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CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: RECORD DISTANCE IN C8.R DEBUT
Corvette Racing’s new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R finished its maiden race with a fourth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg led the team’s effort Saturday and Sunday in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which had a mostly trouble-free … Continue reading
SECOND-ROW START AT DAYTONA FOR CORVETTE C8.R DEBUT
Corvette Racing will roll off third and fourth in the first race for the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R following GT Le Mans (GTLM) qualifying for Saturday’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. A three-time winner of the Rolex 24, the Corvette Racing program hopes to start the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a debut victory for the … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: START OF A NEW ERA
Corvette Racing returns to the racetrack for another season of IMSA competition, but this time in a very different guise than past years. This weekend’s Roar Before the 24 marks the first public running of the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which Corvette Racing will field for this year’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2020 season will be … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING CONFIRMS ENDURANCE LINEUP FOR LONG-DISTANCE IMSA EVENTS
Corvette Racing will turn to a new face alongside a familiar one as part of the team’s endurance lineup for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Newcomer Nicky Catsburg will join Marcel Fässler as Corvette Racing’s long-distance specialists starting with the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The two drivers bring race- and championship-winning credentials from a … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING SETS NEW FULL-SEASON DRIVER LINEUP FOR 2020
For the first time in nearly a decade, Corvette Racing will feature a new full-season driver roster for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. As the program prepares for its initial campaign with the new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, Jordan Taylor will join Corvette Racing on a full-time basis starting with the Rolex 24 At Daytona in … Continue reading
MAGNUSSEN TO EXPLORE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM CORVETTE RACING
Jan Magnussen will explore new driving opportunities for 2020 away from Corvette Racing. Since joining Corvette Racing in 2004, Magnussen has played a major role in the team’s success, with 35 victories, including four in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and one in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, four IMSA championships and 17 pole … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: TOUGH FIGHT TO CLOSE C7.R ERA
Corvette Racing ended its run with the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R on Saturday with fourth- and seventh-place class finishes in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship’s Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette C7.R of Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller led Corvette Racing’s effort in the final … Continue reading
CHEVROLET DEBUTS MID-ENGINE C8.R FOR NEXT RACING SEASON
Chevrolet begins a new chapter in its storied racing legacy with the introduction of the new mid-engine Corvette race car, known as the C8.R. The C8.R will be Chevrolet’s first mid-engine race car to compete in IMSA’s GTLM class and the first clean sheet race car design since the C5.R debuted in 1999. It will … Continue reading
JAN MAGNUSSEN READY TO FINISH OUT 2019 SEASON WITH CORVETTE RACING
With just one more race to go in 2019, Danish ace Jan Magnussen is looking to end the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on a high note when the series rolls into Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for Motul Petit Le Mans. Magnussen and teammate Antonio Garcia currently sit third in the drivers’ title race, and while … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: HOPING TO CLOSE ON A HIGH NOTE
Corvette Racing will close the 2019 season – and the era of the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R – this weekend at a familiar location. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta plays host to Corvette Racing and the rest of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the annual 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday. This will be the 23rd … Continue reading
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