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NEXT EVENT Championship Trophies Galore for Corvette RacingChevrolet and Corvette Racing had ample reason to celebrate at the American Le Mans Series' annual Night of Champions awards banquet. The two organizations took home seven awards on the evening at Chateau Elan, the night after the ALMS' finale - Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Chevrolet received the GT manufacturers' championship, and Corvette Racing won the GT team trophy - the second consecutive season for both. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen, drivers of the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, were the recipients of the GT drivers' championship - the second for Magnussen and first for Garcia. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, last year's GT champions, walked away with third-place championship trophies in the driving category. It was a doubly special night for Magnussen. The Dane won the ALMS' Most Popular Driver award for the second time in his career. American Le Mans Series fans voted on the
honor through alms.com, the series' website. ALMS GT Championship Standings
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Garcia, Magnussen Claim Drivers' ChampionshipAntonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen closed the American Le Mans Series era by winning the GT drivers' championship Saturday at Petit Le Mans. The pairing drove with Jordan Taylor
to a sixth-place finish in the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R at Road Atlanta. Garcia won his first ALMS title, and Magnussen claimed another to go along with his 2008
GT1 championship. CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: No. 3 Corvette Runs Second After Four HoursCorvette Racing's No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R ran second in the GT class after four hours of Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia traded stints in
challenging conditions, which has seen the weather go back and forth between dry and wet. At the four-hour mark, a light but steady rain continued to fall and put strategy at a
premium in the 1,000-mile/10-hour race. CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Solid Start in Last Title PushThe final race for the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R will see two of Corvette Racing's GT challengers starting fourth and seventh on the GT grid for Saturday's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Antonio Garcia qualified the No. 3 Compuware Corvette fourth with a lap of 1:19.128 (115.560 mph) in the finale of the American Le Mans Series. Garcia and Jan Magnussen enter the 1,000-mile/10-hour race leading the GT drivers' championship. With three wins this season, the duo needs a seventh-place finish or better
Saturday with Jordan Taylor to clinch the title. Their only challenger for the title - Dirk Muller - will start fifth. The top seven cars were within 0.579 seconds of each
other. CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Oliver Gavin's Keys to Road AtlantaWith six victories in 15 American Le Mans Series starts at Road Atlanta, Oliver Gavin certainly knows his way around the circuit. Corvette Racing's superstar Englishman has
hundreds of laps under his belt around the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit and is immensely qualified to speak on the challenges the track presents as well as keys to quickly getting
around. He hopes to taste victory again in the No. 4 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook. Turn 1: A Thrill CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: A Weekend of Curtain CallsThis weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta will see two of modern-day sports car racing's most prominent names take the checkered flag. The Corvette C6.R competes for the final time in the hands of Corvette Racing for the final event of the American Le Mans Series. One of the most successful models ever fielded by Corvette Racing, the C6.R will make way for the all-new C7.R to debut in January's Rolex 24 at Daytona in the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Two Compuware-sponsored Corvette C6.Rs are entered for this weekend's 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans. GT championship leaders Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen team with Jordan Taylor in the No. 3 Corvette while Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook pilot the No. 4 entry that opened the ALMS season with a victory at Sebring. All said, the C6.R helped deliver six ALMS manufacturer and team championships along with five driving titles since 2001. Garcia and Magnussen can add to that tally this
weekend by finishing at least seventh or better in class. Considering those facts, it is no surprise to see Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and its drivers throughout the ALMS' history
records. CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: One More Title To GoOnly one more race separates Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen from the American Le Mans Series' GT drivers' championship. Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta is the site of the final round of the 2013 ALMS but also the series' finale as well. The 1,000-mile/10-hour endurance classic has been a staple at Road Atlanta - an hour northeast of Atlanta - since its first running in 1998. After nine of 10 rounds in this year's championship, Garcia and Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R lead their sole remaining challenger - Dirk Muller - by
16 points with 24 available to the winner at Petit Le Mans. The Corvette Racing camp is aiming for a second straight clean sweep of the ALMS GT titles. It clinched a 10th series
team championship and won Chevrolet's 10th manufacturer title in the previous race at Virginia International Raceway. The championship chase concludes at Road Atlanta with live
coverage starting at 11 a.m. ET on FOX Sports 2; the race's broadcast alternates between it and FOX Sports 1. CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: A 10th ALMS Team ChampionshipFor the 10th time in the 15 years of the American Le Mans Series, Corvette Racing can lay claim to an ALMS team championship. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen finished third in the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway in their No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R to clinch both the ALMS manufacturer and team titles with one round of the series to go. The result moved Garcia and Magnussen ahead in the drivers' standings by 18 points with 24 available at Road Atlanta's Petit Le Mans in two weeks. Chevrolet Claims 10th ALMS Manufacturer ChampionshipChevrolet added to its record-setting tally in the American Le Mans Series on Saturday by wrapping up its 10th manufacturer championship. A third-place class finish by the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway was enough to clinch the GT manufacturer title with one round of the ALMS remaining. This is the second consecutive GT championship for Chevrolet to go along with eight straight GT1 titles from 2001-08. CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Uphill Climb Following QualifyingCorvette Racing faces a tall mountain to climb for Saturday's Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway. The two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs qualified eighth and ninth Friday in the American Le Mans Series' ultra-competitive GT class. Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette set the team's best time in the 15-minute session at 1:46.923 (110.098 mph). Tommy Milner, driving the No. 4 Corvette, was next in
the order at 1:47.038 (109.980 mph) but the defending race and ALMS GT co-champion spun on another car's oil and fluid at VIR's famed Oak Tree turn with four minutes left in the
session. The damage was confined to the front-left portion of the Corvette. ANTONIO GARCIA: Inside Track at VIRLast year may have been the first race for the American Le Mans Series at VIR, but it wasn't the first visit there for Antonio Garcia. Corvette Racing's speedy Spaniard raced
there twice in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports car Series' Daytona Prototype class, and he parlayed that experience into the fastest GT race lap in the ALMS' debut last season -
1:47.389 (109.620 mph). CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: GT Championships in SightTwelve months ago, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet celebrated a championship weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Now let's fast-forward to the present day - Chevrolet and Corvette Racing are on the verge of securing a repeat championship titles in the American Le Mans Series... once again at VIR. The Oak Tree Grand Prix on Saturday, Oct. 5 could see the ALMS GT team and manufacturer championships wrapped up. The two yellow Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs have five
victories between them: three for the No. 3 of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen - Laguna Seca, Baltimore and Circuit of The Americas - and two for Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in
the No. 4 Corvette - Sebring and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. CORVETTE RACING AT AUSTIN: Thrilling Victory for Garcia, MagnussenJan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia scored their second straight victory in the American Le Mans Series' GT class on Saturday, winning the eighth round of the championship at
Circuit of The Americas. Garcia led the final 58 minutes in his No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R under intense pressure to win by less than a second. CORVETTE RACING AT AUSTIN: Second, Third in ALMS GT QualifyingCorvette Racing didn't let heavy rains and an unfamiliar track deter its efforts in qualifying Friday for the inaugural American Le Mans Series race at Circuit of The Americas.
