on Sunday and gained valuable information on its Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs in their new GT Daytona (GTD) PRO configuration. The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette of Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, and Nicky Catsburg – 2021 winners in the GT Le Mans class – led Corvette Racing’s charge with a sixth-place finish. It was a solid drive back from ninth place in…
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