IMSA – WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 54th ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORVETTE DRIVER IN-RACE UPDATES JAN. 30-31, 2016 MAX ANGELELLI, WAYNE TAYLOR RACING NO. 10 KONICA MINOLTA CORVETTE DP: “The car was very good but I fought all the time because the cars in front of me were slower than I was and I was trying to find a way to overtake them. So it was tough, but I am pleased with the team and pleased with the …
IMSA – WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 54th ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORVETTE DRIVER IN-RACE UPDATES JAN. 30-31, 2016 JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “I took it very easy to begin with. I didn’t want to risk the car; I really wanted to find the balance and see where we were compared to everyone else. It wasn’t great at first. I was struggling with top speed, plus I had a little too much understeer. We made an …
Chevy-powered Prototype, GTLM teams have posted Rolex wins the last two years Corvette Racing aiming to repeat 2015 GT Le Mans win Corvette DP swept top four overall positions in 2014 Much better weather forecast coming for the weekend DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Corvette Racing and Corvette Daytona Prototypes made it through a treacherous qualifying session unscathed at Daytona International Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. Rain pelted the track for most of the day with the …
Triple Crown season in 2015 began with class victory in season-opener First race for 2016-spec Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Defending GTLM winners Garcia, Magnussen to team with Rockenfeller 2015 pole-winner Gavin set to drive with Milner, Fässler DETROIT – One year ago, Corvette Racing started its run to endurance racing’s Triple Crown with a victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Fast-forward to today, and the team again is preparing for what it hopes is another race into the record books. …
Gavin second-quickest in GTLM during the weekend ahead of Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Corvette Racing ran through a three-day testing program as part of the Roar Before the 24 – the final opportunity for track time ahead of the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona. The two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs completed a total of 449 laps between them on a weekend focused on development and preparation for the start of the 2016 season. Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 …
Three-day test for defending GT Le Mans race-winning team Two 2016 Corvette C7.Rs set for full IMSA season Corvette Racing a two-time winner in Rolex 24 All six Corvette Racing endurance drivers set to attend DETROIT – Corvette Racing’s march to what it hopes is a second straight victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona continues this week with the annual Roar Before the 24 – a three-day test at Daytona International Speedway. It is the final on-track session ahead …
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2015 Corvette Racing Triple Crown
Preparations well under way for attempt at ninth class victory at 24 Hours Jordan Taylor part of winning Le Mans lineup in 2015 and returns for fifth straight year First start for Corvette Racing at Le Mans for Ricky Taylor Corvette Racing full-season drivers to lead charge again at Le Mans DETROIT – Corvette Racing has confirmed its lineup for next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with brothers Jordan and Ricky Taylor as third drivers in the team’s two …
Championship-winning drivers join for defense of Rolex 24, Sebring GTLM victories DETROIT – Already one of endurance sports car racing’s most prominent teams, Corvette Racing is adding even more championship-winning talent to its roster for the first two rounds of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Marcel Fassler and Mike Rockenfeller will complete the team’s lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in the pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.R race cars. Corvette Racing is the …
Action Express Racing wins Prototype race and titles; Gavin/Milner third in GTLM Barbosa, Fittipaldi take second straight Prototype Driver’s Championship and Tequila Patrón Endurance Cup; win Prototype race with Sebastien Bourdais Garcia, Magnussen claim Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup in GT Le Mans Gavin, Milner bookend season with GTLM podium finishes in No. 4 Corvette C7.R BRASELTON, Ga. – A damp Petit Le Mans ended Saturday with Corvette Racing and the Corvette Daytona Prototype program claiming titles in the …