The two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs earned the second- and third-place starting spots in the GT field for Saturday's two-hour, 45-minute race. ACO Honoring Corvette Legend Dick Thompson on ALMS/WEC WeekendThrough the years, Corvette and Chevrolet have had the honor of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A number of American sports car achievements have come from Corvette drivers over the years, and those contributions will be front and center during a special ceremony this weekend at Circuit of The Americas. Friday evening, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the governing body of Le Mans, will honor Dr. Dick Thompson, the oldest living American to race at Le Mans. "The
Flying Dentist" won multiple SCCA national championships from the mid-1950s to early-1960s, and Thompson was part of Corvette's initial journey to Le Mans in 1960 in one of
Briggs Cunningham's three Corvettes. CORVETTE RACING AT AUSTIN: A New Stop for ALMS GT LeadersCorvette Racing's chase for another American Le Mans Series championship next moves to Texas for the eighth round of the ALMS season. As was the case three weeks ago in Baltimore, Corvette Racing hopes the two biggest stars of the weekend are its two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs. The stars at night aren't the only things big and bright deep in the heart of Texas. The new Circuit of The Americas is the newest and most glamorous permanent road-racing
venue in the United States. In its first year of operation, the 20-turn, 3.4-mile Circuit of The Americas has played host to the Formula One United States Grand Prix along with
MotoGP and V8 Supercars. Corvette Racing at Baltimore: Garcia, Magnussen Lead 1-2 GT FinishCorvette Racing scored a 1-2 class finish today in one of the wildest and unpredictable sports car races in memory at the Grand Prix of Baltimore and the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won for the second time this season in the ALMS' GT class driving their No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. Defending ALMS GT champions Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner were runners-up for the second consecutive season on the Streets of Baltimore in the No. 4 Corvette. Magnussen moved from third in class to first - and around Milner - on a restart with a little less than 20 minutes to go. The 1-2 finish was the team's first since last year's
Laguna Seca round. It also increased Chevrolet's lead in the GT manufacturer championship, as well as Corvette Racing's margin in the team standings. Corvette Racing at Baltimore: Corvette Racing Fast FactsCorvette Racing will start its two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs from the second and third rows of the GT grid for Saturday's Grand Prix of Baltimore. The positions are
solid ones for Corvette Racing and Chevrolet, both of which are leading in the American Le Mans Series' team and manufacturer championships. Corvette Racing at Baltimore: Third and Fifth in GT QualifyingCorvette Racing will start its two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs from the second and third rows of the GT grid for Saturday's Grand Prix of Baltimore. The positions are solid ones for Corvette Racing and Chevrolet, both of which are leading in the American Le Mans Series' team and manufacturer championships. Tommy Milner qualified the No. 4 Compuware Corvette third Friday with a time of 1:30.007 (81.594 mph) around the 2.04-mile, 12-turn street circuit alongside Baltimore's Inner
Harbor. Teammate Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Corvette ended the session fifth at 1:30.132 (81.480 mph). Corvette Racing at Baltimore: A Grand Prix, IndeedCrab cakes, Camden Yards and Charm City's temporary street circuit await Corvette Racing and its two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R race cars this weekend with the third running of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. The two-hour race is the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series and the second street race of the season. One of the newest venues on the ALMS calendar has been kind to Corvette Racing with podium finishes in the event's first two years. The concrete canyons along Baltimore's Inner Harbor frame a demanding and unforgiving layout that will challenge Corvette Racing's four drivers. ALMS GT championship leaders
Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner - who lives 90 minutes from Baltimore in his native Virginia - drive the No. 4 Compuware Corvette that has won two races this season. Meanwhile,
Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen look to win for the second time in 2013 with their No. 3 Corvette. The pair stands fourth in the drivers' standings but only six points out of
first place. Corvette Racing at Road America: A Pair of Podium FinishesCorvette Racing scored two podium finishes Sunday at Road America in the Orion Energy Systems 245. The No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen placed second in the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, driving the No. 4 Compuware Corvette, finished third. The race, shown to a nationwide audience live on ABC, marked the first time this season that the two Corvettes finished on the podium in the same race. Even more importantly, the results provided a major boost for the drivers, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet in the ALMS GT championships. Gavin and Milner, defending GT champions, moved back into the lead in the driver standings. Garcia and Magnussen unofficially are third but only six points out of the
championship lead. Corvette Racing at Road America: Solid Starts for Compuware CorvettesCorvette Racing's two Compuware Corvette C6.Rs qualified second and fourth in class Saturday for the Orion Energy Systems 245 at Road America. That means the two velocity yellow Corvettes will roll off the grid one behind the other for Sunday's sixth round of the American Le Mans Series. Antonio Garcia was second-quickest in the GT class with a 2:04.212 in the No. 3 Corvette he shares with Jan Magnussen. Oliver Gavin qualified fourth in the No. 4 Corvette at 2:04.277 that he drives with Tommy Milner. The defending ALMS GT champions stand second in this year's championship.
Garcia and Magnussen are third. Corvette Racing and Chevrolet lead the team and manufacturer standings, respectively. Corvette Racing at Road America: The Spiritual HomeFor more than 50 years, Road America has come to define the quintessential American road racing circuit. Likewise, the Chevrolet Corvette has been America's sports car for 60 years. This weekend, Corvette Racing serves as the bridge that once again reunites the two icons for the Orion Energy 245 - the sixth round of the 2013 American Le Mans Series. The team enters its two velocity yellow Compuware Corvette C6.Rs in the two-hour, 45-minute race. Road America - featuring 14 turns and measuring 4.048 miles - is one of the more popular stops for Corvette Racing's lineup and the whole of the ALMS paddock as well. The track
also promotes fantastic racing as the last two ALMS races there produced the closest overall finishes in series history. Audiences on ABC can watch all of this year's race action
live at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 11. Corvette Racing in Canada: Pressure-Packed Win for Gavin, MilnerOliver Gavin and Tommy Milner scored their second victory in the American Le Mans Series on Sunday with a hard-earned effort in the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Milner took the checkered flag in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the fifth round of the ALMS as the duo became the first in the GT class to win multiple races in 2013. The victory played out in thrilling style before a live audience on ESPN2. Milner drove a pressure-packed final stint to win by 0.267 seconds. It moved Gavin and Milner into
second place in the GT championship lead as they seek to win back-to-back titles. Corvette Racing retained its lead in the team standings, as did Chevrolet in the
manufacturers' race. Corvette Racing in Canada: Second, Sixth in ALMS GT QualifyingsCorvette Racing is a nine-time winner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in American Le Mans Series competition. But the track formerly known as Mosport proved Saturday it can be unforgiving to even the best in racing. Jan Magnussen set the second-fastest lap in GT qualifying for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R before a significant crash with less than
five minutes left in the session. Upon its return to the team's paddock, the Corvette crew went straight to work to dismantle and repair the No. 3 entry, which has Magnussen and
Antonio Garcia second in the ALMS GT championship. Sunday's race airs live on ESPN2 starting at 1 p.m. ET. Corvette Racing in Canada: Happy Hunting GroundsIt's time for Corvette Racing to head north of the border for its annual visit to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The American Le Mans Series' lone Canadian event is the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix - a race Corvette Racing has won nine times since 2001. The 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course is one of the fastest in the ALMS and a favorite of all four Corvette Racing drivers. The layout features a variety of high-speed corners
and daunting elevation changes that audiences can see live on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 21. Qualifying for the GT class is set for 3:50 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 20 and
will be available on ESPN3. DID YOU KNOW? Both the 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe and convertible are powered by the new LT1 6.2L V-8, with an estimated 450-hp and 450 lb-ft of torque. As no structural reinforcements are required for the convertible, both models share almost identical power-to-weight ratios. The LT1 combines several advanced technologies, including direct injection, Active Fuel Management and continuously variable valve timing to support an advanced combustion system designed to balance power and efficiency. CORVETTE RACING & TEAM CHEVY SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with Corvette Racing and Team Chevy on social media. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/TeamChevy, follow us on Twitter @CorvetteRacing and @TeamChevy, and add +TeamChevy into your Google+ circles. CORVETTE RACING IN AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (ALMS) COMPETITION:
Chevrolet American Le Mans Series Statistics Manufacturers and Team Championships 24 Hours of Le Mans Class Wins Drivers Championships 2013 Event Victories 2012 Event Victories
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